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Muddy Waters

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Aminor

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[Intro]
 Am   F   C   Dsus2x4
[Verse 1]
We are Amkneeling at the rivers edge and Ftempting
All the Csteps to follow closer right bDsus2ehind
Is it oAmnly when you feel a part is emptFy
That itC’s gnawing at the corners of yoDsus2ur mind
[Pre-Chorus]
    AmI will Fask you for mercy
    CI will Dsus2come to you blind
    AmWhat you’ll Fsee is the worst me
    CNot the Dsus2last of my kind
[Chorus]
AmOooo—Fo—oh
CIn the muddy water we’re Dsus2falling
AmOooo—Fo—oh
CIn the muddy water we’re Dsus2crawling
AmHolds me Fdown
CHold me nDsus2ow
AmSold me oFut
CIn the muddy waters we’rDsus2e falling
 Am   F   C   Dsus2x2
[Verse 2]
It is Amnot clear why we choose the fire Fpathway
Where we Cend is not the way that we had Dsus2planned
All the Amspirits gather 'round like its our Flast day
To get Cacross you know we’ll have to raise the Dsus2sand
[Pre-Chorus]
    AmOooh, I wFill ask you for mercy
    CI will Dsus2come to you blind
    AmWhat you’ll Fsee is the worst me
    CI'm not the Dsus2last of my kind
[Chorus]
AmOooo—Fo—oh
CIn the muddy water we’re Dsus2falling
AmOooo—Fo—oh
CIn the muddy water we’re Dsus2crawling
AmHolds me Fdown
CHold me nDsus2ow
AmSold me oFut
CIn the muddy waters we’rDsus2e falling
[Bridge]
AmOoooh
Don’t Ffail me now
Put your Carms around me and Dsus2pull me out
AmOoooh
I know FI’m found
With your Carms around me, oh Dsus2save me now
 Am   F   C   Asusx2
[Chorus]
AmOooo—Fo—oh
CIn the muddy water we’re Dsus2falling
AmOooo—Fo—oh
CIn the muddy water we’re Dsus2crawling
AmHolds me Fdown
CHold me nDsus2ow
AmSold me oFut
CIn the muddy waters we’rDsus2e falling

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Muddy Waters

by LP

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Asus

Playing with bar chords sounds good too.

[Intro]

Am F C Dsus2

[Verse 1]

Am F

We are kneeling at the rivers edge and tempting

C Dsus2

All the steps to follow closer right behind

Am F

Is it only when you feel a part is empty

C Dsus2

That it’s gnawing at the corners of your mind

[Pre-Chorus]

Am F

I will ask you for mercy

C Dsus2

I will come to you blind

Am F

What you’ll see is the worst me

C Dsus2

Not the last of my kind

[Chorus]

Am F

Oooo—o—oh

C Dsus2

In the muddy water we’re falling

Am F

Oooo—o—oh

C Dsus2

In the muddy water we’re crawling

Am F

Holds me down

C Dsus2

Hold me now

Am F

Sold me out

C Dsus2

In the muddy waters we’re falling

Am F C Dsus2

[Verse 2]

Am F

It is not clear why we choose the fire pathway

C Dsus2

Where we end is not the way that we had planned

Am F

All the spirits gather 'round like its our last day

C Dsus2

To get across you know we’ll have to raise the sand

[Pre-Chorus]

Am F

Oooh, I will ask you for mercy

C Dsus2

I will come to you blind

Am F

What you’ll see is the worst me

C Dsus2

I'm not the last of my kind

[Chorus]

Am F

Oooo—o—oh

C Dsus2

In the muddy water we’re falling

Am F

Oooo—o—oh

C Dsus2

In the muddy water we’re crawling

Am F

Holds me down

C Dsus2

Hold me now

Am F

Sold me out

C Dsus2

In the muddy waters we’re falling

[Bridge]

Ooooh

Don’t fail me now

C Dsus2

Put your arms around me and pull me out

Ooooh

I know I’m found

C Dsus2

With your arms around me, oh save me now

Am F C Asus

[Chorus]

Am F

Oooo—o—oh

C Dsus2

In the muddy water we’re falling

Am F

Oooo—o—oh

C Dsus2

In the muddy water we’re crawling

Am F

Holds me down

C Dsus2

Hold me now

Am F

Sold me out

C Dsus2

In the muddy waters we’re falling

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