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Water Slides

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Mew - Water Slides
Standard tuning
Capo on 1st fret
e|Fsus4--1--|
B|--1--|
G|--3--|
D|--3--|
A|--1--|
E|--1--|
Intro:
Am  Fsus4  C   A#
Verse 1:
AmAlways not to Fsus4exaggerated Cfights
Or to A#defy
AmGo away like you Fsus4always do your entire Clife
You're saying Gmbye
Pre-chorus:
DmFool in the night
Wake in the night
Oh A#let me go, old dinosauCr
From the right to the wrong Gmsettle
Chorus:
For A#such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Dm7floor
(ah ah ah ah ah Cah ah)
For Csuch a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Ffloor
(ah ah ah ah ah Amah ah)
Verse 2:
DmHaunted all this time
Don't know how to Cfly
We know you're A#there
DmFlashlight as your A#guide
Sticky from your Cdye
Unfurling Gmhair
Pre-chorus:
DmFool in the night
Stay every night
Oh A#let me go, old dinosauCr
From the right to the wrong A#settle
DmCover me with your long A#feathers
When I die
CCircle me in your long Gmfeathers, feathers, feathers, feathers
Chorus:
For A#such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Dm7floor
(ah ah ah ah ah Cah ah)
For Csuch a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Ffloor
(ah ah ah ah ah Amah ah)
Bridge:
    D#5  E5So alive though our wolves might talk about it every day
    Don't want to say no more now
    'Cause we ain't gonna lie to you
    (We're writing cursive too )
    Our signs, our water slides
Chorus:
For A#such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Dm7floor
(ah ah ah ah ah Cah ah)
For Csuch a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Ffloor
(ah ah ah ah ah Amah ah)
For A#such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Dm7floor
(ah ah ah ah ah Cah ah)
For Csuch a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom Ffloor
(ah ah ah ah ah Amah ah)
Outro:
      A#  GmDon't don'tDm7  C  
For Csuch a long time I didn't know if I'd find you
GmSay stop, made up, lying on the bathroom FfloorAm  
A#   Gm   Dm7   C
C    Gm   F    Am
A#
Great song!

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Water Slides

by Mew

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Dm7

D#5

Mew - Water Slides

Standard tuning

Capo on 1st fret

Fsus4

e|--1--|

B|--1--|

G|--3--|

D|--3--|

A|--1--|

E|--1--|

Intro:

Am Fsus4 C A#

Verse 1:

Am Fsus4 C

Always not to exaggerated fights

Or to defy

Am Fsus4 C

Go away like you always do your entire life

You're saying bye

Pre-chorus:

Fool in the night

Wake in the night

A# C

Oh let me go, old dinosaur

From the right to the wrong settle

Chorus:

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm Dm7

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm F

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

Verse 2:

Haunted all this time

Don't know how to fly

We know you're there

Dm A#

Flashlight as your guide

Sticky from your dye

Unfurling hair

Pre-chorus:

Fool in the night

Stay every night

A# C

Oh let me go, old dinosaur

From the right to the wrong settle

Dm A#

Cover me with your long feathers

When I die

C Gm

Circle me in your long feathers, feathers, feathers, feathers

Chorus:

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm Dm7

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm F

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

Bridge:

D#5 E5

So alive though our wolves might talk about it every day

Don't want to say no more now

'Cause we ain't gonna lie to you

(We're writing cursive too )

Our signs, our water slides

Chorus:

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm Dm7

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm F

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm Dm7

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm F

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)

Outro:

A# Gm Dm7 C

Don't don't

For such a long time I didn't know if I'd find you

Gm F Am

Say stop, made up, lying on the bathroom floor

A# Gm Dm7 C

C Gm F Am

Great song!

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