Тональность: A major
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C
G
D
The
are at an all -time low
Boats are running aground,
calling for a tow
C
Some say we haven't had
enough snow and rain
G
But I say there's underworld
activity to blame
D
It's a shame, but it's true
C
G
D
We've got the Great Lakes Blues
G
It's gotta be diversion,
then it's pumped into trucks
It's shipped off to places
with drought and big bucks
C
It could be going to the Middle East,
across the sea and far away
G
Or maybe closer to home in Vegas,
Texas or LA
D
There's gonna be hell to pay
C
G
D
For these Great Lakes Blues
G
Some say it's just a cycle,
the same in decades past
Climate change brings evaporation,
but there's too much too fast
C
We look to science and history
instead of criminal acts
G
There's gotta be something else
going on behind our backs
D
I guess no one's sure what to do
C
G
D
So we've got the Great Lakes Blues
G
The beaches are bigger,
which you might think is a good thing
Except for the fact
C
that the water's disappearing
Waterfront property's not
the same anymore
G
It's a chore to reach the water
from what used to be the shore
D
It's so much different than before
C
G
D
And it gives you the Great Lakes blues
G
At the new water's edge
You can't help but wonder
what's the deal
Who would have thought fresh water
Was something you could steal
C
Went away for a few years
When I got back it was so strange
G
The lakes weren't so great anymore,
things had changed
C
how many others have them too
G
D
The Great Lakes Blues
G
The lakes, it would seem,
are somehow getting wrecked
And when the water goes away,
there's a trickle down effect
C
From boating to shipping,
to wetlands and fish
G
With numbers all declining,
is it time to make a wish?
D
Makes you wish there was
more you could do
C
G
D
To lose these Great Lakes blues
G
The Chinese fill their tankers
and tow their bags behind
They take our water home
and bottle it,
then sell it back to us online.
C
Corporate brands like Nestle,
Ice Mountain,
and Perrier
G
hide pumps in our woods
to drain out for furs that feed the lakes.
D
It's not too late to regulate it,
C
but till then we'll have those
G
D
Great Lakes Blues.
G
They call it blue gold
and we've got pirates
from all around
Politicians in bed with corporations
who buy the rights underground
C
They siphon it in secrecy
faster than nature can replace it
G
Millions of gallons a year
stockpiled for privatization
D
It's time we take a stand
G
D
to lose these Great Lakes blues.
G
Water's everywhere in Michigan,
just like cars.
But the auto industry's gone now,
they took what was ours.
C
Now they're taking our water,
and I say it's time to raise the stakes
G
Before we have to rename them
all the good lakes
D
It's time we take control of our faith
C
G
D
An d lose these Great Lakes Blues
G
We've always thought of it as free
Never thought we'd run out
But as the world gets more thirsty
It's time to raise a doubt
C
It's not deep enough for keelboats
No docks are long enough
G
I never thought smooth sailing
would become so rough
D
We're getting stuck in the mud
C
G
D
With the Great Lakes Blues
G
Now I'm not one for conspiracy theories
But there must be more to it
Some say water's the world's next oil
And there's shortages to prove it
C
I say we start charging for it,
and when the last drop is dropped
G
We can afford desalinization
till our oceans are all gone
D
It won't take very long,
C
but till then we'll have the
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D
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Great Lakes blues
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