Over The Wateree by the Floating Men
Owned and Lyrics by Jeff Holmes and The Floating Men
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D (xx0232@1)
No, I really couldn't stay
Bm (x24432@1) F# (244322@1)
What with all of these meetings to make
G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)
I keep waking up naked, clawed up, and
D (xx0232@1) Asore (x02220@1)in a goddess's bed every day
D (xx0232@1)
I'll take part of the blame
Bm (x24432@1) F# (244322@1)
If I seem a little lost in a daze
G (320003@1) AEvery (x02220@1)time I think I got my feet on the ground
DI (xx0232@1)look down
Aand (x02220@1)the ground moves away
BmIt (x24432@1)goes shaking away
A (x02220@1) GI (320003@1)look down and the ground moves away
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)
Why the hell would I want any money?
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)
With all these acres of anger to farm,
Bm (x24432@1) DA (xx0232@1)quiet understanding with manhood, and
Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1)a fist full of feathers and yarn?
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1) GI'm (320003@1)wading over the Wateree
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1)
To lay me down in the shade of the trees
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)In the shade of the trees
DI've (xx0232@1)been speaking in tongues
Bm (x24432@1) F#With (244322@1)the breath of gods in my lungs
G (320003@1) AI've (x02220@1)been channeling Ponce de Leon
D (xx0232@1) ASwallowing (x02220@1)sunlight, and coming undone
DI (xx0232@1)remember how tenderness tastes
Bm (x24432@1) F#I (244322@1)can still see the smile on her face
G (320003@1) AWhen (x02220@1)she spotted me drunk on the trunk of the car
D (xx0232@1) Ain (x02220@1)Kentucky on the day of the race
BmLaughing (x24432@1)"My, what a waste!"
A (x02220@1) GHowling (320003@1)"My, what a pitiful waste!"
Bm (x24432@1) DWhy (xx0232@1)the hell would I want any whiskey?
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)
When I done shot out the lights on the street
Bm (x24432@1) DWith (xx0232@1)a kerosene lantern in one hand and
Em (022000@1) AThe (x02220@1)mysteries of manhood clamped in my teeth
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1) GI'm (320003@1)wading over the Wateree
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1)
To lay me down in the shade of the trees
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)In the shade of the trees
(Solo)
D D Bm A D
D D Bm A G
DIn (xx0232@1)the dark at the top of the stairs
Bm (x24432@1) F#We (244322@1)were way to wasted to care
G (320003@1) AOur (x02220@1)naivet? beaded like sweat on the walls,
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)hell, it hung like honey in the air
DBut, (xx0232@1)hey, what's a memory or two
Bm (x24432@1) F#In (244322@1)the cycle of planets and moons?
G (320003@1) AIf (x02220@1)I came here to claim the lifeless remains
D (xx0232@1) Aof (x02220@1)my wildest dreams, I should know what to do
BmI (x24432@1)ought to know what to do
A (x02220@1) GI (320003@1)should know what to do
Bm (x24432@1) F#Why (244322@1)the hell would I want Marijuana?
G (320003@1) AWith (x02220@1)all these mountains of madness to move
Bm (x24432@1) F#When (244322@1)the Martian marauders come marching
Gthey'll (320003@1)march without manhood
Astuck (x02220@1)to their shoes
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1) GI'm (320003@1)wading over the Wateree
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1)
To lay me down in the shade of the trees
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)In the shade of the trees
