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Amy Macdonald
Down By The Water
Under Stars  2016
No capo
[Intro] 
D  F#m  G    D  F#m  G
[Verse 1]
DMeet me dF#mown by the rGiver
DMeet me dF#mown by the sGea
DHours and hours, and F#mdays go Gby
It's stDill a new way F#mfor meG  
[Pre-Chorus]
BmI love the wAay your hair blows iDn the wiGnd
BmI love the fAeel of my sF#mkin on your sGkin
BmDon't ever chAange, don't ever fDall by the wGay
[Chorus]
Cause I'll mAeet you down by the wBmater
AgGain some dDay
Yes, I'll meAet you down by the waBmter
AgGain some dDay
D  F#m  G    D  F#m  G
[Verse 2]
DI tried to call you but you dF#midn't hGear
DDarkened feeling what you're dF#moing hGere
DWhere's your baby? WhF#mere's your gGirl?
DOut in the water, oF#mut in the woGrld
[Pre-Chorus]
BmI love the wAay your hair blows iDn the wiGnd
BmI love the fAeel of my sF#mkin on your sGkin
BmDon't ever chAange, don't ever fDall by the wGay
[Chorus]
Cause I'll mAeet you down by the wBmater
AgGain some dDay
Yes, I'll meAet you down by the waBmter
AgGain some dDay
D  F#m  G
[Bridge]
GWait for me down in the waDter
GWait for me down in the waDterA  
GWait for me down in the waBmter
GWait for me down in the waDter
[Last Chorus]
Cause I'll mAeet you down by the wBmater
AgGain some dDay
Yes, I'll meAet you down by the waBmter
AgGain some dDay
Yes, I'll meAet you down by the waBmter
AgGain some dDay
[Outro] 
D  F#m  G     D  F#m  G
D  F#m  G     D  F#m  G

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Down By The Water

by Amy Macdonald

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F#m

Amy Macdonald

Down By The Water

Under Stars 2016

No capo

[Intro]

D F#m G D F#m G

[Verse 1]

D F#m G

Meet me down by the river

D F#m G

Meet me down by the sea

D F#m G

Hours and hours, and days go by

D F#m G

It's still a new way for me

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A D G

I love the way your hair blows in the wind

Bm A F#m G

I love the feel of my skin on your skin

Bm A D G

Don't ever change, don't ever fall by the way

[Chorus]

A Bm

Cause I'll meet you down by the water

G D

Again some day

A Bm

Yes, I'll meet you down by the water

G D

Again some day

D F#m G D F#m G

[Verse 2]

D F#m G

I tried to call you but you didn't hear

D F#m G

Darkened feeling what you're doing here

D F#m G

Where's your baby? Where's your girl?

D F#m G

Out in the water, out in the world

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A D G

I love the way your hair blows in the wind

Bm A F#m G

I love the feel of my skin on your skin

Bm A D G

Don't ever change, don't ever fall by the way

[Chorus]

A Bm

Cause I'll meet you down by the water

G D

Again some day

A Bm

Yes, I'll meet you down by the water

G D

Again some day

D F#m G

[Bridge]

G D

Wait for me down in the water

G D A

Wait for me down in the water

G Bm

Wait for me down in the water

G D

Wait for me down in the water

[Last Chorus]

A Bm

Cause I'll meet you down by the water

G D

Again some day

A Bm

Yes, I'll meet you down by the water

G D

Again some day

A Bm

Yes, I'll meet you down by the water

G D

Again some day

[Outro]

D F#m G D F#m G

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