Tom: Dm
Dm C G
The telegraph cables hum
Dm C G
And few can decipher who the message is from
Dm C G
And deliver it quietly
Dm C G
Cause some don't get much company
Dm C G x2
[Verse 2]
Dm C G
The harbor becomes the sea
Dm C G
And lighting the house keeps it collision free
Gm Dm
Understand the lay of the land
Gm
And don't let it hurt you
Dm
Or it will be the first to
[Chorus 1]
Gm Am Gm Am
The water, the water
Bb
Didn't realize
Gm
It's dangerous size
Gm Am Gm Am
The mountain, the mountain
Bb
Came to recognize
Gm
It's a steep and rocky sides
Dm C G
More than realized
Dm C G
Gm Am
Bb F C#m Dm C#m Dm
Dm C G x2
[Verse 3]
Dm C G
Pale as a pile of bones
Dm C
You hope for your babies
G
And this is how they grow
Gm
Wind-battered, knocked over
Dm
The teeth by the shoulder
Gm
Watching the grey sky
Dm
That's acting like a good guy
[Chorus 2]
Gm Am Gm Am
The water, the water
Bb
Came to realize
Gm
It's a dangerous size
Gm Am Gm Am
The mountain the mountain
Bb
Came to recognize
G
It's steep and rocky sides
Bb
Came to recognize
G
It's steep and rocky sides
Dm C G
More than realized
