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Flood Waters

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Standard Tuning
Entire song is picked, but strumming it won't kill anyone... hopefully.
For the Am, I use an Am7, mainly because I think it sounds more appropriate,
but both Am and Am7 work.
[Intro]
|     G|     G|
[Verse 1]
GHigher than the yonder FmouCntaGin and deeper than the AmseaC  
  GFrom the breadth of the Feast unto the Cwest
Is the Glove that started with a DseeCd
[Verse 2]
GStronger than the wildest FhorCses Gand the rising AmtideC  
  GThe chords of death hung so Fheavy round our Cnecks
Will be Gleft at the great diDvidCe
[Chorus 1]
   EmFlood Cwaters GriDse,   Am  Cbut it won't Gwash Daway
   EmLove Cnever GdieDs,   Am  Cit will hold Gon more Dfierce than Cgraves
[Instrumental Break]
|      G|   F    C|      G|  Am    C|
[Verse 3]
GFarther than the pale moon FriCses Gupon the open AmplainCs
  GPast the time of the Flongest blood Cline
There Gshines an immortal DflamCe
[Verse 4]
GSomewhere in between fForCeveGr and the passing AmdayCs
  GThere's a place moth and Frust cannot lay Cwaste
This iGs grace, the face of DlovCe
[Chorus 2]
   EmFlood Cwaters GriDse,   Am  Cbut it won't Gwash Daway
   EmLove Cnever GdieDs,   Am  Cit will hold Gon more Dfierce than
   EmFlood Cwaters GriDse,   Am  Cbut it won't Gwash Daway
   EmLove Cnever GdieDs,   Am  Cit will hold Gon more Dfierce than Cgraves
[Outro]
|      G|   F    C|      G|  Am    C|
End with downstroke on G chord.

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Flood Waters

by Josh Garrels

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

Entire song is picked, but strumming it won't kill anyone... hopefully.

For the Am, I use an Am7, mainly because I think it sounds more appropriate,

but both Am and Am7 work.

[Intro]

G G

| | |

[Verse 1]

G F C G Am C

Higher than the yonder mountain and deeper than the sea

G F C

From the breadth of the east unto the west

G D C

Is the love that started with a seed

[Verse 2]

G F C G Am C

Stronger than the wildest horses and the rising tide

G F C

The chords of death hung so heavy round our necks

G D C

Will be left at the great divide

[Chorus 1]

Em C G D Am C G D

Flood waters rise, but it won't wash away

Em C G D Am C G D C

Love never dies, it will hold on more fierce than graves

[Instrumental Break]

G F C G Am C

| | | | |

[Verse 3]

G F C G Am C

Farther than the pale moon rises upon the open plains

G F C

Past the time of the longest blood line

G D C

There shines an immortal flame

[Verse 4]

G F C G Am C

Somewhere in between forever and the passing days

G F C

There's a place moth and rust cannot lay waste

G D C

This is grace, the face of love

[Chorus 2]

Em C G D Am C G D

Flood waters rise, but it won't wash away

Em C G D Am C G D

Love never dies, it will hold on more fierce than

Em C G D Am C G D

Flood waters rise, but it won't wash away

Em C G D Am C G D C

Love never dies, it will hold on more fierce than graves

[Outro]

G F C G Am C

| | | | |

End with downstroke on G chord.

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