Water Paper And Clay chords

Mary Hopkin

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Db               Bbm          Ab  Bbm Gb 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Db      F        Db  F Db Ab 
and fire to burn the way. 


Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm  
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Eb               Gb Ab 
and fire to burn the way. 

#1. 
Db                 Bbm    Db             Bbm 
Water to bless the child, drink the holy wine. 
Gb                Db    Bbm   Eb 
Rain and sea, the berry tree, storm and calm,  
    Gb         Ab 
the will to be kind. 

Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm  
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Eb               Gb Ab 
and fire to burn the way. 

#2. 
Db                  Bbm          Db 
Bright paper leaves we'll throw, dream of your  
        Bbm 
wedding day. 
Gb                     Db      Eb Bbm 
Ashes and pens, the confession to cleanse, 
    Eb                  Gb        Ab 
the printed vow and the unwritten way. 

Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm  
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Eb               Gb Ab 
and fire to burn the way. 

#3. 
Db               Bbm  Db                Bbm 
Old clay to bury you, bring you safe to ground. 
Gb                 Db        Bbm 
Salt and sand, the practical hand, 
    Ebm                       Gb          Ab 
the pull of the earth and the world going round. 

Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm  
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Eb               Gb Ab 
and fire to burn the way. 

#4. 
Db                         Bbm   Db 
Fire to burn and prove the clay, fire to turn  
    Bbm 
the ground. 
         Gb                    Db       Bbm 
From the flames you'll fly and feel the air,  
        Eb                    Gb       Ab 
and the rush of the wind will bear you down. 


Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm  
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Eb               Gb Ab 
and fire to burn the way. 


Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm  
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Eb               Gb Ab 
and fire to burn the way. 

OUTRO: 
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm  
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you, 
    Eb               Gb Ab 
and fire to burn the way...(Fade.) 



A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.