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Artist: Niall Horan
Song: The Tide
Album: Flicker
Key: E minor
BPM: 135
Tabbed by: Matty Sievers
This is the song he's been opening the tour with and it's another bloody ripper of a song!
I've included a more detaield strumming pattern for the intro and verses progression
below just to guide people who might not like using UG's built in one and also so
there was no confusion over what chords go where.
Essentially you hit the 1, the off beat of the 2 and the 4 and then do that exact same thing.
The jump from playing the off beat of the 2 to the 4 back to the 1 might be jarring for some
but it's pretty clear once you get the feel for the song and let the groove guide you. Just
remember that the Em and the C are only played those first two strums and then the G and D
carry over the bar.
The verses also can be broken up into an A and B. A where Niall starts the line after the
first beat and then B where he sings on the accents and the beat. Read how I've spaced
the lyrics and chords and listen to the song and you'll understand what I mean.
The refrain and bridge are also the same progression as the chorus. So each chord goes for
two bars.
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Intro & Verse Strumming Pattern:
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Strums
* * * * * *
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Strums w/ Chords
Em1 + 2 Em+ 3 + G4 + | G1 + 2 G+ 3 + G4 +
C1 + 2 C+ 3 + D4 + | D1 + 2 D+ 3 + D4 +
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Chords Used:
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e|-Em0-----G3----C0-----D2-----D/F#2--------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0----1-----3-----3--------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0----0-----2-----2--------------------------------------|
D|-2-----0----2-----0-----0--------------------------------------|
A|-2-----2----3-----------x--------------------------------------|
E|-0-----3----------------2--------------------------------------|
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Song
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[Intro]
Em G C D
Em G C D
[Verse 1]
EmODh, no, Gget ready
CI Gfeel it cDoming, it's coming again
EmI Stay Dclose, Ghold steady
C  GCause I don't Dwant it, don't want it to end
EmThose Dbrown eGyes,
Crying in a CcrowGded bDar
And every time we Emget tDhis cGlose
It's always pulling Cus GapD/F#art
[Chorus]
CDon't let the tide come and wash us away
AmDon't let the tide come and take me
EmJust want a safe place to hide us away
DDon't let the tide come and take me
CDon't let the tide come and wash us away
AmDon't let the tide come and take me
EmFar from with you where I wanna stay
DSo don't let the tide come and take me
Em D G C G D
[Verse 2]
EmOhD, Gno, get ready
CI Gfeel it Dcoming, it's coming again
EmDon't Dgive uGp, and don't let me
C  GCause I'm nDeeding you to understand
EmWhen DI kGnow,
All I ever Cseem Gto fDear
Is that you're gonna Emfind sDomeoGne
And slowly watch me CdisGappD/F#ear
[Chorus]
CDon't let the tide come and wash us away
AmDon't let the tide come and take me
EmJust want a safe place to hide us away
DDon't let the tide come and take me
CDon't let the tide come and wash us away
AmDon't let the tide come and take me
EmFar from with you where I wanna stay
DSo don't let the tide come and take me
[Refrain]
COh, no, get ready
AmI feel it coming, it's coming again
EmI Stay close, hold steady
DCause I don't want it, don't want it to enCd
No, NAmo I don't want it, don't want it to Emend
D
[Chorus]
CDon't let the tide come and wash us away
AmDon't let the tide come and take me
EmJust want a safe place to hide us away
DDon't let the tide come and take me
CDon't let the tide come and wash us away
AmDon't let the tide come and take me
EmFar from with you where I wanna stay
DSo don't let the tide come and take me
Em D G C G D

The story behind the song

Niall Horan rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, which formed in 2010. After the band went on hiatus in 2016, Horan signed a solo deal and released his first solo studio album, Flicker, in 2017. "The Tide" is featured on this album, which Horan described as having a "folk-with-pop feel to it" and being inspired by classic rock acts like Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles.

AI-written from these sources:Flicker (album) — Wikipedia ↗Niall Horan — Wikipedia ↗

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