Intro
A A A A D E D E
[Verse 1]
A
Hey sister, don't you wanna get away?
D E D E
Get out from under the Brooklyn spell.
A
Now old man, dust away the cobwebs,
D E D
See another side, for your health,
E
[Interlude 1]
A A Bm D F#m F#m
[Chorus 1]
A
And I wonder How long can you live underwater,
F#m D F#m
How long can you live underwater,
A
You can't, you can't, you can't, you can't.
[Verse 2]
A
Now girlfriend, see you're always trying,
D E D E
for another chance to mend.
A
But in the nightmare,
A D E D
I saw you coming for me, from the other side,
E
[Interlude 2]
A A Bm D F#m F#m
[Chorus 2]
A
And I wonder How long can you live underwater,
F#m D F#m
How long can you live underwater,
A
You can't, you can't, you can't, you can't.
A
How long can you live underwater,
F#m D F#m
How long can you live underwater,
A
You can't, you can't, you can't, you can't.
[Bridge]
Bm Bm D D A
D Bm D
And then the lifeboat sank,
Bm A
and we drowned in the Hudson Bay,
D Bm D Bm A
Or did your lifeboat sink, Or did it carry you all the way?
D
And your heart of hearts,
E
It doesn't matter anyways,
D A
When you're going under.
[Interlude 3]
A A Bm D F#m F#m E
[Chorus 4]
A
And I wonder How long can you live underwater,
Bm D F#m
How long can you live underwater,
D
You can't, you can't,
A
How long can you live underwater,
Bm D F#m
How long can you live underwater,
E
You can't, you can't, you can't, you can't.
A (Until fade out)