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