Rusted Pipe Chords & Lyrics - Suzanne Vega

[chords]
Em x-x-2-0-0-0
D6/F# x-x-4-0-3-x then x-x-4-0-3-2
A7/C# x-4-5-2-2-3
C6 3-3-5-5-3-5
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
G6/A x-0-5-4-3-0
F7Maj/A x-0-3-2-1-0 or F7Maj x-3-3-2-1-0
E9/F# x-x-4-1-0-0
D9/F# x-x-4-2-5-0 then x-x-4-2-5-2

[INTRO]
[Em](this[D6/F#] phrase [Em]2 tim[D6/F#]es) [A7/C#] [C6]


[VERSE 1]
[Em]Now the time has c[D6/F#]ome to speak [Em] [D6/F#]
[A7/C#]I was not able [C6]
And [Em]water through a r[D6/F#]usted pipe [Em] [D6/F#]
Could [A7/C#]make the sense that i do [C6]

[Em]Gurgle, [D6/F#]mutter
[Em]Hiss, s[D6/F#]tutter
[A7/C#]Moan the words like water
[C6]Rush and foam and choke

Having [Em]waited
This [D6/F#]long of a w[Em]inter
I f[D6/F#]ear i on[A7/C#]ly
Croak[C6] and sigh

[CHORUS]

[Am] [G/A] [Am] [F/A] ou [F/C]
(this phrase 2 times)

[Am]Somewhere d[G/A]eep wit[Am]hin [F/A]
Hear the c[Am]reak
That l[G/A]ets the t[Am]ale be[F/C]gin

(Repeat lyrics 1 time)

[VERSE 2]
[Em]Now the time has c[D6/F#]ome to move [Em] [D6/F#]
[A7/C#] I was not able [C6]
[Em]Water through a r[D6/F#]usted pipe [Em] [D6/F#]
Could [A7/C#]make the moves that i do [C6]

[Em]Stagger, [D6/F#]stumble
[Em]Trip, f[D6/F#]umble
[A7/C#]Creep like a tinkle
[C6]Freezing coffin grip

Having [Em]waited
This [D6/F#]long of a w[Em]inter
I f[D6/F#]ear i on[A7/C#]ly
Slip and s[C6]lide

[CHORUS]

[Am] [G/A] [Am] [F/A] ou [F/C]
(This phrase 2 times)

[Am]Somewhere d[G/A]eep wit[Am]hin [F/A]
Hear the c[Am]reak
That l[G/A]ets the t[Am]ale be[F/C]gin

(Repeat lyrics 1 time)

[Bridge] as intro

[Em](this[D6/F#] phrase [Em]2 tim[D6/F#]es) [A7/C#] [C6]


[VERSE 3]

[E9/F#]Gurgle, [D9/F#]mutter
[E9/F#]Hiss, st[D9/F#]utter
[A7/C#]Moan the words like water
[C6]Rush and foam and choke

Having [E9/F#]waited
This [D9/F#]long of a w[E9/F#]inter
I f[E9/F#]ear i on[A7/C#]ly
Croak[C6] and sigh

[FINAL CHORUS]

[Am] [G/A] [Am] [F/A] ou [F/C]
(this phrase 2 times)

[Am]Somewhere d[G/A]eep wit[Am]hin [F/A]
Hear the c[Am]reak
That l[G/A]ets the t[Am]ale be[F/C]gin

(lyrics 2 times solo and 2 times with voice response)