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Key: B  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
     G#m466444
      F#244322
       E022100
     C#mx46654
    B/Ebx698xx
     Ebmx68876
       Bx24442
F#/   Bbx143xx
Intro:    Bx4
 G#m   F#     Ex4
Verse 1:
   G#mStanding  F#knee deep in Ecold water
swiftly moving   G#msomehow  F#I 
knew I'd lost someEthing
Interlude:  G#m   F#     Ex2
Verse 2:
   G#mWading  F#waist deep I Esaw a book there in 
the river   G#mwaiting  F#for me to find it Ethere
   G#mI tried  F#to read it Eneck deep treading water
   G#mbut the tide  F#it pulled me out to Esea
Chorus 1: 
Then with Ewater in my eyes the words 
began to rise from their G#mplace
They were Ebeautiful and dread
I reached for them and fed on each G#mphrase
They were C#mhoney on my lips but 
then a bitter B/Ebtwist in my Eside
I knew they'd C#mlay me in my grave 
                         B/Eb(hold)  E  
"Is there no one who can save me?" I cried
Post Chorus:  G#m   F#     Ex2
Verse 3:
   G#mSinking Bdown deep 
through   Ebmcold water
   C#mheavy silence   G#mshadows 
   F#stirring Ebmin the F#gloomE  
   G#mWhat things  F#that lay 
sEbmleeping Edown deep   C#min 
the darkness   G#mwoke then 
  F#to find me Ebmin that F#tomb?E  
Chorus 2:
Then with Ewater in my eyes the words 
began to rise from their G#mplace
They were Ebeautiful and dread
I reached for them and fed on each G#mphrase
They were C#mhoney on my lips but 
then a bitter B/Ebtwist in my Eside
I knew they'd C#mlay me in my grave 
                         B/Eb(hold)      E  F#  
"Is there no one who can save me?" I cried
Bridge:
And when I Blost all hope to look
        F#/Bb  
someone took that heavy 
book from my Ehands all 
its Bweight they set aside after 
Ebmthey had satisF#fied its deEmands
I felt G#mwhite and black reverse
and the F#lifting a Bcurse from my Eheart
Then like G#mone receiving sight
I beF#held a brilliant Ebmlight in the EdarkF#  
Outro:   G#m   F#   B     Ex3,   G#m   F#   Ebm  E(hold)

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Words In The Water

by Thrice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

B/Eb

Ebm

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

G#m

466444

244322

022100

C#m

x46654

B/Eb

x698xx

Ebm

x68876

x24442

F# Bb

/ x143xx

Intro: x4

G#m F# E

Verse 1:

G#m F# E

Standing knee deep in cold water

G#m F#

swiftly moving somehow I

knew I'd lost something

G#m F# E

Interlude: x2

Verse 2:

G#m F# E

Wading waist deep I saw a book there in

G#m F# E

the river waiting for me to find it there

G#m F# E

I tried to read it neck deep treading water

G#m F# E

but the tide it pulled me out to sea

Chorus 1:

Then with water in my eyes the words

G#m

began to rise from their place

They were beautiful and dread

G#m

I reached for them and fed on each phrase

C#m

They were honey on my lips but

B/Eb E

then a bitter twist in my side

C#m

I knew they'd lay me in my grave

B/Eb E

(hold)

"Is there no one who can save me?" I cried

G#m F# E

Post Chorus: x2

Verse 3:

G#m B

Sinking down deep

Ebm

through cold water

C#m G#m

heavy silence shadows

F# Ebm F# E

stirring in the gloom

G#m F#

What things that lay

Ebm E C#m

sleeping down deep in

G#m

the darkness woke then

F# Ebm F# E

to find me in that tomb?

Chorus 2:

Then with water in my eyes the words

G#m

began to rise from their place

They were beautiful and dread

G#m

I reached for them and fed on each phrase

C#m

They were honey on my lips but

B/Eb E

then a bitter twist in my side

C#m

I knew they'd lay me in my grave

B/Eb E F#

(hold)

"Is there no one who can save me?" I cried

Bridge:

And when I lost all hope to look

F# Bb

someone took that heavy

book from my hands all

its weight they set aside after

Ebm F# E

they had satisfied its demands

G#m

I felt white and black reverse

F# B E

and the lifting a curse from my heart

G#m

Then like one receiving sight

F# Ebm E F#

I beheld a brilliant light in the dark

G#m F# B E G#m F# Ebm E

Outro: x3, (hold)

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