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 |