Intro
Cm A# F x2
[Verse 1]
Cm A# F
The telegraph cables hum
Cm A# F
And few can decipher who the message is from
Cm A# F
And deliver it quietly
Cm A# F
Cause some don't get much company
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[Verse 2]
Cm A# F
The harbor becomes the sea
Cm A# F
And lighting the house keeps it collision free
Fm Cm
Understand the lay of the land
Fm
And don't let it hurt you
Cm
Or it will be the first to
[Chorus 1]
Fm Gm Fm Gm
The water, the water
Ab
Didn't realize
Fm
It's dangerous size
Fm Gm Fm Gm
The mountain, the mountain
Ab
Came to recognize
Fm
It's a steep and rocky sides
Cm A# F
More than realized
Cm A# F
Fm Gm
Ab D# Bm Cm Bm Cm
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[Verse 3]
Cm A# F
Pale as a pile of bones
Cm A#
You hope for your babies
F
And this is how they grow
Fm
Wind-battered, knocked over
Cm
The teeth by the shoulder
Fm
Watching the grey sky
Cm
That's acting like a good guy
[Chorus 2]
Fm Gm Fm Gm
The water, the water
Ab
Came to realize
Fm
It's a dangerous size
Fm Gm Fm Gm
The mountain the mountain
Ab
Came to recognize
F
It's steep and rocky sides
Ab
Came to recognize
F
It's steep and rocky sides
Cm A# F
More than realized
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