Eb Ab
Time it took us
Cm Eb
To where the water was
Ab Gm Cm
That’s what the water gave me
Eb Ab
And time goes quicker
Cm Eb
Between the two of us
Ab Gm Cm
Oh, my love, don’t forsake me
Eb Fm
Take what the water gave me
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Eb Ab
And oh poor Atlas
Cm Eb
The world’s a beast of a burden
Ab Gm Cm
You’ve been holding on a long time
Eb Ab
And all this longing
Cm Eb
And the shields are left to rust
Ab Gm Cm
That’s what the water gave us
Fm Cm
So Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Fm Cm
‘Cause they took your loved ones
Eb Bb
But returned them in exchange for you
Fm Cm
But would you have it any other way?
Fm Cm
Would you have it any other way?
Eb Bb
You could have had it any other way
Fm Cm
‘Cause she’s a crueller mistress
Eb Bb
And the bargain must be made
Fm Cm
But oh, my love, don’t forget me
Eb Bb
But I let the water take me
Fm Cm
So Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Fm Cm
So Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Fm
Yeah
Cm
Yeah
Eb
Yeah
Bb
Yeah
