Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Shining On The Water (Guitar)

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Shining On The Water [Intro] C [Verse 1] Oh father, come to the window
         F       G     C
Look over yonder lake

       F        G
At the wondrous golden city

               C
Beyond the icy wake
In my short life we've passed this way
F            G      C
Ten times or more

    F     G
And never did this city

                    C
Rise up on that far shore
[Chorus]
          Dm   Am   Dm7            F
That's the Sun son, shining on the water

     G
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome

          Dm         Am      F
And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

G                              C
Waiting for you back at home
[Verse 2] Big buildings at it's centre
       F          G      C
Stand ablaze with light

      F      G
While lesser spires around these

                    C
Entrap the beams in flight
Oh look now, I see people
           F         G     C
With faces small and fine

    F        G
And in their midst just staring

                  C
A boy's face like mine
[Chorus]
          Dm   Am   Dm7            F
That's the Sun son, shining on the water

     G
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome

          Dm         Am      F
And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

G
Waiting for you back at home
[Instrumental] Dm Am F G Dm Am F G C [Verse 3] The Sun was shrinking 'cause night was falling
                 F      G       C
And the boy went off to sleep

    F        G
His wondrous city vanished

             C
Into the icy deep
The Moon was rising 'cause night had fallen
            F    G
And all was as before

      C        F            G
As we made our way past the countless pines

                            C
On the cold lake's northern shore
[Chorus]
          Dm   Am   Dm7            F
That's the Sun son, shining on the water

     G
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome

          Dm         Am      F
And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

G
Waiting for you back at home
[Chorus]
          Dm   Am   Dm7            F
That's the Sun son, shining on the water

     G
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome

          Dm         Am      F
And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

G                       C
Waiting for you back at home