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[Intro]
Em Bm D A
[Verse 1]
   EmGoing Bminto the water
   DTo beAcome someone other
   Em'Cause there's Bmno one else I want to DbeA  
   EmI was Bmnever a crier, Dwhile I Awas under water
   EmIs there Bmnowhere else I can Dbe?A  
[Pre-Chorus]
   EmTake me Bmback to the place
I Dknow this is not my Ahome, I'm mistaken
   EmTake me Bmback to the place
I Dknow I'm mistakeAn
[Chorus]
I say
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmOoh ooh ooh oooh oooohBm  
DOoh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh
AHead under the water
EmOoh ooh ooh oooh oooohBm  
DOoh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh
AHead under the water
Em  Bm  D  A
[Verse 2]
   EmI'ma Bmtear up and fight in
   DA Arace for the shoreline
   EmTearing Bmdown to the turquoise DseaA  
   EmTherein Bmnothing is heavy
   DOnly the Adark blue scares me
   EmCircle Bmround, I'm avoiding the DdeepA  
[Pre-Chorus]
   EmTake me Bmback to the place
I Dknow this is not my Ahome, I'm mistaken
   EmTake me Bmback to the place
I Dknow I'm mistakeAn
[Chorus]
I say
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmOoh ooh ooh oooh oooohBm  
DOoh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh
AHead under the water
EmOoh ooh ooh oooh oooohBm  
DOoh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh
AHead under the water
[Bridge]
EmWhile I was drifting aBmway with the turtles
I Dheld back my shell from the Atide
I Emcarry you like a home Bmwherever I go
'cause Dthat's when I'm feeling alAive
[Chorus]
I say
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmPut your head back, Bmlay your hair down
DListen to the waves, put your Ahead under the water
EmOoh ooh ooh oooh oooohBm  
DOoh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh
AHead under the water
EmOoh ooh ooh oooh oooohBm  
DOoh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh
AHead under the waterEm  

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Curaçao

by Emma Bale

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em Bm D A

[Verse 1]

Em Bm

Going into the water

D A

To become someone other

Em Bm D A

'Cause there's no one else I want to be

Em Bm D A

I was never a crier, while I was under water

Em Bm D A

Is there nowhere else I can be?

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Bm

Take me back to the place

D A

I know this is not my home, I'm mistaken

Em Bm

Take me back to the place

D A

I know I'm mistaken

[Chorus]

I say

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

Head under the water

Em Bm

Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

Head under the water

Em Bm D A

[Verse 2]

Em Bm

I'ma tear up and fight in

D A

A race for the shoreline

Em Bm D A

Tearing down to the turquoise sea

Em Bm

Therein nothing is heavy

D A

Only the dark blue scares me

Em Bm D A

Circle round, I'm avoiding the deep

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Bm

Take me back to the place

D A

I know this is not my home, I'm mistaken

Em Bm

Take me back to the place

D A

I know I'm mistaken

[Chorus]

I say

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

Head under the water

Em Bm

Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

Head under the water

[Bridge]

Em Bm

While I was drifting away with the turtles

D A

I held back my shell from the tide

Em Bm

I carry you like a home wherever I go

D A

'cause that's when I'm feeling alive

[Chorus]

I say

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Put your head back, lay your hair down

D A

Listen to the waves, put your head under the water

Em Bm

Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

Head under the water

Em Bm

Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

A Em

Head under the water

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