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Shallow Water

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[Intro]
 E   A   F#mx4
[Verse 1]
  EWhen I'm hAomeF#m  E  
There is notAhing I'm lookF#ming forE  
That you havAen't already fF#moundE  
When IA'm homeF#m  E  
In the shaAllow wF#materE  
You can swAim around meF#m  E  
I won't AmindF#m  
E A F#m
[Pre-Chorus 1]
  ECircliAng me undernF#meath
The only oEne I'll ever nAeedF#m  
  EEyes are moAving in your sF#mleep
And I wAish I knew what you were watchingC#m  
[Chorus]
B A
When everEything goes qF#muiet for a whBileA  
There's notEhing left for F#mus to reconcBileA  
When everEything goes qF#muiet for a whBileA  
I'll mEeet you in the shF#mallow waterC#m  
[Verse 2]
  EI'm a foAolF#m  E  
But at leAast you're foF#molish tooE  
You're my crAutchF#m  E  
But it's yAou that helps me to F#mwalkE  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  EDrowning Ain a coral F#msea
The only plEace I'll ever AbeF#m  
  EEyes are moAving in your sF#mleep
And I wAish I knew what you were watching
[Chorus]
B A
When everEything goes qF#muiet for a whBileA  
There's notEhing left for F#mus to reconcBileA  
When everEything goes qF#muiet for a whBileA  
I'll mEeet you in the shF#mallow water
[Outro Instrumental]
e|--B----A-----E---------------F#m------------------|
B|--7-5-9----12--12-14-12----12--12-14-12-----|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|   x4
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

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Shallow Water

by Wild Nothing

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

E A F#m

[Verse 1]

E A F#m E

When I'm home

A F#m E

There is nothing I'm looking for

A F#m E

That you haven't already found

A F#m E

When I'm home

A F#m E

In the shallow water

A F#m E

You can swim around me

A F#m

I won't mind

E A F#m

[Pre-Chorus 1]

E A F#m

Circling me underneath

E A F#m

The only one I'll ever need

E A F#m

Eyes are moving in your sleep

A C#m

And I wish I knew what you were watching

[Chorus]

B A

E F#m B A

When everything goes quiet for a while

E F#m B A

There's nothing left for us to reconcile

E F#m B A

When everything goes quiet for a while

E F#m C#m

I'll meet you in the shallow water

[Verse 2]

E A F#m E

I'm a fool

A F#m E

But at least you're foolish too

A F#m E

You're my crutch

A F#m E

But it's you that helps me to walk

[Pre-Chorus 2]

E A F#m

Drowning in a coral sea

E A F#m

The only place I'll ever be

E A F#m

Eyes are moving in your sleep

And I wish I knew what you were watching

[Chorus]

B A

E F#m B A

When everything goes quiet for a while

E F#m B A

There's nothing left for us to reconcile

E F#m B A

When everything goes quiet for a while

E F#m

I'll meet you in the shallow water

[Outro Instrumental]

B A E F#m

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--7-5-9----12--12-14-12----12--12-14-12-----|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------| x4

A|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|

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