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The Water

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[Intro]
 Dm   C   Gx2
[Verse 1]
The Dmtelegraph Ccables Ghum
And Dmfew can deCcipher who the Gmessage is from
And Dmdeliver Cit Gquietly
Cause Dmsome don't Cget much Gcompany
 Dm   C   Gx2
[Verse 2]
The Dmharbor beCcomes the Gsea
And Dmlighting the hCouse keeps it Gcollision free
UnderGmstand the Dmlay of the land
And dGmon't let it hurt you
Or Dmit will be the first to
[Chorus 1]
The GmwateAmr, the GmwateAmr
Didn't Bbrealize
It's dangerGmous size
The GmmountAmain, the GmmountAmain
Came to Bbrecognize
It's a steep and Gmrocky sides
More than DmrealizedC  G  
Dm C G
Gm Am
Bb F C#m Dm C#m Dm
 Dm   C   Gx2
[Verse 3]
DmPale as a Cpile of Gbones
You Dmhope for your Cbabies
And tGhis is how they grow
Wind-Gmbattered, knocked over
The Dmteeth by the shoulder
GmWatching the grey sky
That's Dmacting like a good guy
[Chorus 2]
The GmwateAmr, the GmwateAmr
Came to Bbrealize
It's a dangeGmrous size
The GmmountAmain the GmmounAmtain
Came to Bbrecognize
It's steep and Grocky sides
Came to Bbrecognize
It's steep and Grocky sides
More than DmrealizedC  G  
 Dm   C   Gx4

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The Water

by Feist

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

Dm C G

[Verse 1]

Dm C G

The telegraph cables hum

Dm C G

And few can decipher who the message is from

Dm C G

And deliver it quietly

Dm C G

Cause some don't get much company

Dm C G

[Verse 2]

Dm C G

The harbor becomes the sea

Dm C G

And lighting the house keeps it collision free

Gm Dm

Understand the lay of the land

And don't let it hurt you

Or it will be the first to

[Chorus 1]

Gm Am Gm Am

The water, the water

Didn't realize

It's dangerous size

Gm Am Gm Am

The mountain, the mountain

Came to recognize

It's a steep and rocky sides

Dm C G

More than realized

Dm C G

Gm Am

Bb F C#m Dm C#m Dm

Dm C G

[Verse 3]

Dm C G

Pale as a pile of bones

Dm C

You hope for your babies

And this is how they grow

Wind-battered, knocked over

The teeth by the shoulder

Watching the grey sky

That's acting like a good guy

[Chorus 2]

Gm Am Gm Am

The water, the water

Came to realize

It's a dangerous size

Gm Am Gm Am

The mountain the mountain

Came to recognize

It's steep and rocky sides

Came to recognize

It's steep and rocky sides

Dm C G

More than realized

Dm C G

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