Silent Waters

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}e|------------------------------10p8h11p8h10----------|-
b|--------------------------8/10-------------8/10\8~--|-
g|-10p9-----------9-10--------------------------------|-
D|-----12-10-12---------------------------------------|-
A|---------------------12-----------------------------|-
E|----------------------------------------------------|-{eot}

{section: Intro}
with piano):

  [Dm]        [C]        [Bb]        [Gm]     [F] [C]

{section: Verse 1}
  A [Dm]day's light told [C]me, [Bb]of my son's [Gm]fate    [F]      [C]
  the [Dm]sun showed the [C]way, [Bb]grim and se[Gm]vere    [F]      [C]
  pulled[Dm] under the [C]raging, [Bb]waters my [Gm]child   [F]     [C]
  [Dm]sank in the [C]drowning, [Bb]currents my [Gm]son,   [F]     [C]

BRIDGE, w/ *Riff 1

My [Dm]Son..[C]...[Bb]     [Gm]           [Dm]                [C]                   [Bb]                        [Gm]

{section: Verse 2}
  My[Dm] strength is not [C]enough, my[Bb] powers faile[Gm]d me  [F]    [C]
  I [Dm]need the heavens [C]help, I [Bb]ask for thunder's[Gm] force[F]  [C]
  I [Dm]plead for you oh[C] lightning, [Bb]forge an iron[Gm] tool [F]   [C]
  a [Dm]magic rake of [C]dragging, a [Bb]river for my[Gm] son  [F]    [C]

BRIDGE, w/ *Riff 1

My [Dm]Son...[C]    [Bb]          [Gm]

   CHORUS

   [Bb]   God of [Gm]fire bring your [Dm]light
      forger of [C]sun, help me [Bb]now
      Guardian o[Gm]f the shore will [Dm]sleep,
      In your [C]warmth..

   [Bb]   Lull the [Gm]folk of cold wa[Dm]ter,
      banish the [C]serpents of the [Bb]dark.
      To the [Gm]river, let me [Dm]go
      and [C]fetch my son [Bb]away

INTRO, w/ *Riff 2

  [Dm]       [C]       [Bb]       [Gm]    [F] [C]

{section: Verse iii}
  A [Dm]rake made of [C]iron, [Bb]from the Gods of[Gm] skies[F]  [C]
  the [Dm]spirit of bright [C]days, [Bb]sent me the[Gm] sun  [F]    [C]
  [Dm]Cold troops of [C]Tuoni, [Bb]cannot stand in my[Gm] way  [F]    [C]
  un[Dm]touched I shall [C]walk b[Bb]y the river of the[Gm] night[F]  [C]

BRIDGE, w/ "solo riff"

   [Dm]    [C]   [Bb]   [Gm]

   CHORUS

   [Bb]   God of [Gm]fire bring your [Dm]light
      forger of [C]sun, help me [Bb]now
      Guardian o[Gm]f the shore will [Dm]sleep,
      In your [C]warmth..

   [Bb]   Lull the [Gm]folk of cold wa[Dm]ter,
      banish the [C]serpents of the [Bb]dark.
      To the [Gm]river, let me [Dm]go
      and [C]fetch my son [Bb]away

{section: Outro}
=Intro with piano riff):

My [Dm]child, my[C] son ...[Bb]         [Gm]               [F]                 [C]