Jackson Browne - Rock me on the water
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
GOh peopleD/F#, Emlook around you
CThe signs are Geverywhere
You've Cleft it for Gsomebody Fother than Cyou
To Dbe the one to Emcare
You're Glost inside D/F#your Emhouses
There's no Ctime to fCmaj9ind you AnowG/B A/C#
Your G/Dwalls are burning and your Dtowers are turning
I'm going to Emleave you here and try to Cget down to the sea someGhow C/D G/D C/D D
[Verse 2]
The Groad is filled D/F#with Emhomeless souls
Every Cwoman, child and man D/F# G
Who Chave no Gidea Fwhere they will Cgo
But they'll Dhelp you if they Emcan
Now Geveryone must Emhave some thought
That's going to Cpull them through someAhowG/B A/C#
Well the G/Dfires are raging Dhotter and hotter
But the Emsisters of the sun are going toC rock me on the water now G
[Chorus 1]
DRock me on the Cwater
Sister Dwill you Gsoothe my Dfevered Cbrow D
GRock me D/F#on the Emwater D
I'll Aget down to theG/B seaA/C# someChow
[Piano Interlude]
G D/F# Em G/D
C G A G/B A/C#
G/D D
Em C
[Verse 3]
GOh people,D/F# Emlook among you
It's Cthere your hope must Glie
There's a Csea bird abGove you
FGliding in one Cplace like DJesus in the skEmy
We Gall must do the Embest we can
And then hang Con to that Gospel AploG/Bw A/C#
When my G/Dlife is over, I'm going to Dstand before the Father
But the Emsisters of the sun are going toC rock me on the water now G
[Chorus 2]
DRock me on the Cwater
Sister Dwill you Gsoothe my Dfevered Cbrow D
GRock me onD/F# the EmwaterD, maAybe I'll remG/Bember A/C#
CMaybe I'll remember Ghow
DRock me on the Cwater D
The Gwind is Dwith me Cnow D
So Grock me D/F#on the EmwaterD
I'll Aget down to the G/Bsea sA/C#omehoCw (hoo hoo Ghoo)
[Outro Chorus]
F/BRock me on the Cwater (C/Dhoo hoo Ghoo)
F/BRock me now C (C/Dhoo hoo Ghoo)
F/BRock me on the Cwater (C/Dhoo hoo Ghoo)
F/BRock me now C (C/Dhoo hoo Ghoo)
[Outro Piano]
(bare octaves)
G G7/B C7 E F F# F#
G G7/B C7 E F F# F#
G G7/B C7 E F F# F#
G G7/B C7 C7
G G7/B C7 C7
G G7/B C7 C7
Repeat and fade