D
Don't go near the water
G                      D
Don't you think it's sad
D
What's happened to the water
G              A    D
Our water's going bad


[Verse 1]
D         D/C#    D/B         D/A
Oceans, rivers, lakes and streams
G                          D
Have all been touched by man
D             D/C#    D/B    D/A
The poison floating out to sea
G                A       D
Now threatens life on land


[Chorus 2]
D
Don't go near the water
G          D
Ain't it sad
D
What's happened to the water
G            D
It's going bad


[Bridge]
G                            D                   Bm
Don't go near the water  don't go near the water
D                                       Bm
Toothpaste and soap will make our oceans a bubble bath
D                        Bm
So let's avoid an ecological aftermath
D                Bm                    D
Beginning with me, beginning with you


[Chorus 3]
D          D/C#      D/B   D/A
Don't go near the water
G               D
To do it any wrong
D           D/C#       D/B   D/A
To be cool with the water
    G           A         D 
Is the message of this song


[Outro]
D
Let's all help the water
G         D
Right away
D    
Do what we can and ought to
G               D
Let's start today