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