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The Waves Have Come

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Tuning: EADGBE
Capo: 2
Chords relative to capo
* = single strum
 Em/B= x22000
C* Em/B* Em*
the pCain fEm/Borms a ciGrcle Em  
with a liCght Em/Bat the ceGnterEm  
Ci can see it from Em/Bhere the end is GcomingEm  
Cand all the Em/Bwait, it was for GnothingEm  
i covCered you in Em/Broyal jeGllyEm  
Ci made you qEm/Bueen and you foGrgave meEm  
Cwe’ll be given the Em/Bworld in the riGght timeEm  
Cbut we made our Em/Bown and left it eGmptyEm  
               C*
this will be ours
                    Em/B*
’cause we’re the concept
                 C*
and we’re the flawed
                Em/B*
and we’re the answer
Em/B Em
Cyou said to Em/Bme it won’t be lGong nowEm  
Cyou’ll leave the wEm/Borld and you will joiGn me hereEm  
Cmy flesh is aEm/Bfraid but i am nGotEm  
Ccause love now is Em/Bonly the pain of neeGdingEm  
Cthey took your Em/Bsmell, they took your shGadowEm  
Cand i’m searching throuEm/Bgh faces for someone famGiliarEm  
Ci clawed and i Em/Bclawed but i couldn’t find Gyou thereEm  
Cyou wouldn’t Em/Bwake i couldn’t slGeep for yearsEm  
this will be oCurs
’cause we’re the the cEm/Boncept
and we’re the flCawed
and we’re the aEm/Bnswer
and we’re the stCars
it won’t be lEm/Bong now
it will be ouCrs
it will be Em/Bours
 C   Em/Bx2
    C   Em/Bx2
Oooh Oooh
Gcreation was the only word
Emthat made you feel you never were
B7an endless hope is all it was
Dsus2and holding sacred Bmall we were
Gand don’t forsake the way we were
Emand don’t tell me you never would
B7and we don’t need physical things
Dsus2to make us feel and Bmmake us dream
Gwhen earth cracks open and swallows then
Emwe’ll never be tired again
B7and we’ll be given everything
Dsus2the moment we realize we’re Bmnot in control
Gand all you know gets older when
Emthe sun goes down and everything 
B7begins to fade away the waves 
Dsus2have come and taken Bmyou to sea 
Gnever to return to me
Emnever to return to me
                 B7   G*
never to return to me
G* Em* B7* Dsus2* Bm* x6
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The Waves Have Come

by Chelsea Wolfe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

Dsus2

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Tuning: EADGBE

Capo: 2

Chords relative to capo

* = single strum

Em/B

= x22000

C* Em/B* Em*

C Em/B G Em

the pain forms a circle

C Em/B G Em

with a light at the center

C Em/B G Em

i can see it from here the end is coming

C Em/B G Em

and all the wait, it was for nothing

C Em/B G Em

i covered you in royal jelly

C Em/B G Em

i made you queen and you forgave me

C Em/B G Em

we’ll be given the world in the right time

C Em/B G Em

but we made our own and left it empty

this will be ours

Em/B

’cause we’re the concept

and we’re the flawed

Em/B

and we’re the answer

Em/B Em

C Em/B G Em

you said to me it won’t be long now

C Em/B G Em

you’ll leave the world and you will join me here

C Em/B G Em

my flesh is afraid but i am not

C Em/B G Em

cause love now is only the pain of needing

C Em/B G Em

they took your smell, they took your shadow

C Em/B G Em

and i’m searching through faces for someone familiar

C Em/B G Em

i clawed and i clawed but i couldn’t find you there

C Em/B G Em

you wouldn’t wake i couldn’t sleep for years

this will be ours

Em/B

’cause we’re the the concept

and we’re the flawed

Em/B

and we’re the answer

and we’re the stars

Em/B

it won’t be long now

it will be ours

Em/B

it will be ours

C Em/B

Oooh Oooh

creation was the only word

that made you feel you never were

an endless hope is all it was

Dsus2 Bm

and holding sacred all we were

and don’t forsake the way we were

and don’t tell me you never would

and we don’t need physical things

Dsus2 Bm

to make us feel and make us dream

when earth cracks open and swallows then

we’ll never be tired again

and we’ll be given everything

Dsus2 Bm

the moment we realize we’re not in control

and all you know gets older when

the sun goes down and everything

begins to fade away the waves

Dsus2 Bm

have come and taken you to sea

never to return to me

B7 G

never to return to me

G* Em* B7* Dsus2* Bm* x6

Strumming pattern: either all down strokes or alternating down up following the piano

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