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Water Paper And Clay Chords

(ver. 1)
Mary Hopkin
CHORUS:
Db               Bbm          Ab  Bbm Gb
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Db      F        Db  F Db Ab
and fire to burn the way.

CHORUS:
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Eb               Gb Ab
and fire to burn the way.

#1.
Db                 Bbm    Db             Bbm
Water to bless the child, drink the holy wine.
Gb                Db    Bbm   Eb
Rain and sea, the berry tree, storm and calm, 
    Gb         Ab
the will to be kind.

CHORUS:
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Eb               Gb Ab
and fire to burn the way.

#2.
Db                  Bbm          Db
Bright paper leaves we'll throw, dream of your 
        Bbm
wedding day.
Gb                     Db      Eb Bbm
Ashes and pens, the confession to cleanse,
    Eb                  Gb        Ab
the printed vow and the unwritten way.

CHORUS:
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Eb               Gb Ab
and fire to burn the way.

#3.
Db               Bbm  Db                Bbm
Old clay to bury you, bring you safe to ground.
Gb                 Db        Bbm
Salt and sand, the practical hand,
    Ebm                       Gb          Ab
the pull of the earth and the world going round.

CHORUS:
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Eb               Gb Ab
and fire to burn the way.

#4.
Db                         Bbm   Db
Fire to burn and prove the clay, fire to turn 
    Bbm
the ground.
         Gb                    Db       Bbm
From the flames you'll fly and feel the air, 
        Eb                    Gb       Ab
and the rush of the wind will bear you down.

CHORUS:
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Eb               Gb Ab
and fire to burn the way.

CHORUS:
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Eb               Gb Ab
and fire to burn the way.

OUTRO:
Db               Bbm   Gb     Db      Bbm 
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry  you,
    Eb               Gb Ab
and fire to burn the way...(Fade.)            
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