Intro
Am F Dm G (x2) 
 
Verse 1
Am                           F 
   Look at the shadow on our trees 
           Dm            G 
Seems I'll meet an early dusk 
Am                               F 
  Loretta looked up, the grey sky low 
        Dm        G 
Two-by-two on the bus 
Am                       F 
  Water and anger in our house 
            Dm          G 
Though she spoke of rainbows 
Am                               F 
  Reachin' the roof with soakin' shoes 
        Dm              G 
River's up, where'd she go? 
 
Chorus
F        G      Am 
  You're wiser    oh Loretta 
F        G         F           G 
  You're wiser and only twenty-five 
 
Interlude
Am F Dm G (x2) 
F G Am 
F G F G 
 
Verse 2
Am                       F 
  During the TV floatin' by 
            Dm               G 
Through our room and out the door 
Am                               F 
  Loretta, she prayed for what to do 
       Dm        G 
If it rained any more 
Am                              F 
  She was a wash-cloth wet with love 
      Dm            G 
I was not; she was mine 
Am                           F 
  I'm in the olive tree next door 
        Dm        G 
River's up to my eyes 
 
Chorus
F        G      Am 
  You're wiser,   oh Loretta 
F       G          F           G     Am 
  Much wiser, and only just in time