Verse 1:
Em
G C Bm
Time it took us
Em G
To where the water was
C Bm Em
That's what the water gave me
G C Bm
And time goes quicker
Em G
Between the two of us
C Bm Em
Oh, my love, don't forsake me
G Am
Take what the water gave me
Chorus:
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
Am Em
Be the overflow
G D
Pockets full of stones
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
Am Em G Bm
Be the ooooverflow
Verse 2:
Em
G C Bm
And oh poor Atlas
Em G
The world's a beast of a burden
C Bm Em
You've been holding on a long time
G C Bm
And all this longing
Em G
And the ships are left to rust
C Bm Am
That's what the water gave us
Chorus:
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
Am Em
Be the overflow
G D
Pockets full of stones
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
Am Em G Bm
Be the ooooverflow
Bridge:
Am
'Cause they took your loved ones
Em
But returned them in exchange for you
C D
But would you have it any other way?
Am C
Would you have it any other way?
D Am
You could have had it any other way
Verse 3:
Em
G C Bm
'Cause she's a crueller mistress
Em G
And the bargain must be made
C Bm Em
But oh, my love, don't forget me
G C Bm Am
But I let the water take me
Chorus:
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
Am Em
Be the overflow
G D
Pockets full of stones
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
Am Em C D
Be the ooooverflow
Chorus:
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
C Em
Be the overflow
G D
Pockets full of stones
Am Em
Lay me down
G D
Let the only sound
C Em G G
Be the ooooverflow