Over The Wateree by the Floating Men Owned and Lyrics by Jeff Holmes and The Floating Men floatingmen.com D No, I really couldn?t stay Bm F# What with all of these meetings to make G A I keep waking up naked, clawed up, and D A sore in a goddess?s bed every day D I?ll take part of the blame Bm F# If I seem a little lost in a daze G A Every time I think I got my feet on the ground D I look down A and the ground moves away Bm It goes shaking away A G I look down and the ground moves away Bm D Why the hell would I want any money? Bm D With all these acres of anger to farm, Bm D A quiet understanding with manhood, and Em A a fist full of feathers and yarn? Em F# G I?m wading over the Wateree Em F# G To lay me down in the shade of the trees A D In the shade of the trees D I?ve been speaking in tongues Bm F# With the breath of gods in my lungs G A I?ve been channeling Ponce de Leon D A Swallowing sunlight, and coming undone D I remember how tenderness tastes Bm F# I can still see the smile on her face G A When she spotted me drunk on the trunk of the car D A in Kentucky on the day of the race Bm Laughing "My, what a waste!" A G Howling "My, what a pitiful waste!" Bm D Why the hell would I want any whiskey? Bm D When I done shot out the lights on the street Bm D With a kerosene lantern in one hand and Em A The mysteries of manhood clamped in my teeth Em F# G I?m wading over the Wateree Em F# G To lay me down in the shade of the trees A D In the shade of the trees (Solo) DDBAD DDBAG D In the dark at the top of the stairs Bm F# We were way to wasted to care G A Our naivet beaded like sweat on the walls, D A hell, it hung like honey in the air D But, hey, what?s a memory or two Bm F# In the cycle of planets and moons? G A If I came here to claim the lifeless remains D A of my wildest dreams, I should know what to do Bm I ought to know what to do A G I should know what to do Bm F# Why the hell would I want Marijuana? G A With all these mountains of madness to move Bm F# When the Martian marauders come marching G they'll march without manhood A stuck to their shoes Em F# G I?m wading over the Wateree Em F# G To lay me down in the shade of the trees A D In the shade of the trees