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From the 1993 album Rift.
The Wedge (Music - Trey Anastasio, Lyrics - Tom Marshall)
[Verse 1]
  AWe're bobbing on the Gsurface
  And the Dshadow glides beAlow
  They say Ashe feels my heAartbeat
  GOh, but Dhow, I'll never knowA  
  AWe're bobbing on the Gsurface
  And the Dshadow glides beAlow
  They say Ashe feels my heAartbeat
  GOh, but Dhow, I'll never kGnow
[Chorus]
  GThat it's the Docean flowing Ain our veins
  GOh, that it's the Dsalt that's in our Atears
  GOh, 'cause we Dcould have come so Avery far
  GOh, in at Dleast as many Eyears
Take the Dhighway through the Cgreat diAvide
Take the Dhighway through the Cgreat diEvide
[Verse 2] 
  AI'm building you a Gpyramid
  With Dlimestone blocks so Alarge
  I drag tAhem from the mouAntaintop
  GYou'll need a, a Dtwo-car Agarage
  AI'm building you a Gpyramid
  With Dlimestone blocks so Alarge
  I draAg them from the mounAtaintop
  GYou'll need a, a Dtwo-car Ggarage
[Chorus]
  GThat it's the Docean flowing Ain our veins
  GOh, that it's the Dsalt that's in our Atears
  GOh, 'cause we Dcould have come so Avery far
  GOh, in at Dleast as many Eyears
Take the Dhighway through the Cgreat diAvide
Take the Dhighway through the Cgreat diEvide
[Solo] 
D A E D A B A E B A E E
[Outro]
  A'cause it's the Eocean flowing Bin our veins
  AOh, 'cause it's the Esalt that's in our Btears
  AOh, 'cause we Ecould have come so Bvery far
  AOh, in at Eleast as many F#years
  Take the Ehighway through the Dgreat diBvide
  Take the Ehighway through the Dgreat diF#vide

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The Wedge

by Phish

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From the 1993 album Rift.

The Wedge (Music - Trey Anastasio, Lyrics - Tom Marshall)

[Verse 1]

A G

We're bobbing on the surface

D A

And the shadow glides below

A A

They say she feels my heartbeat

G D A

Oh, but how, I'll never know

A G

We're bobbing on the surface

D A

And the shadow glides below

A A

They say she feels my heartbeat

G D G

Oh, but how, I'll never know

[Chorus]

G D A

That it's the ocean flowing in our veins

G D A

Oh, that it's the salt that's in our tears

G D A

Oh, 'cause we could have come so very far

G D E

Oh, in at least as many years

D C A

Take the highway through the great divide

D C E

Take the highway through the great divide

[Verse 2]

A G

I'm building you a pyramid

D A

With limestone blocks so large

A A

I drag them from the mountaintop

G D A

You'll need a, a two-car garage

A G

I'm building you a pyramid

D A

With limestone blocks so large

A A

I drag them from the mountaintop

G D G

You'll need a, a two-car garage

[Chorus]

G D A

That it's the ocean flowing in our veins

G D A

Oh, that it's the salt that's in our tears

G D A

Oh, 'cause we could have come so very far

G D E

Oh, in at least as many years

D C A

Take the highway through the great divide

D C E

Take the highway through the great divide

[Solo]

D A E D A B A E B A E E

[Outro]

A E B

'cause it's the ocean flowing in our veins

A E B

Oh, 'cause it's the salt that's in our tears

A E B

Oh, 'cause we could have come so very far

A E F#

Oh, in at least as many years

E D B

Take the highway through the great divide

E D F#

Take the highway through the great divide

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