Chords with lyrics
Intro
G+G C majorC G+G x2
G+G C majorC F6sus2 C majorC G+G
G MajorG C majorC G+G
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G
I hate this old place
G+G C majorC G+G
And what it represents
G+G C majorC G+G
And I hate who I was
G+G C majorC G+G
And who I ended up since
G+G A minorAm D/F#D/F# G+G
But if you learned how to swim in case you'd drowned
G+G A minorAm D/F#D/F#
Don't ask her for the water
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Cause she'll swallow you down
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G
And she's ten miles of peace
G+G C majorC G+G
And the hardest of nights
G+G C majorC G+G
And her belfry's got arch
G+G C majorC G+G
But her rooftops all right
G+G A minorAm D/F#D/F#
But down here in the sewer
G+G C majorC G+G
I'm smelling a rat
G+G A minorAm Bb majorBb
Don't ask her for the Whiskey
D/F#D/F# G+G C majorC F6sus2 C majorC G+G C majorC
Cause her waters all that
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC G+G
And what horses we rode
G+G C majorC G+G
Through what sombre fields
G+G C majorC G+G
With our lovers at war
G+G C majorC G+G
And the dust on their heels
G+G C majorC D MajorD
And the infidels screamed,
G+G C majorC G+G
"it's all but a lie"
G+G A minorAm D/F#D/F#
Don't ask her for the water,
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Cause she'll teach you to cry
G+G A minorAm D/F#D/F#
Don't ask her for the water
G+G C majorC G+G G+G C majorC G+G G+G C majorC F6sus2 C majorC G+G C majorC
Cause she'll teach you to cry
Verse 4:
G+G C majorC G+G
And her weapon of choice,
G+G C majorC G+G
Is a red-patterned dress
G+G C majorC G+G
And a sac full of stones
G+G C majorC G+G
With her hands on her chest
G+G C majorC G+G
And a book full of quotes
G+G C majorC G+G
And a tight fastened lip
G+G A minorAm D/F#D/F#
Don't ask her for the water
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Cause you'll sink like a ship
G+G A minorAm D/F#D/F#
Don't ask her for the water
G+G C majorC G+G
Cause you'll sink like a ship
Outro
G+G C majorC F6sus2 C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G