What The Water Gave Me Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][Am][C][F][Em][Am]

[Verse 1]
[C]Time it [F]took [Em]us
[Am]To where the water w[C]as
[F]That's what [Em]the water [Dm]gave [Am]me
[F]And [Em]time[Am] goes[C] quic[G]ker[C]
[F]Between [Em]the [C]two of us[G][C]
[F]Oh, my love, [Em]don't forsake [Am]me
[F]Take [Em]what [Dm]the water gave me

[Verse 2]
Lay me [Dm]down
Let the [C]only [G]sound
Be the [Dm]overflow[Am]
Pockets full [C]of [G]stones

[Verse 3]
Lay me [Dm]down[Am]
Let the [C]only [G]sound
Be [Dm]the overf[Am]low

[Verse 4]
[C]And oh, p[Em]oor A[C]tl[Em]as[C]
[F]The world's a [Em]beast of a [Am]burden
[C]You've been hol[F]ding[Em]
[Dm]up a l[Am]ong ti[F]me
And [Em]all this longing
[Am]And the [C]ships [G]are left[F] to [Em]rust
[C]That's what the [G]water [C]gav[Dm]e us

[Verse 5]
So lay me [Dm]down
Let [Am]the [C]only s[G]ound
Be the [Dsus4]over flow[Dm][Dsus4][Dm]
[Am]Pockets full[C] of stones
[G]Lay me dow[Dm]n[Am]
Let the [C]only [G]sound
Be the [Dm]overflow[Am]

[Verse 6]
'Cause they took [Am]your loved [C]one[Bb]s
[Am]But re[Bb]turned t[C]hem [Bb]in exchange for [C]you
[Bb]But would you have it any
[Am]other [Bb]way?[C][Bb]
[C]Would [Bb]you have [Am]it any
other way?
You couldn't have it any other way

[Verse 7]
[Am]'Cause she's a [C]cruel [F]mistress
[Em]And a barg[Am]ain must[C] be made
But [F]oh, my love, don't [Em]for g[Am]et me
[C]When I let the water [F]take [Dm]me[Em]

[Verse 8]
So lay me [Dm]down[Am]
[C]Let the only [G]sound
Be the [Dm]over [Am]flow
[C]Pockets full of [G]stone[Dm]s

[Verse 9]
Lay me [Am]down[C]
Let the only sound
Be [G]the overflow

[Verse 10]
So lay [Dm]me down
Let the only sound
Be the [Am]overflow
Pockets full of stones

[Verse 11]
Lay [C]me [Em]down
[G]Let the only [Am]sound
[C]Be the overflow

[Outro 1]
[F][Em][Am][C][F][Am]