Rock of the Lake
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Album: And the Surrounding Mountains
Song: Rock of the Lake
intro
riff 1
B|-0-1--0-1--0-1 3--0-1----6--5--8-56- 3-1-|
x5
G|----------------------2------------------|
riff 2
Guitar 2 kybrd other instruments play
E|------3--5-3------------------|
riff 2 under 4th & 5th riff 1 repeats
B|-5-3-5-5----5-6--5--3--1-0----|
G|--------------------------2-0-|
v1 C D Am C F F
Rock of the lake you are shallow and head like a moon
C D Am C F F
But give us a day's work, and we will grant passage to you
Em F C
Then you'll awake in a room,
Em F Am C F
Light from the pictures you burn will reflect in your shoes
v2a C D Am C F F
Strong words escape from your pillow and out through the room.
C D Am C F F
These are the words we will follow, obey, or fall through.
play over ->
brk 1 riff 1 C D Am C F F
v2b Em F C
Out on the lake of all truth,
Em F Am C F F
rise to the surface, you hunter, you killer, you fool.
riff follows melody of v2b, play over ->
brk 2 Em F C Em F Am C F F
v3a C D Am C F F
Out in the lake there are children drowning with you
C D Am C F F
Thus is the case when we follow your every move
play over ->
brk 3 riff 1 C D Am C F F
v3b C D Am C F F
Just keep moving on the hi-i-igh waters coming on.
C D Am C F F
In this water they will c-a-arry me to you.
end
riff 1
B|-0-1--0-1--0-1 3--0-1----6--5--8-56- 3-1*-| *strum C chord to end
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