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Drowning Man 
words and music by Arlo Guthrie
Intro:   G  Em  
I reCmember when I Gmet you
UnderEmneatCh the evening Gsky
Now it AmseemAm/Bs   I could forCget you
Rescue Dme, I'm bound to Emdie
All the Cpromises we Gmade there
With no EmwordCs  to underGstand
And though I've AmtrieAm/Bd   I've come up Cempty
Heart of Dstone, drowning Emman
CHORUS:
I'm going Cdown for the Gthird time
And I Emneed   Ca helping Ghand
The rooster AmcrowAm/Bs    and I'm Csinking
Heart of Dstone, drowning Emman
Where are you, my dear companion
How much longer must you be
I'm all alone out on the ocean
When will you come and rescue me
It's too late for new beginnings
In this world I've left behind
There is nothing left worth keeping
Not a thing to change my mind
CHORUS
How far down the road to glory
Must we go without a sign
Caught out on these stormy waters
How can you treat me so unkind
Did you know from the beginning
That I'd dig this lousy hole
Oh, don't leave me here abandoned
In this dark night of the soul
CHORUS

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Drowning Man

by Arlo Guthrie

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Am/B

Drowning Man

words and music by Arlo Guthrie

G Em

Intro:

C G

I remember when I met you

Em C G

Underneath the evening sky

Am Am/B C

Now it seems I could forget you

D Em

Rescue me, I'm bound to die

C G

All the promises we made there

Em C G

With no words to understand

Am Am/B C

And though I've tried I've come up empty

D Em

Heart of stone, drowning man

CHORUS:

C G

I'm going down for the third time

Em C G

And I need a helping hand

Am Am/B C

The rooster crows and I'm sinking

D Em

Heart of stone, drowning man

Where are you, my dear companion

How much longer must you be

I'm all alone out on the ocean

When will you come and rescue me

It's too late for new beginnings

In this world I've left behind

There is nothing left worth keeping

Not a thing to change my mind

CHORUS

How far down the road to glory

Must we go without a sign

Caught out on these stormy waters

How can you treat me so unkind

Did you know from the beginning

That I'd dig this lousy hole

Oh, don't leave me here abandoned

In this dark night of the soul

CHORUS

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