Damn the Dam John Hanlon
No Capo
Intro
G Em G E
Verse 1
G Em Bm Em
Leaf falls to kiss the image of a mountain
G Em Am
the early morning mist has ceased to play
C D G Em
Birds dancing lightly on the branches by a fountain
C D G
Of a waterfall which dazzles with its spray
Verse 2
G Em Bm Em
Tall and strong and aged, contented and serene
G Em Am
The kauri tree surveys this grand domain
C D G Em
For miles and miles around him, a sea of rolling green
C D G
Tomorrow all this beauty won't remain
Chorus
C D
Damn the dam cried the fantail,
G B7 E
As he flew into as he flew into the sky,
F G
To give power to the people
C Am Em
All this beauty has to die
Verse 3
G Em Bm Em
Rain falls from above and splashes on the ground
G Em Am
Goes running down the mountain to the sea
C D G Em
And leaping over pebbles makes such a joyful sound
C D G
Such is Mother Nature's gift to me
Verse 4
G Em Bm Em
I have grave reflection, reflection of a grave
G Em Am
Trees that once lived green now dead and brown
C D G Em
The homes of tiny animals and little birds as well
C D G
For the sake of man's progression have been drowned
Chorus
C D
Damn the dam cried the fantail,
G B7 E
As he flew into as he flew into the sky,
F G
To give power to the people
C Am Em
All this beauty has to die
Instrumental
Chorus
C D
Damn the dam cried the fantail,
G B7 E
As he flew into as he flew into the sky,
Chorus
C D
Damn the dam cried the fantail,
G B7 E
As he flew into as he flew into the sky,
F G
To give power to the people
C Am Em Am E
All this beauty has to die