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Metronomy - Reservoir
[Intro]:
  Am    G    Cmaj7    C6    Cmaj7   C6x4
I Amheard you made the hull of a Gboat downtown
I Emheard you got a job at the Cbuilders yard
But Amwe should never say that we Gdrifted far
Yeah Emwe should never say that we Cdrifted far
And AmI could never take good Gcare of you
BeEmcause we had so Cmuch to lose
But Amwe should never say that we Gdrifted far
Yeah Emwe should take a trip to the Creservoir
Yeah C6we should take a trip to the Cmaj7reservoir
  Am    G    Cmaj7    C6    Cmaj7    C6x2
 AmHeartbeats Gdrifting together
 Cmaj7HeartbeC6ats aahCmaj7  C6  
AmWalk in the wood, Gwet under foot
Cmaj7Up to no C6good ah-Cmaj7ah-ah-C6ah
I Amheard that you cast off and she Gsailed real fine
I Emheard you wet her bow with a Cbottle of wine
Well Amyou should let me know when you're Ghome and dry
Yeah Emyou should let me know when you're Chome and dry
I Amheard you took an old school Gfriend with you
The Emone you always Csaid you would
Well Amwe can never say that we Gdrifted far
Yeah Emwe should take a trip to the Creservoir
Yeah C6we should take a trip to the Cmaj7reservoir
  Am    G    Cmaj7    C6    Cmaj7    C6x2
 AmHeartbeats Gdrifting together
 Cmaj7HeartbeC6ats aahCmaj7  C6  
AmWalk in the wood, Gwet under foot
Cmaj7Up to no C6good ah-Cmaj7ah-ah-C6ah
[Outro]:
  Am    Bm    Emx4

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Reservoir

by Metronomy

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Cmaj7

Metronomy - Reservoir

[Intro]:

Am G Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6

Am G

I heard you made the hull of a boat downtown

Em C

I heard you got a job at the builders yard

Am G

But we should never say that we drifted far

Em C

Yeah we should never say that we drifted far

Am G

And I could never take good care of you

Em C

Because we had so much to lose

Am G

But we should never say that we drifted far

Em C

Yeah we should take a trip to the reservoir

C6 Cmaj7

Yeah we should take a trip to the reservoir

Am G Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6

Am G

Heartbeats drifting together

Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6

Heartbeats aah

Am G

Walk in the wood, wet under foot

Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6

Up to no good ah-ah-ah-ah

Am G

I heard that you cast off and she sailed real fine

Em C

I heard you wet her bow with a bottle of wine

Am G

Well you should let me know when you're home and dry

Em C

Yeah you should let me know when you're home and dry

Am G

I heard you took an old school friend with you

Em C

The one you always said you would

Am G

Well we can never say that we drifted far

Em C

Yeah we should take a trip to the reservoir

C6 Cmaj7

Yeah we should take a trip to the reservoir

Am G Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6

Am G

Heartbeats drifting together

Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6

Heartbeats aah

Am G

Walk in the wood, wet under foot

Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6

Up to no good ah-ah-ah-ah

[Outro]:

Am Bm Em

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