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Intro: C,F, Fsus2x3. Dm,G  
CI slept by FmounFsus2tains
COf rivers we FcrosFsus2sed
CI dreamt of the FfounFsus2tain
CAnd the coin that we FtosFsus2sed
DmNow i'm just Gcounting
DmThe dreams that were Glost
DmOne coin in a Gfountain
AmWas all that it Gcost
FWas that all it Gcost?
CI followed the FoceFsus2an
CI swallowed the FseaFsus2s
CI buried FemoFsus2tions
CI couldn't set FfreFsus2e
DmI took every Gpotion
DmFrom A to Gme
DmAnd that was Gdevotion
AmWas that really Gme?
FIs that really Gme?
FWhat a Gway to waste your Cwishes
FChanging sometGhing for someChow
FAnd what i'd Gpay to taste you Ckisses
Oh Amyeah
GHere and now
GHere and now
GHere and now
GD'you hear me now?
C    F  Fsus2
CWash me downF  Fsus2  
CWash me downF  Fsus2  
Dm  G
CWill there be FthunFsus2der?
CWill lightning FstrFsus2ike?
CWill i kneel and FwonFsus2der
CIn a tunnel of FligFsus2ht?
DmWill i go Gunder
DmAnd give up the Gfight?
DmWhen they call my Gnumber
AmCall in the Gnight
FCall in the Gnight
G
CI cried the Amfountain Gdry
CI climbed the Ammountains Ghigh
Halleluah, halleluaCh
     Am      GhalleluahC  
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The Fountain

by Echo & the Bunnymen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fsus2

C F Fsus2 Dm G

Intro: ,, x3. ,

C F Fsus2

I slept by mountains

C F Fsus2

Of rivers we crossed

C F Fsus2

I dreamt of the fountain

C F Fsus2

And the coin that we tossed

Dm G

Now i'm just counting

Dm G

The dreams that were lost

Dm G

One coin in a fountain

Am G

Was all that it cost

F G

Was that all it cost?

C F Fsus2

I followed the ocean

C F Fsus2

I swallowed the seas

C F Fsus2

I buried emotions

C F Fsus2

I couldn't set free

Dm G

I took every potion

Dm G

From A to me

Dm G

And that was devotion

Am G

Was that really me?

F G

Is that really me?

F G C

What a way to waste your wishes

F G C

Changing something for somehow

F G C

And what i'd pay to taste you kisses

Oh yeah

Here and now

D'you hear me now?

C F Fsus2

Wash me down

C F Fsus2

Wash me down

Dm G

C F Fsus2

Will there be thunder?

C F Fsus2

Will lightning strike?

C F Fsus2

Will i kneel and wonder

C F Fsus2

In a tunnel of light?

Dm G

Will i go under

Dm G

And give up the fight?

Dm G

When they call my number

Am G

Call in the night

F G

Call in the night

C Am G

I cried the fountain dry

C Am G

I climbed the mountains high

Halleluah, halleluah

Am G C

halleluah

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