IntroAmFDmG (x2)
Verse 1AmF
Look at the shadow on our trees
DmG
Seems I'll meet an early dusk
AmF
Loretta looked up, the grey sky low
DmG
Two-by-two on the bus
AmF
Water and anger in our house
DmG
Though she spoke of rainbows
AmF
Reachin' the roof with soakin' shoes
DmG
River's up, where'd she go?
ChorusFGAm
You're wiser oh Loretta
FGFG
You're wiser and only twenty-five
InterludeAmFDmG (x2)
FGAmFGFGVerse 2AmF
During the TV floatin' by
DmG
Through our room and out the door
AmF
Loretta, she prayed for what to do
DmG
If it rained any more
AmF
She was a wash-cloth wet with love
DmG
I was not; she was mine
AmF
I'm in the olive tree next door
DmG
River's up to my eyes
ChorusFGAm
You're wiser, oh Loretta
FGFGAm
Much wiser, and only just in time
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.