| D | G | D | |
| I saw the shoals at night, | with the moon | above. |
| A7sus4 | |
| I felt an obligation, and | heard your voice again. |
| D | G | |
| If you were here once, you were | here a hundred times. |
| D | A7sus4 | |
| If I reached out tonight, I f | ound I couldn't fight it. |
| B | A | B | |
| If you were here | once, you were here a hundred | times. |
| A | |
| Ohhhhhh |
| D | G | D | |
| Best as a wishing star, I | saw you better far | away, |
| A7sus4 | |
| and I felt obligation, and | heard your voice again. |
| D | G | D | |
| Hear the rush of water, | passing over the | shoals. |
| A7sus4 | |
| Hear my heartbeat rather, if | I reached out tonight. |
| B | A | B | |
| If I reach out | tonight and find I can't | fight it, |
| A | |
| and look to the | stars, and wander towards a |
| D | G | D | |
| heartfelt obligation, a | place that you called | home |
| A7sus4 | |
| and heard your voice | again, but it's too late. |
| D | G | |
| You left long ago, and now you're | probably dead and gone, |
| D | A7sus4 | B | A | |
| and | I'm left here with the | water and the shoals and a | tainted obli | gation. |
| B | A | |
| Ohhhhhh |
| D | G | D | A7sus4 |
| B | A | |
| Tainted obli | gations |
| B | A | |
| Tainted obli | gations |
| B | A | |
| Ohhhhhh |
| B | A | |
| Ohhhhhh |