Intro:
Riff
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--------3------3-/5---3--------------|
D|---5------5-------------5------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Verso 1:
Bm
D G F#m
Time it took us
Bm D
To where the water was
G F#m Bm
That's what the water gave me
D G F#m
And time goes quicker
Bm D
Between the two of us
G F#m Bm
Oh, my love, don't forsake me
D Em
Take what the water gave me
Refrão:
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D F#m
Be the ooooverflow
Verso 2:
Bm
D G F#m
And oh poor Atlas
Bm D
The world's a beast of a burden
G F#m Bm
You've been holding on a long time
D G F#m
And all this longing
Bm D
And the ships are left to rust
G F#m Em
That's what the water gave us
Refrão:
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D F#m
Be the ooooverflow
Ponte:
Em
'Cause they took your loved ones
Bm
But returned them in exchange for you
G A
But would you have it any other way?
Em G
Would you have it any other way?
A Em
You could have had it any other way
Verso 3:
Bm
D G F#m
'Cause she's a crueller mistress
Bm D
And the bargain must be made
G F#m Bm
But oh, my love, don't forget me
D G F#m Em
But I let the water take me
Refrão:
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm G A
Be the ooooverflow
Refrão:
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
G Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
G Bm D D
Be the ooooverflow
