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[Verse]
GOh people, Emlook around you the Csigns are everyGwhere
You've Cleft it for Gsomebody Fother than Cyou to Dbe the one to EmcareD  Em  
You're Glost inside your Emhouses there's no Ctime to find Em7you Anow
A/BWhile D/C#your Em7/Dwalls are burning and your Dtowers are turning
I'm going to Emleave you here and try to get Cdown to the sea someGhow
G C
[Verse]
The Groad is filled with Emhomeless souls every Cwoman, child and Gman
Who Cadd9/Ghave no Gidea Fwhere they will Cgo but they'll Dhelp you if they Emcan
Now Geveryone must Emhave some thought that's going to Cpull them through someAhow
A/BWhile A/C#the fEm7/Dires are raging Dhotter and hotter
But the Emsisters of the sun are going to Crock me on the water now
[Chorus]
  G  DRock me on the Cwater
DSister will you Gsoothe my Dfevered CbroDw
GRock mD/F#e on the EmwateEm7r
AI'll get down to the sea somehow
C(I'll get down to the sea someGhow)
[Interlude]
G   Em   Em7/D C C/B A A/B A/C#
Em7/D  D Em G7 C
[Verse]
GOh people, Emlook among you it's Cthere your hope must lieG  
There's a Csea bird Gabove you Fgliding in one Cplace like DJesus in the Emsky
We Gall must do the Embest we can and then Chang on to that gospel Aplow
A/BWhen A/C#my liEm7/Dfe is over, and I Dstand before the father
But the Emsisters of the sun are going to Crock me on the water now
[Chorus]
GRock me Dsus4rock me on the Cwater
DSister will you Gsoothe my Dsus4fevered CbroDw
GRock F#mme on the EmwateDr
AMaybe A/BI'll A/C#remember
Cadd9Maybe I'll remember Gnow
Dsus4Rock me on the CwateDr
GThe wind is Dwith me CnowD  
So Grock mF#me on the EmwateDr
I'll Aget down to the sea someChow
I'll Cget down to the sea someGhowG/B  
GRock me on the CwaterG  
G9/BRock me nowC  
GRock G9/Bme on the Cwater
   G  G9/BRock me Cnow
[Outro]
G G7 C E5 F5 F#5
G G7 C E5 F5 F#5
G Bdim C E5 F5 F#5
G G7 C Csus2
G G7 C6
G G7 C

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Rock Me On The Water

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

A/B

D/C#

Em7/D

Cadd9/G

A/C#

D/F#

C/B

Dsus4

F#m

Cadd9

G/B

G9/B

F#5

Bdim

[Verse]

G Em C G

Oh people, look around you the signs are everywhere

C G F C D Em D Em

You've left it for somebody other than you to be the one to care

G Em C Em7 A

You're lost inside your houses there's no time to find you now

A/B D/C# Em7/D D

While your walls are burning and your towers are turning

Em C G

I'm going to leave you here and try to get down to the sea somehow

G C

[Verse]

G Em C G

The road is filled with homeless souls every woman, child and man

Cadd9/G G F C D Em

Who have no idea where they will go but they'll help you if they can

G Em C A

Now everyone must have some thought that's going to pull them through somehow

A/B A/C# Em7/D D

While the fires are raging hotter and hotter

Em C

But the sisters of the sun are going to rock me on the water now

[Chorus]

G D C

Rock me on the water

D G D C D

Sister will you soothe my fevered brow

G D/F# Em Em7

Rock me on the water

I'll get down to the sea somehow

C G

(I'll get down to the sea somehow)

[Interlude]

G Em Em7/D C C/B A A/B A/C#

Em7/D D Em G7 C

[Verse]

G Em C G

Oh people, look among you it's there your hope must lie

C G F C D Em

There's a sea bird above you gliding in one place like Jesus in the sky

G Em C A

We all must do the best we can and then hang on to that gospel plow

A/B A/C# Em7/D D

When my life is over, and I stand before the father

Em C

But the sisters of the sun are going to rock me on the water now

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 C

Rock me rock me on the water

D G Dsus4 C D

Sister will you soothe my fevered brow

G F#m Em D

Rock me on the water

A A/B A/C#

Maybe I'll remember

Cadd9 G

Maybe I'll remember now

Dsus4 C D

Rock me on the water

G D C D

The wind is with me now

G F#m Em D

So rock me on the water

A C

I'll get down to the sea somehow

C G G/B

I'll get down to the sea somehow

G C G

Rock me on the water

G9/B C

Rock me now

G G9/B C

Rock me on the water

G G9/B C

Rock me now

[Outro]

G G7 C E5 F5 F#5

G Bdim C E5 F5 F#5

G G7 C Csus2

G G7 C6

G G7 C

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