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