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The Wave, Miike Snow - please comment and rate!
[Intro]
 E   B   Abmx 3
Dbm Abm
[Verse]
ThEe first Bstrike Abmof the EhammerB  Abm  
EMade my Bheart Abmbeat fasDbmterAbm  
EThe righBt tattoAbmo remiEnd meB  Abm  
EThat theBre was sometAbmhing bDbmehind meAbm  
[Pre-Chorus]
EYou can Bhear themAbm  
EYou can Bhear them baAbmnging on the tin
BuEt my lBove won't Abmbe saved
We'll Dbmall be staAbmring at the wave
[Chorus]
EWoo-oo-oBo-oo woo-oo-Abmoo-oEoB  Abm  
StaDbmring at the Abmwave
EWoo-oo-oBo-oo Woo-oo-Abmoo-oEoB  Abm  
[Verse]
EThey tolBd me I was aAbmn anEythingB  Abm  
EBefore tBhe bombs staAbmrted DbmfallingAbm  
EI was a Bthief of the AbmmasEterB  Abm  
EI was yoBur walking dAbmisastDbmerAbm  
[Bridge]
EI know yBou hear it cAbmoming
EI know yBou hear the Abmsound
EI know yBou feel it cAbmoming
DonDbm't let me get Abmyou down
[Chorus]
EYou can Bhear themAbm  
EYou can Bhear them baAbmnging on the tin
BuEt my lBove won't Abmbe saved
We'll Dbmall be staAbmring at the wave
EWoo-oo-oBo-oo woo-oo-Abmoo-oEoB  Abm  
StaDbmring at the Abmwave
EWoo-oo-oBo-oo Woo-oo-Abmoo-oEoB  Abm  
[Outro]
E B Abm

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The Wave

by Miike Snow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Dbm

The Wave, Miike Snow - please comment and rate!

[Intro]

E B Abm

x 3

Dbm Abm

[Verse]

E B Abm E B Abm

The first strike of the hammer

E B Abm Dbm Abm

Made my heart beat faster

E B Abm E B Abm

The right tattoo remind me

E B Abm Dbm Abm

That there was something behind me

[Pre-Chorus]

E B Abm

You can hear them

E B Abm

You can hear them banging on the tin

E B Abm

But my love won't be saved

Dbm Abm

We'll all be staring at the wave

[Chorus]

E B Abm E B Abm

Woo-oo-oo-oo woo-oo-oo-oo

Dbm Abm

Staring at the wave

E B Abm E B Abm

Woo-oo-oo-oo Woo-oo-oo-oo

[Verse]

E B Abm E B Abm

They told me I was an anything

E B Abm Dbm Abm

Before the bombs started falling

E B Abm E B Abm

I was a thief of the master

E B Abm Dbm Abm

I was your walking disaster

[Bridge]

E B Abm

I know you hear it coming

E B Abm

I know you hear the sound

E B Abm

I know you feel it coming

Dbm Abm

Don't let me get you down

[Chorus]

E B Abm

You can hear them

E B Abm

You can hear them banging on the tin

E B Abm

But my love won't be saved

Dbm Abm

We'll all be staring at the wave

E B Abm E B Abm

Woo-oo-oo-oo woo-oo-oo-oo

Dbm Abm

Staring at the wave

E B Abm E B Abm

Woo-oo-oo-oo Woo-oo-oo-oo

[Outro]

E B Abm

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