Written by Ella Yelich O'connor / Joel Little
Down by the water, under the willow Sits a lone ranger, minding the willow e|-------------| B|--4-4---4-4--| G|--4-4---4-4--| D|------6------| X5 A|-------------| E|-4-----------| e|-------------| B|---4-4-------| G|---4-4-------| X4 D|-------------| A|-6-----------| E|-------------| He and his wife, once lived happily Planted a seed, that grew through the reeds e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----4-4---4-4------------------------------| G|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----4-4---4-4---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8------| D|-------6-----------6------------6-------8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8------| A|--------------------------------------6-----6-----6-----6----------| E|-4-----------7------------4----------------------------------------| Summers and winters, through snowy Decembers Sat by the water close to the embers Missing out the lives that they once had before e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 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A|-------------| E|-4-----------| e|-------------| B|---4-4-------| G|---4-4-------| X4 D|-------------| A|-6-----------| E|-------------| If he had spoken, love would return spoken inside, too soft to be heard e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----4-4---4-4------------------------------| G|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----4-4---4-4---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8------| D|-------6-----------6------------6-------8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8------| A|--------------------------------------6-----6-----6-----6----------| E|-4-----------7------------4----------------------------------------| Summers and winters, through snowy Decembers Sat by the water close to the embers Missing out the lives that they once had before e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9-9---9-9----------------8-8----8-8-----------------------------| 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