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[Verse]
BmThe sun came down and burnt your faceA  
EmOne way ticket from love to hateA  
BmUnder where it all beginsA  
EmAll stood still and hollowingA  
[Interlude]
G Cm G Cm
[Verse]
BmThe bird that fell out of its cAage
Emwants to go back there againA  
BmEvery star is on it's wayA  
EmYou're the only one that stayedA  
[Chorus]
GAll the time you could have sCmaved
GAll the time you gave aCmway
GYou know the heart beneath the waves
Cmthe one that I was trying to save
Emthe one that almost slipped away was Cmmine
GI was sinking at such pace
Cmholding breathe beneath the waves
EmThe time it takes to compensate iCms up
[Verse]
BmSomething pulls us into shapeA  
EmLeaves your body where you lAay
BmTheories come inside my headA  
Emfilling all the spaces leftA  
[Chorus]
GYou know the heart beneath the waves
Cmthe one that I was trying to save
Emthe one that almost slipped away was Cmmine
GI was sinking at such pace
Cmholding breathe beneath the waves
EmThe time it takes to compensate iCms up
[Outro]
G#I see the waGmves
and the time Cmit takes for me to be sFaved
And it's G#easily Gmthe most Cmpowerful thing I've ever seFen
And you G#have to knGmow
I couldn't see Cmit here on my owFn
And you hG#ave to knowGm  
I couldn't see Cmit here all aloneF.
[Solo and final part of the song]
G# Gm Cm F

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Waves

by Thirteen Senses

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

Bm A

The sun came down and burnt your face

Em A

One way ticket from love to hate

Bm A

Under where it all begins

Em A

All stood still and hollowing

[Interlude]

G Cm G Cm

[Verse]

Bm A

The bird that fell out of its cage

Em A

wants to go back there again

Bm A

Every star is on it's way

Em A

You're the only one that stayed

[Chorus]

G Cm

All the time you could have saved

G Cm

All the time you gave away

You know the heart beneath the waves

the one that I was trying to save

Em Cm

the one that almost slipped away was mine

I was sinking at such pace

holding breathe beneath the waves

Em Cm

The time it takes to compensate is up

[Verse]

Bm A

Something pulls us into shape

Em A

Leaves your body where you lay

Bm A

Theories come inside my head

Em A

filling all the spaces left

[Chorus]

You know the heart beneath the waves

the one that I was trying to save

Em Cm

the one that almost slipped away was mine

I was sinking at such pace

holding breathe beneath the waves

Em Cm

The time it takes to compensate is up

[Outro]

G# Gm

I see the waves

Cm F

and the time it takes for me to be saved

G# Gm Cm F

And it's easily the most powerful thing I've ever seen

G# Gm

And you have to know

Cm F

I couldn't see it here on my own

G# Gm

And you have to know

Cm F

I couldn't see it here all alone.

[Solo and final part of the song]

G# Gm Cm F

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