Waterfalls by TLC

Intro]
F C D# A#
 
 
[Verse]
F                      C
A lonely mother gazing out of her window
        D#                           A#
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
          F                             C
If at any time he's in a jam, she'll be by his side
               D#                      A#
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
 
F                              C
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
                D#                           A#
'cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble
               F                               C
So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how
        D#                      A#
Another body laying cold in the gutter
 
Listen to me
 
 
[Chorus]
F                C
Don't go chasing waterfalls
                    D#
Please stick to the rivers
                          A#
And the lakes that you're used to
                   F
I know that you're gonna have it your way
   C
Or nothing at all
                   D#              A#
But I think you're moving too fast
 
 
[Verse]
F                     C
Little precious has a natural obsession
        D#                       A#
For temptation but he just can't see
F                             C
She gives him loving that his body can't handle
        D#                       A#
But all he can say is baby it's good to me
F                           C
One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror
       D#                        A#
But he doesn't recognize his own face
F                           C
His health is fading and he doesn't know why
          D#                    A#
3 letters took him to his final resting place
 
Y'all don't hear me?
 
 
[Chorus]
F                C
Don't go chasing waterfalls
                    D#
Please stick to the rivers
                          A#
And the lakes that you're used to
                   F
I know that you're gonna have it your way
   C
Or nothing at all
                   D#              A#
But I think you're moving too fast
 
[Chorus]
 
F                C
Don't go chasing waterfalls
                    D#
Please stick to the rivers
                          A#
And the lakes that you're used to
                   F
I know that you're gonna have it your way
   C
Or nothing at all
                   D#              A#
But I think you're moving too fast
 
Come on, come on
 
 
[Verse]
F
I seen a rainbow yesterday
             C
But too many storms have come and gone
                                     D#
Leavin' a trace of not one God-given ray
Is it because my life is ten shades of gray?
           A#
I pray all ten fade away
Seldom praise Him for the sunny days
 
F
And like His promise is true
                       C
Only my faith can undo
The many chances I blew
                         D#
To bring my life to anew
Clear blue and unconditional skies
               A#
Have dried the tears from my eyes
No more lonely cries
 
F
My only bleedin' hope            
Is for the folk who can't cope
             C
With such an endurin' pain
That it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain
D#
Who's to blame for tootin' 'caine into your own vein?
A#
What a shame you shoot and aim for someone else's brain
F
You claim the insane and name this day in time
                          C
For fallin' prey to crime
I say the system got you victim to your own mind
D#
Dreams are hopeless aspirations
                   A#
In hopes of comin' true believe in yourself the rest is up to me and you
 
[Chorus]
 
F                C
Don't go chasing waterfalls
                    D#
Please stick to the rivers
                          A#
And the lakes that you're used to
                   F
I know that you're gonna have it your way
   C
Or nothing at all
                   D#              A#
But I think you're moving too fast
 
[Chorus]
 
F                C
Don't go chasing waterfalls
                    D#
Please stick to the rivers
                          A#
And the lakes that you're used to
                   F
I know that you're gonna have it your way
   C
Or nothing at all
                   D#              A#
But I think you're moving too fast

Ranked #2 in 1995 by Billboard Top 100!

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