David Mallett - Midnite on the water

Mi^Gdnight on the ^Dwater^Am, S^Gunday on the lake^D A be^Gaver or an otter, s^Dteals ac^Dross a moonlit break ^Bm Fo^Golish moth un^Adaunted by the scre^Bmen upon^G the door ^E Bu^Amps his head, instead of ^Dleaving, comes ^Gon back for mor^Ae ^D

Ch^Goruses of cric^Dket sounds, th^Ame car across t^Ghe way ^D Th^Ge dark of nite^D, the covers down, ^Dfond memories of the d^Bmay Po^Gtted plants, ^Athe dance of sweet ^Bmferns, shuffled by^G the breeze^E Th^Ae shadow of a bat's wing ^Din the shel^Gter of the t^Arees ^D

No^Grthern lites that f^Dlicke^Amr, wicker chairs^G upon the lawn^D A ^Gcool night in ^Dlate^D summer and the still before the daw^Bmn Wo^God smoke from^A the campfire, drif^Bmting sl^Gowly to the sk^Ey Th^Ae shimmer of a school of ^Dwhite perch, th^Ge spark of fire^Aflies ^D

Mi^Gdnight on the ^Dwater^Am, s^Gand and cedar^D air A ^Gquiet place, y^Dour ^Dsuntanned face, and summer in your h^Bmair Bo^Gats and float^As and wild oats gro^Bmwing sw^Geet beside the spring ^E Mi^Adnight on the water and t^Dhe owl is on th^Ge wing ^{A D}