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Tempest

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BmWe are two ships Gpassing
How long will this Dlast
We haven't had the F#7time to work it Gout
BmSitting in the bacGkseat
Who knows where our Dpaths meet
You keep shouting F#7"we gotta work it oGut"
You gotta belDieve me Awhen I Emsay I Gknow
(Gotta work it out)
You aren't riDding oAn this Emwave aGlone
(Gotta work it out)
Gotta belDieve me Awhen I Emsay I Gknow
(Gotta work it out)
I already Dknow, I Aknow, I Emknow, I Gknow
BmYell all that you Gwant to
We'll yell it right back Dto you
Back and forth uF#7ntil we tire Gout
BmTemper into tempGest
Washes off the mDadness
We're still left with F#7figuring shit Gout
You gotta belDieve me Awhen I Emsay I Gknow
(Gotta work it out)
You aren't riDding oAn this Emwave aGlone
(Gotta work it out)
Gotta belDieve me Awhen I Emsay I Gknow
(Gotta work it out)
I already Dknow, I Aknow, I Emknow, I Gknow
Em7The seeds of what you say all beg foA7sus4r reasonA7  
                            F#7(Gdim)*   G  
Plant them deep so we can disregard them
Em7Just get out of your pretty little headA7sus4  A7  
F#7I'm just waking up to get back into Gbed
Em7The seeds of what you say all beg for A7sus4reasonA7  
F#7Plant them deeply so we can reGlease them
Em7Listening to every word you sayA7sus4  A7  
F#7You're just waking up to get back inGto bed
You aren't rDiding Aon this Emwave aloGne
You aren't rDiding Aon this Emwave aloGne
You aren't rDiding Aon this Emwave aloGne
I already Dknow, I Aknow, I Emknow, I Gknow
You gotta beDlieve me Awhen I Emsay I Gknow
I already Dknow, I Aknow, I Emknow, I Gknow
ADlrightAm  Em  G  
I already Dknow, I Amknow, I kEmnow, I kGnow
*Gdim can be played here but it's optional. I'd play it 355633
I hope this is accurate

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Tempest

by Lucius

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#7

Em7

A7sus4

Gdim

Bm G

We are two ships passing

How long will this last

F#7 G

We haven't had the time to work it out

Bm G

Sitting in the backseat

Who knows where our paths meet

F#7 G

You keep shouting "we gotta work it out"

D A Em G

You gotta believe me when I say I know

(Gotta work it out)

D A Em G

You aren't riding on this wave alone

(Gotta work it out)

D A Em G

Gotta believe me when I say I know

(Gotta work it out)

D A Em G

I already know, I know, I know, I know

Bm G

Yell all that you want to

We'll yell it right back to you

F#7 G

Back and forth until we tire out

Bm G

Temper into tempest

Washes off the madness

F#7 G

We're still left with figuring shit out

D A Em G

You gotta believe me when I say I know

(Gotta work it out)

D A Em G

You aren't riding on this wave alone

(Gotta work it out)

D A Em G

Gotta believe me when I say I know

(Gotta work it out)

D A Em G

I already know, I know, I know, I know

Em7 A7sus4 A7

The seeds of what you say all beg for reason

F#7 Gdim G

()*

Plant them deep so we can disregard them

Em7 A7sus4 A7

Just get out of your pretty little head

F#7 G

I'm just waking up to get back into bed

Em7 A7sus4 A7

The seeds of what you say all beg for reason

F#7 G

Plant them deeply so we can release them

Em7 A7sus4 A7

Listening to every word you say

F#7 G

You're just waking up to get back into bed

D A Em G

You aren't riding on this wave alone

D A Em G

You aren't riding on this wave alone

D A Em G

You aren't riding on this wave alone

D A Em G

I already know, I know, I know, I know

D A Em G

You gotta believe me when I say I know

D A Em G

I already know, I know, I know, I know

D Am Em G

Alright

D Am Em G

I already know, I know, I know, I know

*Gdim can be played here but it's optional. I'd play it 355633

I hope this is accurate

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