Am                       C
Strange things happening in the land.
Em                        Am
Strange things happening in the land.
Am             C
Wars going on. Hold our heart to mourn.
Em                       Am
Strange things happening in the land.

Am              C
Wild and wasted waters.
(Strange things happening)
Em              Am
Wild and wasted waters.
(Wars going on.)
Am              C
Wild and wasted waters.
(Strange things happening.)
G (repeated with quick strums) Am Am C Am Am Am C Am 
Have come to carry me, carry me on.

Am                                               
Carry me on, my mother's prayers.
C
Carry me on, my mother's prayers.
Em                       Am
Dark waters have come to carry my cares, 
F             G           Am
So take me on my mother's prayers.
Am
Don't you leave no candle to burn.
C
Don't leave no candle, to burn.
Em                       Am
I leave with the waves, 'neath the stern.
F               G            Am
Don't you leave no candle to burn.

Am              C
Wild and wasted waters.
Em              Am
Wild and wasted waters.
Am              C
Wild and wasted waters.
G             Am
Have come to carry me on.

Am
I'll leave with the evening on my breath.
C
I'll leave with the evening on my breath.
Em                     Am
You'll find my letters when I've left.
F                G              Am
I'm gonna leave. The evening on my breath.

Am
I won't remember the fires of home
C
Won't remember the fires of my home.
Em                Am
My homeless bones churn them ragged stones.
F                G           Am
I won't remember fires of my home.

Am              C
Wild and wasted waters.
Em              Am       
Wild and wasted waters.
Am              C
Wild and wasted waters.
G                  Am
Have come to carry me on.

Solo: Am C Em Am Am C G Am 

Am
May the sickness of my heart be told.
C
May the sickness of my heart be told.
Em (single strum)                      Am(single Stum)    F(single strum)
Let it bleed out in the coffee shop and stagger in the road.
G                                    Am
May the sickness of my heart be told.

Am              C
Wild and wasted water
Em              Am
Wild and wasted water
Am              C
Wild and wasted water.
G                           
Have come to carry me -
G        Am Am        C
Carry me on, carry me on, 
G          Am
Carry me - yes, on.