Waves Of Galveston chords by Iron & Wine

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D MajorD

Intro:

D MajorD



Verse 1:
D MajorD
Leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can
          G+G         E minorEm      D MajorD
'Cause you've been hid behind the seawall, gently folded in the sand
D MajorD
Papa left you for Heaven after your Mama lost her song
        G+G         E minorEm       D MajorD
And though your baby left you for Houston, no one stays there very long

Verse 2:
D MajorD
There's a graveyard by the pizza parlor, a gate that only closes
     G+G        E minorEm      D MajorD
Snowbirds fly away like secrets no one really wants to know
D MajorD
The climbing moon's always shining on the kind of shells you keep
      G+G         E minorEm      D MajorD          A augmentedA
The broken horse tied to the water tower's running in his sleep


Chorus:
   G+G        G minorGm     D MajorD       E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA
It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall
   G+G       G minorGm      D MajorD      E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA
It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all
  D MajorD                G+G      D MajorD
And says, “If you can make the music then you can have the dance
G+G     D MajorD        G+G      D MajorD
If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants”


Interlude:
D MajorD  G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD


Verse 3:
D MajorD
So leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can
        G+G       E minorEm         D MajorD
'Cause it's the only place the Lone Star kind have offered you a hand
D MajorD
Your baby left you nothing but a dog she left for dead
     G+G        E minorEm       D MajorD         A augmentedA
You never knew you were a burden 'til it hit you on the head


Chorus:
   G+G        G minorGm     D MajorD       E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA
It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall
   G+G       G minorGm      D MajorD      E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA
It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all
  D MajorD   G+G     D MajorD       G+G      D MajorD
And says, “If you can make the music then you can have the dance
G+G     D MajorD        G+G      D MajorD     G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants”


Outro:
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD