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