Capo 1
[D]A lonely mother gazing [A]out of the window
Staring [D7]at a son that she just can't [G]touch
If at any [D]time he's in a jam, she'll be [A]by his side
But he doesn't [D7]realize he hurts her so [G]much
[D]But all the praying just ain't [A]helping at all
'Cause he can't [D7]seem to keep himself out of [G]trouble
So he goes out [D]and he makes his money the best [A]way he knows how
Another [D7]body laying cold in the [G]gutter, listen to me
[D]Don't go chasing [A]waterfalls
Please stick to the [D7]rivers and the lakes that you're [G]used to
I know that you're [D]gonna have it your way or [A]nothing at all
But I think you're [D7]moving too fast [G]
[D]Little precious has a [A]natural obsession
For temp [D7]tation, but he just can't [G]see
[D]She gives him loving that his [A]body can't handle
But all [D7]he can say is, "Baby, it's [G]good to me"
One [D]day, he goes and takes a [A]glimpse in the mirror
But he [D7]doesn't recognize his own [G]face
[D]His health is fading, and he [A]doesn't know why
Three letters [D7]took him to his final [G]resting place, y'all don't hear me
[D]Don't go chasing [A]waterfalls
Please stick to the [D7]rivers and the lakes that you're [G]used to
I know that you're [D]gonna have it your way or [A]nothing at all
But I think you're [D7]moving too fast [G]
[D]Don't go chasing [A]waterfalls
Please stick to the [D7]rivers and the lakes that you're [G]used to
I know that you're [D]gonna have it your way or [A]nothing at all
But I think you're [D7]moving too fast [G]
Come on! [D]I seen a rainbow yesterday, but too many storms
[A]Have come and gone, leaving a trace of not one God-given ray
[D7]Is it because my life is ten shades of gray?
I pray all [G]ten fade away, seldom praise Him for the sunny days
[D]And like His promise is true, only my faith can undo
[A]The many chances I blew to bring my life to anew
[D7]Clear blue and unconditional skies
Have dried the [G]tears from my eyes, no more lonely cries
My [D]only bleeding hope is for the folk who can't cope
With such an [A]endurin' pain that it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain
[D7]Who's to blame for tooting 'caine into your own vein?
[G]What a shame, you shoot and aim for someone else's brain
You [D]claim the insane, and name this day in time For falling prey to crime
I [A]say the system got you victim to your own mind
[D7]Dreams are hopeless aspirations in hopes of coming true
[G]Believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you
[D]Don't go chasing [A]waterfalls
Please stick to the [D7]rivers and the lakes that you're [G]used to
I know that you're [D]gonna have it your way or [A]nothing at all
But I think you're [D7]moving too fast [G]
[D]Don't go chasing [A]waterfalls
Please stick to the [D7]rivers and the lakes that you're [G]used to
I know that you're [D]gonna have it your way or [A]nothing at all
But I think you're [D7]moving too fast [G]
