Down to the Waterline

	  		Intro: G  Bm  G  Bm   

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Sweet surrender on the quay side   
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You remember we used to run and hide   
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In the shadows of cargoes, I take you on time,   
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Counting all the numbers   
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Down to the waterline   
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Near misses on the dogleap stairways   
Bm       F#m   A        E7      Bm   
French kisses in the darkened doorways   
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Foghorn blowing out wild and cold   
A                     D  E             Bm   
A policeman shines a light upon my shoulder   
Lead 1  G  Bm  G  A  Bm   
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Up comes a coaster, fast and silent through the night   
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Over my shoulder, all you can see are pilot lights   
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No money in our jackets and jeans are torn   
A                     D   E                                                                                    B   
Your hands are cold but your lips are warm   

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solo:   E  C#m C    
        G  C         
        D  A   
        F#  G  A  Bm   

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she can see you in the jetty where you used to go   
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she can see you in the places where the sailors go   
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when she's walking down the river on the railway line   
A                     D  E        
she can still hear you whisper   
                          Bm   
Lets go down to the water line   
come on.   
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