Feist – The Water (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] Dm C G x2 [Verse 1]
    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
Dm C G x4