It was hard enough to climb upon. It was slow-going at first	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
Sister, you have laid long in the sun. Aren't you dying of thirst?	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
Oh my dear your suit is candy-striped and your legs are long and slim	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
If I whisper nothings in your ear. Will you pass them on to him?	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E

You have laid here by the waterside	F#m G#m
Since the day we came to town	Bm D A E

Have you thought that you could waste away? You don't care much for yourself	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
There are circles deep beneath your eyes Why do you do this to yourself?	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
If you like we two could take a ride. I would love to take you down	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
We could watch a blue heron in flight. We could see the sights in town	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E

You have laid here by the waterside	F#m G#m
You have let the family down	Bm D A E

A cold and frilly drink awaits us both. Watch me frolick in the sand	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
Oh dear'd you see me in the surf with a starfish in my hand	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
Soon the restaurants will open up. Soon the bars will light their lights	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
You have aged, you must start looking up. Ugly things will come tonight	Amaj7 E Amaj7 E

We could drive down to another beach	F#m G#m
Even tanned your skin seems white	Bm D A
All our friends have gone away from here,	F# G#m
So let's disappear from sight	Bm D A E