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Waterlily

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[Intro]
Bm A G Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm G
[Verse]
DCaught between the Aair and the F#mwindless Gdeep
You fBmloat Glike a Alily Dflower
And you look just like you Afell to F#mearth to Gsleep
And you're waF#miting Gfor your Awaking Dhour
[Chorus]
And I Gswear to AGod I saw an Dangel hand attend Gyou
But that waF#ms just the Gdancing of the Alight
No Dmortal or imAmortal did dBmeliveF#mr or deGfend you
All hands have forsaken you tonight
[Verse]
Are you dreaming of a Alover who will F#mcarry you Gaway
And keep you Bmfrom the Gcrying Aof the Bmcrowd
No Dcradle in the Arushes, you arFme broken like the Gday
WitF#mh darkness Gall aAround you like a Dshroud
[Chorus]
And I Gswear to AGod I saw an Dangel hand attend Gyou
But that waF#ms just the Gdancing of the Alight
No Dmortal or imAmortal did dBmeliveF#mr or deGfend you
All hands have forsaken you tonight
[Solo]
D G Bm G A Bm G A Bm G
[Verse]
When they Dfinally suArrounded you, did Gany of them face Emyou?
Did you F#mcurse the Gmoon and Astars aBmbove?
Those Dcruel arms aF#mbandoned you, no Gwater to emEmbrace you,
Won't you lay F#myour head my GwaterAlily Dlove
[Chorus]
And I Gswear to AGod I saw an Dangel hand attend Gyou
But that waF#ms just the Gdancing of the Alight
No Dmortal or imAmortal did dBmeliveF#mr or deGfend you
All hands have forsaken you tonight
[Outro]
DCaught between the Aair and the Dwindless Gdeep
You fBmloat Glike a Alily Dflower.

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Waterlily

by The Cottars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

Bm A G Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm G

[Verse]

D A F#m G

Caught between the air and the windless deep

Bm G A D

You float like a lily flower

A F#m G

And you look just like you fell to earth to sleep

F#m G A D

And you're waiting for your waking hour

[Chorus]

G A D G

And I swear to God I saw an angel hand attend you

F#m G A

But that was just the dancing of the light

D A Bm F#m G

No mortal or immortal did deliver or defend you

All hands have forsaken you tonight

[Verse]

A F#m G

Are you dreaming of a lover who will carry you away

Bm G A Bm

And keep you from the crying of the crowd

D A Fm G

No cradle in the rushes, you are broken like the day

F#m G A D

With darkness all around you like a shroud

[Chorus]

G A D G

And I swear to God I saw an angel hand attend you

F#m G A

But that was just the dancing of the light

D A Bm F#m G

No mortal or immortal did deliver or defend you

All hands have forsaken you tonight

[Solo]

D G Bm G A Bm G A Bm G

[Verse]

D A G Em

When they finally surrounded you, did any of them face you?

F#m G A Bm

Did you curse the moon and stars above?

D F#m G Em

Those cruel arms abandoned you, no water to embrace you,

F#m G A D

Won't you lay your head my waterlily love

[Chorus]

G A D G

And I swear to God I saw an angel hand attend you

F#m G A

But that was just the dancing of the light

D A Bm F#m G

No mortal or immortal did deliver or defend you

All hands have forsaken you tonight

[Outro]

D A D G

Caught between the air and the windless deep

Bm G A D

You float like a lily flower.

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