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The Well
JJ Heller
CAPO 4
    Ax02220
   B7x21202
    Cx32010
    Dxx0232
  D/G3x0232
   Em022000
    G320003
VERSE 1:
I bought iCnto the lGie
And I spDent all my gGold
When I fCeel half alGive
How will I eDver be whole
And I barCtered my drGeams 
For glB7itter and sEmmoke
I was rCich as a kDing
But my heCart was brGoke
CHORUS:
CYou aGre
CYou aGre the well
CYou aGre the well 
That neDver runs dGry
CYou aGre
B7You Emare the well
CYou aDre the well 
That neCver runs dGry
INTERLUDE:
C  G  C  G  C  G  D  G
VERSE 2:
I folClowed my heGart
But it lDed me asGtray
I shCould not have gGone
But I wDent aD/Gnyway
Now I fCind myself hGere
All batB7tered and bruEmised
I was chaCsing the wDind
I should have been chaCsing YGou
Oh, I should have been chaCsing YGou, oh
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
DHere in the desert
COut in the wastGeland
DNothing but sand and stConeG  
DThere is a river
CThere is a fouGntain
EmDeep enough for every sAoul
AOh, deep enough for every soul
REPEAT CHORUS
CODA:
Oh, that neCver runs dGry
That neDver runs Emdry
COh, You aDre the well
That neCver runs dGry

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The Well

by JJ Heller

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/G

The Well

JJ Heller

CAPO 4

x02220

x21202

x32010

xx0232

D/G

3x0232

022000

320003

VERSE 1:

C G

I bought into the lie

D G

And I spent all my gold

C G

When I feel half alive

How will I ever be whole

C G

And I bartered my dreams

B7 Em

For glitter and smoke

C D

I was rich as a king

C G

But my heart was broke

CHORUS:

C G

You are

C G

You are the well

C G

You are the well

D G

That never runs dry

C G

You are

B7 Em

You are the well

C D

You are the well

C G

That never runs dry

INTERLUDE:

C G C G C G D G

VERSE 2:

C G

I followed my heart

D G

But it led me astray

C G

I should not have gone

D D/G

But I went anyway

C G

Now I find myself here

B7 Em

All battered and bruised

C D

I was chasing the wind

C G

I should have been chasing You

C G

Oh, I should have been chasing You, oh

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE:

Here in the desert

C G

Out in the wasteland

D C G

Nothing but sand and stone

There is a river

C G

There is a fountain

Em A

Deep enough for every soul

Oh, deep enough for every soul

REPEAT CHORUS

CODA:

C G

Oh, that never runs dry

D Em

That never runs dry

C D

Oh, You are the well

C G

That never runs dry

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