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