Tuning: E A D G B E

Words & Music by: Michelle Shocked From the Album "Arkansas Traveler" 1992 Mercury [Intro] C D G C D G [Verse 1]

I ^Dthought I knew what I was doing ^DI was wrong ^DMistakes I've made and lived to tell I ^Ctell them ^Gin a ^Dsong ^C ^D ^G

[Verse 2]

I ^Dknew a river wide and deep ^DHer banks were very tall ^DAt one end was a mountain stream The ^Cother was a ^Gwater^Dfall, boys The ^Cother was a ^Gwater^Dfall

[Verse 3]

I ^Dasked the old man by the river ^DHe did not recall ^DThe last attempt to ride a barrel ^COver the ^Gwater^Dfall ^C ^G ^D

[Verse 4]

The ^Dferry boatman, he did tell me ^DThat the chance was very small ^DNone survived who went alive ^COver the ^Gwater^Dfall, boys ^COver the ^Gwater^Dfall

[Verse 5]

So I ^Dbuilt myself an oaken barrel ^DAnd inside I did crawl ^DI broke the record but I broke my back Going ^Cover the ^Gwater^Dfall ^C ^G ^D

[Outro]

And it's ^Dbeen my luck to live to tell The only tale I can

It don't hurt you when you fall

^COnly when ^Gyou ^Dland, boys ^C ^G ^D ^COnly when ^Gyou ^Dland

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Michelle Shocked - Over the waterfall