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