| D | D ||: D | D | D | D :||
            (band in)

[Verse 1]
        |D      |D
 Take my body to Seven Mile Island
       |D              |G       Em
 Lay my head down where Indians sleep
          |D            |D
 Take your shoes off and walk across the water
          |D              |G           Em    |
 It's been so long since I heard a man speak

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
          |D                 |D
 Watch the spillways when the water starts risin'
          |D               |G        Em
 Take your hat off when the sun goes down
          |D           |D
 Keep your eyes on that concrete tower
      |D            |G              Em     |
 Maybe one day it'll crumble to the ground

[Interlude]
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[Chorus 1]
|Bm                        |G
 . Mary's cryin' 'cause she can't hold water
        |D                    |A         A/Bb |
 And her clothes don't fit her right ... &
|Bm                        |G
 . She used to say that she wanted a daughter
        |D                    |A    | A |
 Now she only wants a Saturday night

[Verse 3]
           |D             |D
 There were days when that dusty cave was empty
       |D        |G           Em
 Back before this city made a claim
        |D        |D
 On that hotel for wanderers and strangers
       |D             |G                Em   |
 Back before you could live off of your name

[Interlude]
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[Chorus 2]
|Bm                 |G
 . We all live in an Airstream trailer
      |D                         |A     |
 About three-hundred yards up the lake
|Bm                       |G
 . Call the doctor, Mary's goin' into labor
        |D                    |A     |A
 And you can't raise a baby on shake  ...

[Verse 4]
           |D      |D
 So take my body to Seven Mile Island
         |D             |G         Em
 Lay some stones down on top of my grave
        |D          |D
 Tell my lady I just couldn't bear to see her
        |D              |G           Em   |
 Tell my daughter I just couldn't be saved

[Outro]
|D        |D                |D    |D                 |
 .... Just couldn't be saved ....  couldn't be saved
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                                      (fade)

CHORDS for Drop D tuning
A  = x02220
Bm = 024432
D  = 000232
Em = 222000
G  = 5x0003