Waves Of Galveston chords by Iron & Wine

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

Intro:

D




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

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


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


Interlude:
D    G D G D
G D G D



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


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


Outro:
G D G D