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Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
Chords used:
    Bm: x24432
 Gmaj7: 320002 or 3x0002 or 320032 or 3x0032
[Intro]
 D|  G|  D| A  
 D|  G|  D| A  
[Verse] 
     DMy mirror's Emlaughing at me
Says, Gboy, are you getting Dold?
     DThere's so much Emjunk in your life
What you've Ggot, you don't even Dknow
     DDon't take a Emphone company
To tell you Glife's pay as you goD  
     DI wonder Emhow much of life is 
Gset up in útero?D  
A
[Chorus]
Under the waDterfall, under the waGterfall
Under the waDterfall, it's cool and cold, and Aclear
[Verse]
         DWatching Emtoo much TV
I'm an Gactor in a puppet Dshow
    DThere's so much Emstuff in my life
No Groom for me to Dgrow
    DOne day I'm going to Embreak from my life
Due Gsouth down to MexiDco
     DI'm going to Emburn down my house
It's the Gonly way to let it Dgo
[Chorus]
Under the waDterfall, under the waGterfall
Under the waDterfall, it's cool and cold, and Aclear
DRun your hands 'cross the flanks of a horse
Feel the Gpulse of blood, feel the heat and the force
It's an Dantidote to a life spent on the Abeat
That's the Dbeat of concrete, the beat of machines
Of Gmobile phones and plasma screens
DHow much junk in my life do I really Aneed?
[Chorus]
Under the waDterfall, under the waGterfall
Under the waDterfall, it's cool and cold, and Aclear
AI'm so cynical,    Gwhere I need to play?
AI'm so cynical,    Gfind another way
AI'm so cynical,    GI can't change
DOne drop is Glonely, Dtwo drops oGkay
BmThree drops can Gmake a spray
BmFour drops get Gcarried away, Adive
[Chorus]
Under the waDterfall, under the waGterfall
Under the waDterfall, it's cool and cold, and Aclear
Under the waDterfall, under the waGterfall
Under the waDterfall, it's cool and cold, and Aclear
[Outro] 
     D|      G|      D| A  
     D|      G|   Bm   A| Gmaj7  
  Bm   A|  Gmaj7|   Bm   A| Gmaj7  

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Waterfall

by James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Always loved this song. Enjoy the tab!

Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)

Chords used:

: x24432

Gmaj7

: 320002 or 3x0002 or 320032 or 3x0032

[Intro]

D G D A

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D G D A

| | |

[Verse]

D Em

My mirror's laughing at me

G D

Says, boy, are you getting old?

D Em

There's so much junk in your life

G D

What you've got, you don't even know

D Em

Don't take a phone company

G D

To tell you life's pay as you go

D Em

I wonder how much of life is

G D

set up in útero?

[Chorus]

D G

Under the waterfall, under the waterfall

D A

Under the waterfall, it's cool and cold, and clear

[Verse]

D Em

Watching too much TV

G D

I'm an actor in a puppet show

D Em

There's so much stuff in my life

G D

No room for me to grow

D Em

One day I'm going to break from my life

G D

Due south down to Mexico

D Em

I'm going to burn down my house

G D

It's the only way to let it go

[Chorus]

D G

Under the waterfall, under the waterfall

D A

Under the waterfall, it's cool and cold, and clear

Run your hands 'cross the flanks of a horse

Feel the pulse of blood, feel the heat and the force

D A

It's an antidote to a life spent on the beat

That's the beat of concrete, the beat of machines

Of mobile phones and plasma screens

D A

How much junk in my life do I really need?

[Chorus]

D G

Under the waterfall, under the waterfall

D A

Under the waterfall, it's cool and cold, and clear

A G

I'm so cynical, where I need to play?

A G

I'm so cynical, find another way

A G

I'm so cynical, I can't change

D G D G

One drop is lonely, two drops okay

Bm G

Three drops can make a spray

Bm G A

Four drops get carried away, dive

[Chorus]

D G

Under the waterfall, under the waterfall

D A

Under the waterfall, it's cool and cold, and clear

D G

Under the waterfall, under the waterfall

D A

Under the waterfall, it's cool and cold, and clear

[Outro]

D G D A

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D G Bm A Gmaj7

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Bm A Gmaj7 Bm A Gmaj7

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