Waterlily
Karine Polwart
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Am F Am FC F C F [Verse]C G Caught between the air and theC F windless deepC F G C You float like a lily flowerG And you look just like you fell toC F earth to sleepC F G And you're waiting for your wakingC hour [Chorus]F G C And I swear to god I saw an angelF hand attend youC F But that was just the dancing ofG the lightC G Am No mortal or immortal did deliverF or defend youDm7 G C All hands have forsaken you tonight [Verse]G Are you dreaming of a lover whoC F will carry you away?Continues after the adC F G And keep you from the crying ofC the crowd?G No cradle in the rushes, you areC F broken like the dayC F G And darkness all around you like aC shroud [Chorus]F G C And I swear to god I saw an angelF hand attend youC F But that was just the dancing ofG the lightC G Am No mortal or immortal did deliverF or defend youDm7 G C All hands have forsaken you tonight [Verse]G When they finally surrounded you,C F did any of them face you?C F G And did you curse the moon andC stars above?G Those cruel arms abandoned you forC F water to embrace youC Won't you lay your head, myF G C waterlily love? [Chorus]F G C And I swear to god I saw an angelF hand attend youC F But that was just the dancing ofG the lightC G Am No mortal or immortal did deliverF or defend youDm7 G C All hands have forsaken you tonight [Verse]G Caught between the air and theC F windless deepC F G C You float like a lily flowerG And you look just like you fell toC F earth to sleepC F G And you're waiting for your wakingC hourF G And you're waiting for your wakingAm hour