Seven Mile Island

Intro [D]-[G]-[D]-[G]-[Em]

[D]Take my body to [G]Seven-Mile [D]Island.

[D]Lay my head down where [G]Indians [Em]sleep.

[D]Take your shoes off and [G]walk across the [D]water.

[D]It's been so long so I [G]heard a man [Em]speak.

[D]Watch the spillways when the [G]water starts [D]rising.
[D]Take your hat off when the [G]sun goes [Em]down.
[D]Keep your eyes on that [G]concrete [D]tower.
[D]Maybe one day it will [G]crumble to the [Em]ground.

[Bm]Mary's crying 'cause she [G]can't hold water
and her [D]clothes don't fit her [A]right.

[Bm]She used to say that she [G]wanted a daughter,
now she [D]only wants a Saturday [A]night.

[D]There were days when that [G]dusty cave was [D]empty,
[D]back before this [G]city made a [Em]claim
on that [D]hotel for [G]wanderers and [D]strangers,
back be[D]fore you could [G]live off of your [Em]name.

[Bm]We all live in an [G]Airstream trailer
about [D]three-hundred yards up the [A]lake.
[Bm]Call the doctor, Mary's [G]going into labor
and you [D]can't raise a baby on [A]shake.

So take my [D]body to [G]Seven-Mile [D]Island
[D]Lay some stones down on [G]top of my [Em]grave.
Tell my [D]lady I just [G]couldn't bear to [D]see her
Tell my [D]daughter I just [G]couldn't be [Em]saved.

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