Intro
Am G D x2
[Verse 1]
Am G D
The telegraph cables hum
Am G D
And few can decipher who the message is from
Am G D
And deliver it quietly
Am G D
Cause some don't get much company
Am G D x2
[Verse 2]
Am G D
The harbor becomes the sea
Am G D
And lighting the house keeps it collision free
Dm Am
Understand the lay of the land
Dm
And don't let it hurt you
Am
Or it will be the first to
[Chorus 1]
Dm Em Dm Em
The water, the water
F
Didn't realize
Dm
It's dangerous size
Dm Em Dm Em
The mountain, the mountain
F
Came to recognize
Dm
It's a steep and rocky sides
Am G D
More than realized
Am G D
Dm Em
F C G#m Am G#m Am
Am G D x2
[Verse 3]
Am G D
Pale as a pile of bones
Am G
You hope for your babies
D
And this is how they grow
Dm
Wind-battered, knocked over
Am
The teeth by the shoulder
Dm
Watching the grey sky
Am
That's acting like a good guy
[Chorus 2]
Dm Em Dm Em
The water, the water
F
Came to realize
Dm
It's a dangerous size
Dm Em Dm Em
The mountain the mountain
F
Came to recognize
D
It's steep and rocky sides
F
Came to recognize
D
It's steep and rocky sides
Am G D
More than realized
Am G D x4