And it
stoned me
G D C G
1. Half a mile from the county
fair, and the rain came pouring down,
G D C G
me and Billy
standing there with a silver half a crown.
G D C G
Hands are full of
fishing rod, and the tackle on our backs,
G D C G
we
just stood there getting wet, with our backs against the fence.
Am D
Am D -
Am D
Oh, the water, oh, the water, oh, the water,
Em - D
hope
it don’t rain all day.
G C - C - G
And it stoned me to my soul,
G D Em G
stoned me just like Jelly Roll, and
it stoned me.
G C - C - G
And it stoned me to my soul,
G D Em G
stoned me just like going home, and
it stoned me.
G D C
G
2. And the rain let up and the sun came up, and we were getting dry,
G D C G
almost
glad a pick-up truck nearly passed us by.
G
D
So we jumped right in and the
driver grinned
C G
and he dropped us up
the road.
G
D
Yeah, we looked at the swim,
and we jumped right in,
C
G
not
to mention fishing poles.
Am
D Am D
- Am D
Oh, the water, oh, the
water, oh, the water,
Em - D
let
it run all over me.
+ CHORUS + instrumental = verse
2
G D
3. On the way back home we sang a song
C G
but
our throats were getting dry,
G D
then
we saw the man from across the road
C G
with
the sunshine in his eyes.
G D
Well, he lived all alone in
his own little home,
C G
with
a great big gallon jar,
G D
there
were bottles, too, one for me and you,
C G
and
he said: Hey, there you are !
Am
D Am D
- Am D
Oh, the water, oh, the
water, oh, the water,
Em
- D
get
it myself from the mountain stream.
G C - C - G
And it stoned me to my soul,
G D Em G
stoned me just like Jelly Roll, and
it stoned me.
G C - C - G
And it stoned me to my soul,
G D Em G
stoned me just like going home, and
it stoned me.
+ repeat CHORUS
(Van Morrison)