"The Fog"
From 1989's "The Sensual World"
Intro: (A high C played)
/G /F /G /F
"You see, I'm all grown up now."
/G
He said,
/F
"Just put your feet down child,
/G /F /G
'Cause you're all grown up now."
Fm Bb6
Just like a photograph,
Cm Bb
I pick you up.
Fm Gm Cm
Just like a station on the radio,
Bb
I pick you up.
Fm Bb6
Just like a face in the crowd,
Cm Bb
I pick you up.
Fm Gm Cm
Just like a feeling that you're sending out,
B
I pick it up.
Fm Gm7 Cm9
But I can't let you go.
Bb Gm
If I let you go,
Gm7 Eb Fm
You slip into the fog...
Eb Fm (3X)
Gm Ab Gm Fm (2X)
Gm Cm
Ab/C Bb6 Fm6 Gm7
This love was big enough for the both of us.
Cm Fm Ab6 Bb Cm Bb Fmsus4
This love of yours was big enough to be frightened of.
Gm7 Ab
It's deep and dark, like the water was,
Bb6 Fm6/Ab Gm7sus4 Fm Gm7 Eb6
The day I learned to swim.
He said,
Fm Eb Fm
"Just put your feet down, child.
Eb Fm Eb Fm
Eb Fm Eb6
"Just put your feet down child,
Fm Eb Fm Eb Fm Gm
The water is only waist high.
Ab6 Gm7 Fm Gm
I'll let go of you gently,
Ab6 Gm7sus4 Fmsus4 Gm7 Cm
Then you can swim to me."
Fm6 Gm7 Cm Fm
Is this love big enough to watch over me?
Ab Bb Cm9 Fm
Big enough to let go of me?
Gm Fm Gm
Without hurting me,
Fm Gm Fm Gm
Like the day I learned to swim?
Fm Gm Eb Fm
"'Coz you're all grown up now.
Eb Fm Eb Fm
Just put your feet down, child,
Eb Fm Eb Fm Eb Fm
The water is only waist high.
Eb Fm Eb Fm
I'll let go of you gently,
Eb6
Then you can swim to me." 