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Water

Oingo Boingo
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Chords in this song

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D-DU-UDU
   Now everybody tells me you're the dog's best friend
   I'm the cat's meow since I don't know when
   I'm an instigator from a dead man's town
   So when did the whole world turn upside down
   When did you change your mind, when did you lose the juice
   Now where'd you get your attitude
   When did you give it away, what did the old man say
   How many babies did you kick today
   How many nights can the full moon shine
   How many bottles of water can you turn to wine
   When the blood has flowed against the tides of time
   And the water flows forever
  Now I'm gonna build a boat, I'm gonna make it float
  'Cause I'm setting the pace for a faraway place
  Gonna set the sail, gonna catch some wind
  And the big red sky's gonna be my only friend
  With a boat for two, just me and you
  You can be my teacher, I can teach you too
  Gonna try a few things that I've never done
  Maybe talk to the fishes, maybe have some fun
  Maybe shake my pale fist at the angry stars
  While I dance a jig under the eyes of Mars
  When we get to an island were the walls have a bend
  We can get down and dirty in our animal skins
  And I'll stand with my thing hanging out in the wind
  Where the water's sweet like honey
  I've been feeling a chill from the east wind blew
  It's been creeping up slow, have you felt it too?
  Did you notice the look? Have you felt the feel?
  Did it make you blush when the piggy squealed
  Have you heard what they say, did you read the news
  Said old man's coming home a-singin' them blues
  Gonna whack your fanny, gona tan you hide
  Make your ears turn red, make you run and cry
  How many children gonna lose their minds
  How many crying ghosts will be left behind
  When the dead start walking and the full moon shines...
  Now everybody scream to the heavens above
  And everybody dance to the sounds of love
  Won't you clack your teeth, won't you smack your hands
  Won't you dig your little heads right out of the sand
  Won't you jiggle your butt, won't you wave your arms
  Won't you look like you just came off of the farm
  Won't you stop your fighting for a second or two
  Won't you help your neighbor, won't you do your due
  Won't you taste the sugar, won't you eat that cake
  Won't you get your ugly mug right out of my face
  Won't you tell your brothers and your sisters tonight,
  That you tasted the water and the water was right
  Wont you taste the sugar, won't you dance the dance
  Won't you wake up please, come on out of your trance
  Everybody make believe that you've disappeared,
  for a second or two, Gonna feel so queer,
  and you left behind all your rage and fear

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Readable chord sheet for Water by Oingo Boingo

[C#m]    Now everybody tells me you're the dog's best friend

 [F#]    I'm the cat's meow since I don't know when

 [C#m]    I'm an instigator from a dead man's town

 [F#]    So when did the whole world turn upside down

 [C#m]    When did you change your mind, when did you lose the juice

 [F#]    Now where'd you get your attitude

 [C#m]    When did you give it away, what did the old man say

 [F#]    How many babies did you kick today

 [F#m]    How many nights can the full moon shine

 [A]    How many bottles of water can you turn to wine

 [B]    When the blood has flowed against the tides of time

 [C#m]    And the water flows forever

     Now I'm gonna build a boat, I'm gonna make it float
     'Cause I'm setting the pace for a faraway place
     Gonna set the sail, gonna catch some wind
     And the big red sky's gonna be my only friend
     With a boat for two, just me and you
     You can be my teacher, I can teach you too
     Gonna try a few things that I've never done
     Maybe talk to the fishes, maybe have some fun
     Maybe shake my pale fist at the angry stars
     While I dance a jig under the eyes of Mars

     When we get to an island were the walls have a bend
     We can get down and dirty in our animal skins
     And I'll stand with my thing hanging out in the wind
     Where the water's sweet like honey

     I've been feeling a chill from the east wind blew
     It's been creeping up slow, have you felt it too?
     Did you notice the look? Have you felt the feel?
     Did it make you blush when the piggy squealed
     Have you heard what they say, did you read the news
     Said old man's coming home a-singin' them blues
     Gonna whack your fanny, gona tan you hide
     Make your ears turn red, make you run and cry

     How many children gonna lose their minds
     How many crying ghosts will be left behind
     When the dead start walking and the full moon shines...

     Now everybody scream to the heavens above
     And everybody dance to the sounds of love
     Won't you clack your teeth, won't you smack your hands
     Won't you dig your little heads right out of the sand
     Won't you jiggle your butt, won't you wave your arms
     Won't you look like you just came off of the farm
     Won't you stop your fighting for a second or two
     Won't you help your neighbor, won't you do your due
     Won't you taste the sugar, won't you eat that cake
     Won't you get your ugly mug right out of my face
     Won't you tell your brothers and your sisters tonight,
     That you tasted the water and the water was right
     Wont you taste the sugar, won't you dance the dance
     Won't you wake up please, come on out of your trance

     Everybody make believe that you've  disappeared,
     for a second or two,  Gonna feel so queer,
     and you left behind all your rage and fear

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