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            THE FLOOD (ACOUSTIC)
                OCEAN ALLEY
INTRO:
Bm Em D A
Bm Em D A
Bm Em D A
Bm Em D A
VERSE:
  BmStanding out Emin the rain
  DBut you knAow I feel no pain
  BmAnd I'm sEmoaking wet
  DBut you kAnow I'm fair
VERSE:
BmAnd all the birds siEmngs sound praises
RDeminds me of the bAetter days with
   BmWhen the sEmeas will blow
And the skDies will sAwayA  
CHORUS:
    F#mAnd the sEmky was gBmreyBm  
And the cF#mlouds 
They sEmlowly were drBmifting away
And the F#msun was shEmining dBmown
Woh, shining down on F#mme
Shining down on Emme
Shining down on BmmeBm  
INSTRUMENTAL:
Bm Em D A     Bm Em D A
VERSE:
  BmSo whose gonna Emtake you back now
The sDun has the moon
And the dAog has the cat hey
  BmAnd whose gonna tEmake the blame
Well it's nDot my fault
'Cause I dAon't hold the flame
VERSE:
  BmI used to be like rEmoyalty
'Til you knDocked me off my throne
And you stAole my crown wooh-Bmoh
And I bEmurnt all my bridges
SmDoking cigarettes in this pAaper townA  
CHORUS:
    F#mAnd the sEmky was gBmreyBm  
And the cF#mlouds 
They sEmlowly were drBmifting away
And the F#msun was shEmining dBmown
Woh, shining down on F#mme
Shining down on Emme
Shining down on Bmme
Shining down on Bmme
Shining down on F#mmeEm  Bm  Bm  
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
F#m  Em  Bm  Bm
F#m  Em  Bm  Bm
F#m  Em  Bm  Bm
CHORUS:
    F#mAnd the sEmky was gBmreyBm  
And the cF#mlouds 
They sEmlowly were drBmifting away
And the F#msun was shEmining dBmown
Woh, shining down on F#mme
Shining down on Emme
Shining down on Bmme
Shining down on Bmme
Shining down on F#mme
Shining down on Emme
Shining down on Bmme
Shining down on F#mme
Shining down on Emme
Shining down on Bmme

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The Flood

by Ocean Alley

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F#m

THE FLOOD (ACOUSTIC)

OCEAN ALLEY

INTRO:

Bm Em D A

VERSE:

Bm Em

Standing out in the rain

D A

But you know I feel no pain

Bm Em

And I'm soaking wet

D A

But you know I'm fair

VERSE:

Bm Em

And all the birds sings sound praises

D A

Reminds me of the better days with

Bm Em

When the seas will blow

D A A

And the skies will sway

CHORUS:

F#m Em Bm Bm

And the sky was grey

F#m

And the clouds

Em Bm

They slowly were drifting away

F#m Em Bm

And the sun was shining down

F#m

Woh, shining down on me

Shining down on me

Bm Bm

Shining down on me

INSTRUMENTAL:

Bm Em D A Bm Em D A

VERSE:

Bm Em

So whose gonna take you back now

The sun has the moon

And the dog has the cat hey

Bm Em

And whose gonna take the blame

Well it's not my fault

'Cause I don't hold the flame

VERSE:

Bm Em

I used to be like royalty

'Til you knocked me off my throne

A Bm

And you stole my crown wooh-oh

And I burnt all my bridges

D A A

Smoking cigarettes in this paper town

CHORUS:

F#m Em Bm Bm

And the sky was grey

F#m

And the clouds

Em Bm

They slowly were drifting away

F#m Em Bm

And the sun was shining down

F#m

Woh, shining down on me

Shining down on me

F#m Em Bm Bm

Shining down on me

INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:

F#m Em Bm Bm

CHORUS:

F#m Em Bm Bm

And the sky was grey

F#m

And the clouds

Em Bm

They slowly were drifting away

F#m Em Bm

And the sun was shining down

F#m

Woh, shining down on me

Shining down on me

F#m

Shining down on me

F#m

Shining down on me

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