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