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[Intro]
Am   G/A   Am   G/A   Am   G/A   Am   G/A
Am
[Verse]
You brought me G/Aup and out of the Amwater
You brought me G/Aup to forCget
I had Dmever been, I could Amever breathe
In the Fwater Gunder your Dmheart
[Verse]
AmDarkened your G/Adoor and your days, you Amsaid
You couldn't G/Asleep the Cnight
With the Dmsound of the sea Amhard on my heels
FClimbing the Gstairs to your Dmbed
[Chorus]
You Ampromised me gloves from the Fskins of the Cfishes
The Amsmile of the dolphin for a Fring in my Ghands
You Amleft me with Emnothing but a Fmouth full of Cair
And a Dmpromise as Emwide as the Focean
[Verse]
AmYou let me G/Adown for once and for Amall
You left me G/Aout in the Copen
Under Dmmackerel skies, Amhigh and dry
FOut of the Greach of our Dmsea
[Verse]
AmWay out of G/Areach and out of my Amdepth
I wear your G/Alove like a Cskin
That Dmhurts when anyone Amtouches me
Where Fyou let me Gdown for Dmonce and for Emall
FOut of the Greach of our Dmsea
[Chorus]
You Ampromised me gloves from the Fskins of the Cfishes
The Amsmile of the dolphin for a Fring in my Ghands
You Amleft me with Emnothing but a Fmouth full of Cair
And a Dmpromise as Emwide as the Focean
[Instrumental]
Am    F  C  Am    F  G  Am  Em  F  C  Dm  Em  F
[Verse]
AmYou brought me G/Aup and out of the Amwater
You brought me G/Aup to forCget
I had Dmever been, I could Amever breathe
In the Fwater Gunder your Dmheart
In the Fwater Gunder your Dmheart
In the Fwater Gunder your Dmheart

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You Brought Me Up

by Karan Casey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/A

[Intro]

Am G/A Am G/A Am G/A Am G/A

[Verse]

G/A Am

You brought me up and out of the water

G/A C

You brought me up to forget

Dm Am

I had ever been, I could ever breathe

F G Dm

In the water under your heart

[Verse]

Am G/A Am

Darkened your door and your days, you said

G/A C

You couldn't sleep the night

Dm Am

With the sound of the sea hard on my heels

F G Dm

Climbing the stairs to your bed

[Chorus]

Am F C

You promised me gloves from the skins of the fishes

Am F G

The smile of the dolphin for a ring in my hands

Am Em F C

You left me with nothing but a mouth full of air

Dm Em F

And a promise as wide as the ocean

[Verse]

Am G/A Am

You let me down for once and for all

G/A C

You left me out in the open

Dm Am

Under mackerel skies, high and dry

F G Dm

Out of the reach of our sea

[Verse]

Am G/A Am

Way out of reach and out of my depth

G/A C

I wear your love like a skin

Dm Am

That hurts when anyone touches me

F G Dm Em

Where you let me down for once and for all

F G Dm

Out of the reach of our sea

[Chorus]

Am F C

You promised me gloves from the skins of the fishes

Am F G

The smile of the dolphin for a ring in my hands

Am Em F C

You left me with nothing but a mouth full of air

Dm Em F

And a promise as wide as the ocean

[Instrumental]

Am F C Am F G Am Em F C Dm Em F

[Verse]

Am G/A Am

You brought me up and out of the water

G/A C

You brought me up to forget

Dm Am

I had ever been, I could ever breathe

F G Dm

In the water under your heart

F G Dm

In the water under your heart

F G Dm

In the water under your heart

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