| f | Waterfalls - TLC | f | Waterfalls - TLC |
| Intro: | | Intro: |
| A E7 G D | | A E7 G D |
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| [Verse 1] | | [Verse 1] |
| A E7 | | A E7 |
| A lonely mother gazing out of her window | | A lonely mother gazing out of her window |
| G D | | G D |
| Staring at a son that she just can't touch | | Staring at a son that she just can't touch |
| A E7 | | A E7 |
| If at any time he's in a jam, she'll be by his side | | If at any time he's in a jam, she'll be by his side |
| G D | | G D |
| But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much | | But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much |
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| A E7 | | A E7 |
| But all the praying just ain't helping at all | | But all the praying just ain't helping at all |
| G D | | G D |
| 'cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble | | 'cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble |
| A E7 | | A E7 |
| So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how | | So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how |
| G D | | G D |
| n | Another body laying cold in the gutter (listen to me) | n | Another body laying cold in the gutter {blue}(listen to me){/blue} |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |A E7 | | |A E7 |
| | Don't go chasing waterfalls | | | Don't go chasing waterfalls |
| | G D | | | G D |
| |Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to | | |Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to |
| | A E7 | | | A E7 |
| |I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all | | |I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all |
| | G | | | G |
| |But I think you're moving too fast [D] | | |But I think you're moving too fast [D] |
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| [Verse 2] | | [Verse 2] |
| A E7 | | A E7 |
| Little precious has a natural obsession | | Little precious has a natural obsession |
| G D | | G D |
| For temp-tation but he just can't see | | For temp-tation but he just can't see |
| A E7 | | A E7 |
| She gives him loving that his body can't handle | | She gives him loving that his body can't handle |
| G D | | G D |
| But all he can say is "baby it's good to me" | | But all he can say is "baby it's good to me" |
| A E7 | | A E7 |
| One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror | | One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror |
| G D | | G D |
| But he doesn't recognize his own face | | But he doesn't recognize his own face |
| A E7 | | A E7 |
| His health is fading and he doesn't know why | | His health is fading and he doesn't know why |
| G D | | G D |
| t | 3 letters took him to his final resting place (y'all don't hear me?) | t | 3 letters took him to his final resting place {blue}(y'all don't hear me?){/blue} |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |A E7 | | |A E7 |
| | Don't go chasing waterfalls | | | Don't go chasing waterfalls |
| | G D | | | G D |
| |Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to | | |Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to |
| | A E7 | | | A E7 |
| |I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all | | |I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all |
| | G | | | G |
| |But I think you're moving too fast [D] | | |But I think you're moving too fast [D] |
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| |[Acapella Chorus] | | |[Acapella Chorus] |
| |[A*] Don't go chasing [E7*] waterfalls | | |[A*] Don't go chasing [E7*] waterfalls |
| |Please stick to the [G*] rivers and the lakes that you're [D*] used to | | |Please stick to the [G*] rivers and the lakes that you're [D*] used to |
| |I know that you're [A*] gonna have it your way or [E7*] nothing at all | | |I know that you're [A*] gonna have it your way or [E7*] nothing at all |
| |But I think you're [G*] moving too fast [D*] | | |But I think you're [G*] moving too fast [D*] |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |A E7 | | |A E7 |
| | Don't go chasing waterfalls | | | Don't go chasing waterfalls |
| | G D | | | G D |
| |Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to | | |Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to |
| | A E7 | | | A E7 |
| |I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all | | |I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all |
| | G | | | G |
| |But I think you're moving too fast [D] | | |But I think you're moving too fast [D] |
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| [A - Single Strum] | | [A - Single Strum] |
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