Cold Dark Waters chords by Porter Wagoner

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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In tomorrow's  (D major) newspaper you'll  (A major) read
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about  (D major) me but they won't tell the story I  (A major) know
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For  (D major) they'll only say he  (G major) plunged yesterday
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to the  (D major) cold dark  (A major) wa ters below  (D major) 
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I  (G major) guess it all started the  (D major) day we first met
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you promised that you'd love me  (A major) so
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And  (D major) I  never thought it would  (G major) end in regret
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in the  (D major) cold dark  (A major) waters below  (D major) 
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[ piano  (A major)  (D major) ]
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In a moment I'll ride on the  (A major) drift of the  (D major) tide
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and I hope your conscience hurts  (A major) so
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All the  (D major) tears that I've cried will be  (G major) easy to
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hide  (D major) in the cold dark  (A major) waters below  (D major) 
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Now  (G major) I  hear them running to  (D major) try and stop me
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they're shouting oh don't let him  (A major) go
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But  (D major) it's far too late and I'll  (G major) soon meet
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my fate in the  (D major) cold dark  (A major) waters below  (D major) 
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In the cold dark wa (A major) ters be (F sharp major) low  (G major) 
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