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Chords in this song3
Intro
G C D x2
Chorus
We were standing,
standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa why oh why oh
Verse 1
Many years ago along the Illinois/Wisconsin border
There was this Indian tribe
They found two babies in the woods white babies
One of them was named Elizabeth. She was the fairer of the two
While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie
Having never seen white girls before
And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes
They named the larger and more beautiful lake Lake Elizabeth
And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway
Became known forever as Lake Marie
Chorus
We were standing,
standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa why oh why oh
Verse 2
Many years later I found myself talking with this girl
Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie
The wind was blowing especially through her hair
There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill
And they was sizzlin'
Many years later we found ourselves in Canada
Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish
Whatever came first, that night she fell asleep in my arms
humming the tune to "Louie Louie"
Ahh baby, we gotta go now
Chorus
We were standing,
standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa why oh why oh
Whoa why oh why oh
Verse 3
The dogs were barking as the cars were parking
The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing
Practically everyone was there in the parking lot by the forest preserve
The police had found two bodies, nay naked bodies
Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some shhharp object
Saw it on the news, the TV news in a black and white video
You know what blood looks like in a black and white video?
Shadows! Shadows! That's what it looks like
All the love we shared between her and me was slammed
Slammed up against the banks of old Lake Marie, Marie!
Chorus
We were standing,
standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa why oh why oh
Whoa why oh why oh
Whoa why oh why oh
Peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Ahhhhhh baby
We gotta go now
Outro
G C D x9
(fade out)
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