Down the waterline
Am-F-Am ~ F-Am-F-Am
1.
Em G - D - Am
Sweet
surrender on the quay side,
Em G - D Am
you
remember we used to run and hide.
\ Em
In
the shadows of cargoes, I take you on time,
G D - - - - - - - Am
counting all the numbers, down to the waterline.
Em G
D - Am
2.
Near misses on the dogleap stairways,
Em G D - Am
French
kisses in the darkened doorways.
\ Em
Foghorn blowing out wild and cold,
G D - - - - - - - - - - - - Am
F-Am-F-G-Am
a
policeman shines a light upon my shoulder.
Em G
D Am
3. Up comes a coaster, fast and silent in the
night,
Em G D Am
over my
shoulder, all you can see are pilot lights.
\ Em
No
money in our jackets and jeans are torn,
G D - - - - - - - Am
your hands are cold, but your lips are warm.
Instr. : F-Am-F-G-Am F-Am-F-G-Am F-Am-F-G
Am Em
G D - Am
4. She can see you in the jetty where you used
to go,
\ Em G D
- Am
she can
see you in the places where the sailors go.
\ Em
When
she's walking down the river on the railway line,
G D - - - - - - - - - - Am
she
can still hear you whisper : Lets go down to the water line.
F-Am-F-G-Am F-G-Am
Come on
!
capo 2nd) (Dire Straits)