Key: C major
Verse 1
in the rafters
the ground underneath
us was wet and cold
we heard the owl thrashing about
trying desparately to get out
we stood outside and
watched the night unfold
Verse 2
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we watched the sun go
and i watched the moon come
up over you
when a pack of dogs went silently past us
we knew we'd been given fair warning
but that was the only thing we knew
Verse 3
out onto the water
and i tore the shirt away from my back
the cold came on with a
new found intensity
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F
C
body against me
and i loved you so much it
was making me sick
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and
Verse 4
down on scotland
we were glad that we'd
left oklahoma behind
i took your hips in my hands
and i threw you down
to the new found rich brown
deep wet ground
had a vision of you burning
on my mind
Verse 5
and i watched the moon
come up over you
when a pack of dogs went silently past us
we knew we'd been given fair warning
Outro 1
but that was the only thing we knew
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