Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Start tearing the old man down

 Run past the heather and down to the old road

 Start turning the grain into the ground

 Roll a new leaf over

 In the middle of the night there's an old man

 Treading around in the gathered rain

Hey mister if you want to walk on water

 Would you drop a line my way

Chorus

  Omaha

 Somewhere in middle America

Get right to the heart of matters

 It's the heart that matters more

 I think you'd better turn your ticket in

 And leave your money right at the door

Verse 2

Start threading the needle

Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room

Start turning the wool across the wire

Roll the new life over

In the middle of the night there's an old man

Threading his toes through a bucket of rain

Hey mister if you want to walk on water

You're only going to walk all over me

Chorus

Verse 3

Start running the banner down

Drop past the color come up through the summer rain

Start turning the girl into the ground

Roll a new life over

In the middle of the night there's a young man

Rolling around in the earth and rain

Hey mister if you're going to walk on water, you know

You're only going to walk all over me

Chorus