Tianchi Lake
The Mountain Goats
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Bb Gm Eb BbBb Gm F BbBb [Verse 1]Bb Gm Eb Children by the water banksBb laughing long and loudBb Gm Changbai’s high fine westernEb F peaks just beneath the cloudsBb Gm Eb Currents in the water churningF in their courseBb Gm Eb Body of a sea-lion, head justF Bb like a horse [Verse 2]Bb Gm Preacher in the soft brown sandEb Bb begins to speak his pieceBb Gm High winds in the treetops lowEb F flying winter geeseContinues after the adBb Gm Eb No one taking pictures everybodyF stillBb Gm And then the water sought itsEb F Bb course again the way that waters will [Instrumental]Bb Gm Eb BbBb Gm F BbBb [Verse 3]Bb Gm Eb No one at the lakeside now, moonBb up in the skyBb Gm Night birds in the dragon spruce,Eb F moaning long and highBb Gm Backstroking on the surface,Eb F moonlight on its faceBb Gm Eb Floats the Tianchi Monster,F Bb staring into space [Verse 4]Bb Gm Eb Out around the temple nowBb narcissus in bloomBb Gm Censors packed with sandalwoodEb F send smoke into the roomBb Gm Eb Children in the sand outside onF their hands and kneesBb Gm Sketching pictures all day longEb F Bb of stranger things than these [Other]Bb Gm Eb BbBb Gm F BbBb