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Treading Water

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Capo 4
[Intro]
Am G C F
[Verse 1]
  AmNot been Gokay
  CI have been Fdown at the bottom
  AmMaking Gmistakes
  CMaybFe I'm followed by trouble
  AmWhen it Gwas good
  CIt was tFoo good to be true
  AmWhat caGn I say
  CSometimes life Fgets in the AmwayG  F  
N.C.
  Sometimes life gets in the way
[Pre-Chorus]
  FAll of thCese tears fill up a rGiver aroAmund me
  FI'm pushing Charder when the wGater gets Amheavy
  FCause I aCin't letting go
  GFighting Amto stay afloat
  FAll of these Ctears fill up a Griver
[Chorus]
But no more treading waFter C(Water)G  Am  
No more treading waFter C(Water)G  Am  
[Verse 2]
  AmThe river Gwill run
  CI have been Fscared of the water
  AmMy tides G'gonna come
  CWashing awaFy all my problems
  AmI'll make Git through
  CBreaking thFe waves of the blue
  AmNo one to Gblame
  CSometimes life Fgets in the AmwayG  F  
N.C.
  Oh, sometimes life gets in the way
[Pre-Chorus]
  FAll of thCese tears fill up a rGiver aroAmund me
  FI'm pushing Charder when the wGater gets Amheavy
  FCause I aCin't letting go
  GFighting Amto stay afloat
  FAll of these Ctears fill up a Griver
[Chorus 2]
But no more treading waFter C(Water)G  Am  
No more treading watFer (CWater)G  Am  
Treading heavy waFter C(heavy watGer)Am  
Treading heavy waFtersC  G  Am  
[Pre-Chorus]
  FAll of thCese tears fill up a rGiver aroAmund me
  FI'm pushing Charder when the wGater gets Amheavy
  FCause I aCin't letting go
  GFighting Amto stay afloat
  FAll of these Ctears fill up a Griver
[Outro]
  FCause I aCin't letting go
  GFighting Amto stay afloat
  FAll of these Ctears fill up a Griver
  But no more treading wFater C(WaGter)Am  
  No more treading waFter C(WatGer)Am  

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Treading Water

by Chris Kläfford

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

[Intro]

Am G C F

[Verse 1]

Am G

Not been okay

C F

I have been down at the bottom

Am G

Making mistakes

C F

Maybe I'm followed by trouble

Am G

When it was good

C F

It was too good to be true

Am G

What can I say

C F Am G F

Sometimes life gets in the way

N.C.

Sometimes life gets in the way

[Pre-Chorus]

F C G Am

All of these tears fill up a river around me

F C G Am

I'm pushing harder when the water gets heavy

F C

Cause I ain't letting go

G Am

Fighting to stay afloat

F C G

All of these tears fill up a river

[Chorus]

F C G Am

But no more treading water (Water)

F C G Am

No more treading water (Water)

[Verse 2]

Am G

The river will run

C F

I have been scared of the water

Am G

My tides 'gonna come

C F

Washing away all my problems

Am G

I'll make it through

C F

Breaking the waves of the blue

Am G

No one to blame

C F Am G F

Sometimes life gets in the way

N.C.

Oh, sometimes life gets in the way

[Pre-Chorus]

F C G Am

All of these tears fill up a river around me

F C G Am

I'm pushing harder when the water gets heavy

F C

Cause I ain't letting go

G Am

Fighting to stay afloat

F C G

All of these tears fill up a river

[Chorus 2]

F C G Am

But no more treading water (Water)

F C G Am

No more treading water (Water)

F C G Am

Treading heavy water (heavy water)

F C G Am

Treading heavy waters

[Pre-Chorus]

F C G Am

All of these tears fill up a river around me

F C G Am

I'm pushing harder when the water gets heavy

F C

Cause I ain't letting go

G Am

Fighting to stay afloat

F C G

All of these tears fill up a river

[Outro]

F C

Cause I ain't letting go

G Am

Fighting to stay afloat

F C G

All of these tears fill up a river

F C G Am

But no more treading water (Water)

F C G Am

No more treading water (Water)

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