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Oil On Water

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Standard tuning, no capo
(Transpose +1 for easier chords)
[Intro]
E B B/A# G#m D#
[Verse 1]
So her fEingers ran away with themsBelves
B/A#'Till eG#mverything was dD#ocumented
Her mEind it was reaching oBut
 B/A#To pG#mut into words what their bD#odies had done
[Chorus]
ThEey lie together, Boh
B/A#Oil on G#mwa  -  EteD#r
And thEey lie upon her, Boh
B/A#Someone's G#mdaugh E- tD#er
[Verse 2]
It's a cEatalogue of modern mistBakes
B/A#Her wG#mords and legs wrapped aroD#und each man
Leaving stEories like digital crBumbs
B/A#As she tG#murns these nights into lD#iterature
[Chorus]
ThEey lie together, Boh
B/A#Oil on G#mwa  -  EteD#r
And thEey lie upon her, Boh
B/A#Someone's G#mdaugh E- tD#er
E B B/A# G#m D#
E B B/A# G#m D#
[Verse 3]
When they lEeave she sets about writing dBown
B/A#Awkward bG#mody games all oD#ver town
Warm affeEction runs through every wBord
B/A#We're sG#mcreens away but we're laD#ughing with her
[Chorus]
ThEey lie together, Boh
B/A#Oil on G#mwa  -  EteD#r
Ooh thEey lie upon her, Boh
B/A#Someone's G#mdaugh E- tD#er
(ThEey lie upon her, Boh)
B/A#(Someone's G#mdaugh E- tD#er)

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Oil On Water

by Bastille

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/A#

G#m

Standard tuning, no capo

(Transpose +1 for easier chords)

[Intro]

E B B/A# G#m D#

[Verse 1]

E B

So her fingers ran away with themselves

B/A# G#m D#

'Till everything was documented

E B

Her mind it was reaching out

B/A# G#m D#

To put into words what their bodies had done

[Chorus]

E B

They lie together, oh

B/A# G#m E D#

Oil on wa - ter

E B

And they lie upon her, oh

B/A# G#m E D#

Someone's daugh - ter

[Verse 2]

E B

It's a catalogue of modern mistakes

B/A# G#m D#

Her words and legs wrapped around each man

E B

Leaving stories like digital crumbs

B/A# G#m D#

As she turns these nights into literature

[Chorus]

E B

They lie together, oh

B/A# G#m E D#

Oil on wa - ter

E B

And they lie upon her, oh

B/A# G#m E D#

Someone's daugh - ter

E B B/A# G#m D#

[Verse 3]

E B

When they leave she sets about writing down

B/A# G#m D#

Awkward body games all over town

E B

Warm affection runs through every word

B/A# G#m D#

We're screens away but we're laughing with her

[Chorus]

E B

They lie together, oh

B/A# G#m E D#

Oil on wa - ter

E B

Ooh they lie upon her, oh

B/A# G#m E D#

Someone's daugh - ter

E B

(They lie upon her, oh)

B/A# G#m E D#

(Someone's daugh - ter)

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