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Over The Waterfall

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[Intro]
D C G D
D C G D
[Verse 1]
DI thought I knew what I was doing
DI was wrong
DMistakes I've made and lived to tell
I Ctell them Gin a DsongC  G  D  
[Verse 2]
DI knew a river wide and deep
DHer banks were very tall
DAt one end was a mountain stream
The Cother was a GwaterDfall, boys
The Cother was a GwaterDfall
[Interlude]
D C G D
D C G D
[Verse 3]
DI asked the old man by the river
DHe did not recall
DThe last attempt to ride a barrel
COver the GwaterDfallC  G  D  
[Verse 4]
DThe ferry boatman, he did tell me
DThat the chance was very small
DNone survived who went alive
COver the GwaterDfall, boys
COver the GwaterDfall
[Interlude]
D C G D
D C G D
D C G D
D C G D
[Verse 5]
DSo I built myself an oaken barrel
DAnd inside I did crawl
DI broke the record but it broke my back
Going Cover the GwaterDfallC  G  D  
[Verse 6]
DAnd it's been my luck to live to tell
DThe only tale I can
DIt don't hurt you when you fall
COnly Gwhen you Dland, boys
COnly Gwhen you Dland
[Outro]
D C G D
D C G D
D C G D
D C G D

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Over The Waterfall

by Michelle Shocked

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D C G D

[Verse 1]

I thought I knew what I was doing

I was wrong

Mistakes I've made and lived to tell

C G D C G D

I tell them in a song

[Verse 2]

I knew a river wide and deep

Her banks were very tall

At one end was a mountain stream

C G D

The other was a waterfall, boys

C G D

The other was a waterfall

[Interlude]

D C G D

[Verse 3]

I asked the old man by the river

He did not recall

The last attempt to ride a barrel

C G D C G D

Over the waterfall

[Verse 4]

The ferry boatman, he did tell me

That the chance was very small

None survived who went alive

C G D

Over the waterfall, boys

C G D

Over the waterfall

[Interlude]

D C G D

[Verse 5]

So I built myself an oaken barrel

And inside I did crawl

I broke the record but it broke my back

C G D C G D

Going over the waterfall

[Verse 6]

And it's been my luck to live to tell

The only tale I can

It don't hurt you when you fall

C G D

Only when you land, boys

C G D

Only when you land

[Outro]

D C G D

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