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[Verse 1] [Am]Time[C] it [F]to[E]ok u[Am]s[C][F] [Em]to w[Am]here the wat[C]er was And [F]that's what the [Em]water [Am]gave me And [C]time goes quick[F]er [Em]in b[A]etween the t[C]wo of us And [F]oh my love, [Em]don't for[A]sake me [C]Take what the water [D]gave me Lay me down [A]Let [Am]the only[C] sound [G]Be the ove[D]rflow[Am] Pockets [C]full of [G]stones Lay me [D]down [Am]Let the only[C] sound[G] be the [D]over[A] fl[Am]ow[C][Am] And [C]oh, poor [F]Atlas, [Am]the world's a beast of a burden [C]You[F]'ve been holding up a l[Am]ong time And [C]all [F]this longing An[Am]d the ships are left [C]to rust That's [F]what the water [D]gave us So lay me [A]down [Am]Let the only s[C]ound [G]Be the ove[D]rflow[A] [Am]Pockets [C]full of stone[G]s Lay [D]me down, [Dm]let t[A]he[Am] only[C] [G]sound be the [Dm]overf[A]low[C] [Em]Cause they took your [G]loved ones, turned them in exchange [Dm]for you But would you [D]have it [Dm]any othe[F]r way? [G]Would you hav[D]e it any other [F]way? You couldn't [G]have it any oth[D]er way [Am]Cause [F]she's a c[C]ruel mistress [F]An [E]d a bar[Am]gain must be [C]made But [F]oh my love [E]don't for[A]get me And [C]I'll let the water [F]take [E]me[D] Lay [A]me down, [Am]let the only soun[C]d [G]be the ove[D]rflow,[A] [Am]pockets [C]full of stone[G]s, lay me [D]down,[A] let the the [C]only sound [G]be the[D] ove[A]r fl[Am]ow[F][G] Lay me [D]down[A] [Am]Let the [C]only s[G]ound be [F]the overflow [A]Pockets[Am] full[C] of [G]stones, lay me dow[D]n [A]Let the[Am] only[C] sound, [G]be the ove[F]rflo[Am]w[G] [C]Fly[D][Am] And in [C]your honey sum[G]mer [Am]Baby [F]you're[Am] Walking [C]in the snow And your heart's [G]so Soft And [D]all alone [Am]And in y[C]our Honey [G]summer Baby [F]you're[Am][G][C] Lay me [D]down, [A]let[Am] the onl[C]y soun[G]d be [F]the [A]overflow, pock[Am]ets [C]full of [G]stones. Lay me [D]down, [A]let the[Am] onl[C]y soun[G]d be [F]the over[Am]flow [A]Lay[C] me down,[D] [A]let[Am] the only sound[C][G] be [D]the overflow [A]Car[Am]pets full [C]of [G]stones, lay [D]me [A]down [Am]Let the [C]only s[G]ound fill [D]the [A]open [Am]air[C] you
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