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Tidal Wave - Portugal. The Man
[Verse 1]
I can see it in Ebyour eyes
See it in your Gmface
Banging on yEbour chest
Acting tough looking Gmunfazed
Tripping over lEbandlines
  CmCutting deep with a Gmdull blade (blade)
Running out of Ebunrest
   CmGoin' out of your mind
[Bridge]
BbLonely D7days will Gmfollow
Days will Cmfollow  And the gaze that stuck
The Dhalls will know your name
[Chorus]
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
ouuEbuuu ouuCmuu   ouuuGmuuuuuu
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
(AftEbershock,Cm  Gm  
aftEbershock)Cm  
Gm(Triggered by the aftershock)
[Verse 2]
I can see it with my Ebown eyes
The tracks down your Gmface
It can't be easy tryna Ebunwind
                 N.C.
Sleepin' on your day dreams
I'm not tryna Ebrole play
   CmI keep thinkin' Gmbreak us take the wheel
EbThese days can Cmbreak
N.C.
But I'm gonna take the wheel
[Chorus]
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
ouuEbuuu ouuCmuu   ouuuGmuuuuuu
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
(AftEbershock,Cm  Gm  
aftEbershock)Cm  
Gm(Triggered by the aftershock)
[Verse 3]
   EbBet on the Cmwinners
  GmWorst of you's born to lose
  EbBed with no Cmdinner
  GmThe rest of you's born to lose
  EbBetter than Cmzero
  GmWorst of you's born to lose
  EbBet on the CmwinnersGm  
[Chorus]
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
ouuEbuuu ouuCmuu   ouuuGmuuuuuu
Hit me like a Ebtidal wave (Cmooooh)
GmTriggered by the aftershock
(AftEbershock,Cm  Gm  
aftEbershock)Cm  Gm  
aftEbershock)Cm  Gm  
[Outro]
Eb  Cm  Gm

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Tidal Wave

by Portugal. The Man

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Tidal Wave - Portugal. The Man

[Verse 1]

I can see it in your eyes

See it in your face

Banging on your chest

Acting tough looking unfazed

Tripping over landlines

Cm Gm

Cutting deep with a dull blade (blade)

Running out of unrest

Goin' out of your mind

[Bridge]

Bb D7 Gm

Lonely days will follow

Days will follow And the gaze that stuck

The halls will know your name

[Chorus]

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm Gm

ouuuuu ouuuu ouuuuuuuuu

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm Gm

(Aftershock,

Eb Cm

aftershock)

(Triggered by the aftershock)

[Verse 2]

I can see it with my own eyes

The tracks down your face

It can't be easy tryna unwind

N.C.

Sleepin' on your day dreams

I'm not tryna role play

Cm Gm

I keep thinkin' break us take the wheel

Eb Cm

These days can break

N.C.

But I'm gonna take the wheel

[Chorus]

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm Gm

ouuuuu ouuuu ouuuuuuuuu

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm Gm

(Aftershock,

Eb Cm

aftershock)

(Triggered by the aftershock)

[Verse 3]

Eb Cm

Bet on the winners

Worst of you's born to lose

Eb Cm

Bed with no dinner

The rest of you's born to lose

Eb Cm

Better than zero

Worst of you's born to lose

Eb Cm Gm

Bet on the winners

[Chorus]

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm Gm

ouuuuu ouuuu ouuuuuuuuu

Eb Cm

Hit me like a tidal wave (ooooh)

Triggered by the aftershock

Eb Cm Gm

(Aftershock,

Eb Cm Gm

aftershock)

Eb Cm Gm

aftershock)

[Outro]

Eb Cm Gm

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