Tainted Obligations

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I[D] saw the shoals at night, w[G]ith the moon a[D]bove.
I felt an obligation, and h[A7Sus4]eard your voice again.
I[D]f you were here once, you were h[G]ere a hundred times.
I[D]f I reached out tonight, I fo[A7Sus4]und I couldn't fight it.
[B]If you were here [A]once, you were here a hundred [B]times.
Ohhhhhh [A]

[D]Best as a wishing star, I [G]saw you better far [D]away,
and I felt obligation, and [A7Sus4]heard your voice again.
[D]Hear the rush of water, [G]passing over the [D]shoals.
Hear my heartbeat rather, if [A7Sus4]I reached out tonight.
[B]If I reach out [A]tonight and find I can't [B]fight it,
and look to the [A]stars, and wander towards a

[D]heartfelt obligation, a [G]place that you called [D]home
and heard your voice [A7Sus4]again, but it's too late.
[D]You left long ago, and now you're [G]probably dead and gone,
and [D]I'm left here with the [A7Sus4]water and the shoals and a [B]tainted obli[A]gation.
[B]Ohhhhhh [A]

[D]  [G]  [D]  [A7Sus4]
[D]  [G]  [D]  [A7Sus4]

[B]Tainted obli[A]gations
[B]Tainted obli[A]gations

[B]Ohhhhhh [A]
[B]Ohhhhhh [A]

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