Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Nacl

Just a little atom of Chlo^Drine, valence ^Gminus one ^{D G} Am D G G7(A)(Bb)(B)C Swimming through the sea, digging the scene, just having fun She’s not worried about the ^Gshape or size of her ^Coutside shell ^C#It’s fun to ionize ^G Just a little atom of C^Aml with an ^Dunfilled ^Gshell ^{G/F# G}

But somewhere in that ^Dsea lurks handsome ^GSodium ^D G Am D G G7(A)(Bb)(B)C With enough electrons on his outside shell, plus that extra one Somewhere in this ^Gdeep blue sea there’s a ^Cnegative For ^C#my extra energy Y^Ges, somewhere in this ^Amfoam my posi^Dtive will find a ^Ghome ^{C# G}

Then ^Dmunsuspecting Chlorine ^G7felt a magnetic pull She looked ^Dmdown and her outside shell was full ^A7

And ^DI’ll change your name from Chlorine to chloride”

Now the ^Gsea evapo^Drates to make the clouds for the ^Grain and snow ^{D G} Leaving her chemical ^Amcompounds in the ^Dabsence of ^GH2O ^G7(A)(Bb)(B) But the ^Ccrystals that wash u^Gpon the shore are ^Chappy ones So, ^C#if you never thought before ^G Think of the love that you ^Ameat when you ^Dsalt you ^Gmeat