Intro: D
verse 1
D G D/F# A
The green one sleeps
G D
underneath the falls
G D
Deep in the roar of water
G D Dsus4 D
he slowly dreams the world
verse 2
D G D/F# A
And those who venture close
G D
to that shadow 'neath the sea,
G D
they fall asleep forever
G A
in the eddy of the reeds
INTERLUDE
A/G A/F# A/E
G A D
Don't listen, don't listen to the call
G A G D
Turn away, away, from the whisper in the falls
verse 3
D G D/F# A
On the first summer nights
G D
the windows open wide
G D
The world expands in darkness,
G D Dsus4 D
black waters rushing by
verse 4
D G D/F# A
There are hunters in the hedges
G D
There are whispers in the green
G D
The soaking mud is hungry,
G A
closer now it seeps
INTERLUDE
A/G A/F# A/E
G A D
Don't listen, don't listen to the call
G A G D
Turn away, away, from the hissing in the walls
VERSE 5
D G D/F# A
Be careful summer nights
G D
Keep the windows closed
G D
Outside the yard is crawling
G D Dsus4 D
The heavy branches bow
VERSE 6
D G D/F# A
In heat the world remembers
G D
when all rushed with the sea
G D
In heat the old waves rise again
G A
to claim what has crawled free
INTERLUDE
A/G A/F# A/E
G A D
Don't listen, don't listen to the call
G A G D
Turn away, away, from the one beneath the falls
G A D Dsus4 D
Don't listen, don't listen to the call
G A G D
Turn away, away, from the one beneath the falls
OUTRO
D G D/F# A G D G D G A
FADE
G A D