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Joel Ansett
The Living Room EP 
Waterfall
      Pattern 1           Pattern 2
|---C0---C/D0---Am70---Csus0---|---C0---C/D0---C/E0---Csus0---|
|---1---1---1---1---|---1---1---1---1---|
|---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|
|---2--*0*--2--*3*--|---2--*0*-*2*-*3*--|
|--*3*--3--*0*--3---|--*3*--3---3---3---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
[Intro]
C C/D Am7 Csus C C/D Am7 Csus
[Verse 1]
CWalking aC/Dlone through the C/Ewoods Csus/ 
there’s a Croar that canC/Dnot be deC/EniedCsus  
CConstant and C/Dloud / a C/Esound that surCsusrounds / 
it Cbeckons you C/Dcome and C/EfindCsus  
C C/D Am7 Csus
[Verse 2]
  C      C/DBut C/Eyou drown it Csusout / 
so Csure that it’s C/Dsomething you C/Ecould do withCsusout
Your Cheart is still C/Dhard / 
so C/Eyou disreCsusgard the Cloudest and C/Dloveliest C/EsoundCsus  
[Chorus]
Oh won’t you Amcome where the Fwater is white / 
let Cit shove you under / let Git steal your might
AmAnd when you Fsurface downstream / 
Cfor the first timGe / you will be CfrC/DeeAm7  Csus  
C C/D Am7 Csus
[Verse 3]
CYou’re keeping C/Dbusy C/Eso you stay Csussane / 
and Cwere you to C/Dstop you would C/Ehear your real Csusname
So Cstop your igC/Dnoring / C/Ecome find the Csusroaring / 
Ccome back C/Dto from C/Ewhere you Csuscame
[Chorus]
Oh won’t you Amcome where the Fwater is white / 
let Cit shove you under / let Git steal your might
AmAnd when you Fsurface downstream / 
Cfor the first timGe / you will be AmfreFeC  G  
Am F C G
Oh won’t you Amcome where the Fwater is white / 
let Cit shove you under / let Git steal your might
AmAnd when you Fsurface downstream / 
Cfor the first timGe / you will be CfrC/DeeAm7  Csus  
C C/D Am7 Csus
C C/D Am7 Csus
C C/D Am7 Csus
C

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Waterfall

by Joel Ansett

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C/D

Am7

Csus

C/E

Joel Ansett

The Living Room EP

Waterfall

Pattern 1 Pattern 2

C C/D Am7 Csus C C/D C/E Csus

|---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|

|---1---1---1---1---|---1---1---1---1---|

|---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|

|---2--*0*--2--*3*--|---2--*0*-*2*-*3*--|

|--*3*--3--*0*--3---|--*3*--3---3---3---|

|-------------------|-------------------|

[Intro]

C C/D Am7 Csus C C/D Am7 Csus

[Verse 1]

C C/D C/E Csus

Walking alone through the woods /

C C/D C/E Csus

there’s a roar that cannot be denied

C C/D C/E Csus

Constant and loud / a sound that surrounds /

C C/D C/E Csus

it beckons you come and find

C C/D Am7 Csus

[Verse 2]

C C/D C/E Csus

But you drown it out /

C C/D C/E Csus

so sure that it’s something you could do without

C C/D

Your heart is still hard /

C/E Csus C C/D C/E Csus

so you disregard the loudest and loveliest sound

[Chorus]

Am F

Oh won’t you come where the water is white /

C G

let it shove you under / let it steal your might

Am F

And when you surface downstream /

C G C C/D Am7 Csus

for the first time / you will be free

C C/D Am7 Csus

[Verse 3]

C C/D C/E Csus

You’re keeping busy so you stay sane /

C C/D C/E Csus

and were you to stop you would hear your real name

C C/D C/E Csus

So stop your ignoring / come find the roaring /

C C/D C/E Csus

come back to from where you came

[Chorus]

Am F

Oh won’t you come where the water is white /

C G

let it shove you under / let it steal your might

Am F

And when you surface downstream /

C G Am F C G

for the first time / you will be free

Am F C G

Am F

Oh won’t you come where the water is white /

C G

let it shove you under / let it steal your might

Am F

And when you surface downstream /

C G C C/D Am7 Csus

for the first time / you will be free

C C/D Am7 Csus

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