Waves Of Galveston chords by Iron & Wine

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

Intro:

D




Verse 1:
D
Leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can
          G         Em      D
'Cause you've been hid behind the seawall, gently folded in the sand
D
Papa left you for Heaven after your Mama lost her song
        G         Em       D
And though your baby left you for Houston, no one stays there very long

Verse 2:
D
There's a graveyard by the pizza parlor, a gate that only closes
     G        Em      D
Snowbirds fly away like secrets no one really wants to know
D
The climbing moon's always shining on the kind of shells you keep
      G         Em      D          A
The broken horse tied to the water tower's running in his sleep


Chorus:
   G        Gm     D       Em7 A
It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall
   G       Gm      D      Em7 A
It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all
  D                G      D
And says, “If you can make the music then you can have the dance
G     D        G      D
If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants”


Interlude:
D  G D G D
G D G D



Verse 3:
D
So leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can
        G       Em         D
'Cause it's the only place the Lone Star kind have offered you a hand
D
Your baby left you nothing but a dog she left for dead
     G        Em       D         A
You never knew you were a burden 'til it hit you on the head


Chorus:
   G        Gm     D       Em7 A
It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall
   G       Gm      D      Em7 A
It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all
  D   G     D       G      D
And says, “If you can make the music then you can have the dance
G     D        G      D     G D G D
If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants”


Outro:
G D G D