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Title: Above Water
Artist: Melissa Polinar
Album: Calls & Echoes 2014  
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CAPO 3
Odd/Special chords
F#mb5 : 2x221x
   A/B: x2x22x
     A: x02200
     B: x24400
  E/G#: 4x4400
C#add6: x4345x
   F#m: 2x2200
[Verse 1]
Ebleeding til it hurts
the need to start oAmver again
the stEillness with the burn
          F#mb5    A/B  E  
remembering how to begin
Ewhen will it be my turn
when time and AmI become friends?
and hEow will all this work
              F#mb5       A/B  E  
when you know where I have been?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You see, the fAire that was isn’t hBere
                           E/G#C#add6
my heart is hanging onto every fear
Singing the wAords as i try to hBeal
                  E/G#C#add6
this dark and deepest part of me
F#mtrying Eto hold Bon
[Chorus]
EKeep off the ledge, far from the edge now
F#mwave the white flag, it’s time to back down
Ewake up and set to keep your head above F#mwater
Edive in the sea where you can be and
F#mswim in the deep where you and I breathe 
Ewake up and set to keep your head above wF#mater
[Instrumental]
E     F#m     E     F#m
[Verse 2]
Efor all and what its worth
we rose and fAmell but in the end
Ewe learn from how we were
everyone lonAgs tBo preEtend
Edrowning in the dark
even when the sAmun touches our face
Ereaching for the stars
as we look bAack Bin the rEace
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You see, the fire inside disappeared
my heart is always out in the clear
telling myself there’s nothing to fear
when the dark and deepest part of me
is trying to let go
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
AmOh the crashing wEavesF#m  E/G#  
AmBury me til I cF#mhoose to be brBave
[Chorus 2x]
Ending
Ebleeding til it hurts
the need to sAmtart over again

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Above Water

by Melissa Polinar

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/B

E/G#

F#m

Title: Above Water

Artist: Melissa Polinar

2014

Album: Calls & Echoes

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CAPO 3

Odd/Special chords

F#mb5 : 2x221x

A/B

: x2x22x

: x02200

: x24400

E/G#

: 4x4400

C#add6: x4345x

F#m

: 2x2200

[Verse 1]

bleeding til it hurts

the need to start over again

the stillness with the burn

A/B E

F#mb5

remembering how to begin

when will it be my turn

when time and I become friends?

and how will all this work

A/B E

F#mb5

when you know where I have been?

[Pre-Chorus 1]

A B

You see, the fire that was isn’t here

E/G#

C#add6

my heart is hanging onto every fear

A B

Singing the words as i try to heal

E/G#

C#add6

this dark and deepest part of me

F#m E B

trying to hold on

[Chorus]

Keep off the ledge, far from the edge now

F#m

wave the white flag, it’s time to back down

E F#m

wake up and set to keep your head above water

dive in the sea where you can be and

F#m

swim in the deep where you and I breathe

E F#m

wake up and set to keep your head above water

[Instrumental]

E F#m E F#m

[Verse 2]

for all and what its worth

we rose and fell but in the end

we learn from how we were

A B E

everyone longs to pretend

drowning in the dark

even when the sun touches our face

reaching for the stars

A B E

as we look back in the race

[Pre-Chorus 2]

You see, the fire inside disappeared

my heart is always out in the clear

telling myself there’s nothing to fear

when the dark and deepest part of me

is trying to let go

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

Am E F#m E/G#

Oh the crashing waves

Am F#m B

Bury me til I choose to be brave

[Chorus 2x]

Ending

bleeding til it hurts

the need to start over again

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