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Forty Days

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[Verse 1]
GmWouldn't take long for the rCmivers 'round here to Gmrise
GmWouldn't take long for the rCmivers 'round here to D7rise
Wouldn't take Gmlong for the rivers to rise
There wouldn't be Cmnothing but the sea and the sky
GmWouldn't take long D7for the rivers 'round here to GmriseD7  
[Chorus]
Forty Gdays and forty nights
Forty Cdays and forty nights
Forty Gdays and forty nights
Forty D7days and forty nights
Forty Gdays and nights of rain and we would sB7tart all over C7again
In just forty Cmdays and forty F#dim7nights of raGminD7  
[Verse 2]
The Gmwind and rain will not Cmknock upon your Gmdoor
The Gmwind and rain will not Cmknock upon your D7door
The wind and raGmin, they came before anybody Cmknew what a door was for
The Gmwind and rain will not D7knock upon the doorGm  D7  
[Chorus]
Forty Gdays and forty nights
Forty Cdays and forty nights
Forty Gdays and forty nights
Forty D7days and forty nights
Forty Gdays and nights of rain and we would sB7tart all over C7again
In just forty Cmdays and forty F#dim7nights of raGminD7  
[Bridge]
CCities they are built and then they're Gbroken
CNothing lasts forever, so they Gsay
CWe all know how long it took to Gbuild it
Yeah we E7do but how long would it A7take now just to wash it all D7away
[Verse 3]
These Gmfools believe that Cmthey can control the Gmtide
These fGmools believe that Cmthey can turn the D7tide
GmNo one turns the tide and everybody Cmswims when the waters rise
These Gmfools believe that D7they can turn the Gmtide
[Chorus]
Forty Gdays and forty nights
Forty Cdays and forty nights
Forty Gdays and forty nights
Forty D7days and forty nights
Forty Gdays and nights of rain and we would sB7tart all over C7again
In just forty Cmdays and forty F#dim7nights of raGmin
In just forty Cmdays and forty F#dim7nights of raGmin

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Forty Days

by The Devil Makes Three

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#dim7

[Verse 1]

Gm Cm Gm

Wouldn't take long for the rivers 'round here to rise

Gm Cm D7

Wouldn't take long for the rivers 'round here to rise

Wouldn't take long for the rivers to rise

There wouldn't be nothing but the sea and the sky

Gm D7 Gm D7

Wouldn't take long for the rivers 'round here to rise

[Chorus]

Forty days and forty nights

G B7 C7

Forty days and nights of rain and we would start all over again

Cm F#dim7 Gm D7

In just forty days and forty nights of rain

[Verse 2]

Gm Cm Gm

The wind and rain will not knock upon your door

Gm Cm D7

The wind and rain will not knock upon your door

Gm Cm

The wind and rain, they came before anybody knew what a door was for

Gm D7 Gm D7

The wind and rain will not knock upon the door

[Chorus]

Forty days and forty nights

G B7 C7

Forty days and nights of rain and we would start all over again

Cm F#dim7 Gm D7

In just forty days and forty nights of rain

[Bridge]

C G

Cities they are built and then they're broken

C G

Nothing lasts forever, so they say

C G

We all know how long it took to build it

E7 A7 D7

Yeah we do but how long would it take now just to wash it all away

[Verse 3]

Gm Cm Gm

These fools believe that they can control the tide

Gm Cm D7

These fools believe that they can turn the tide

Gm Cm

No one turns the tide and everybody swims when the waters rise

Gm D7 Gm

These fools believe that they can turn the tide

[Chorus]

Forty days and forty nights

G B7 C7

Forty days and nights of rain and we would start all over again

Cm F#dim7 Gm

In just forty days and forty nights of rain

Cm F#dim7 Gm

In just forty days and forty nights of rain

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