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Black Water

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[Intro]
 D   Em   A   Em   Bm   D   Em   A   Em   Bmx2
[Verse 1]
DShapes still Emmelt into the AsmokeEm  
BmLooking Ddown at scattered EmbonesA  Em  
I used to Bmkeep a slender hDopeEm  A  
'Til they Emspread above the sBmtoneD  Em  
'Til they Aspread above the sEmtoneBm  
[Instrumental] 
D Em A Em Bm
[Verse 2]
DI pulled the Emtrigger by misAtakeEm  
BmFloundering Dat the afterEmmathA  Em  
Slowly Bmrecognise the DscaleEm  
AWe will Embe ephemeralBm  D  Em  
We Awill be epheEmmeralBm  
[Chorus]
DFact Isn't what you Emsee
Not anyAmore What it used to Embe
DFact Isn't what you Gsee
Not anyAmore What it used to BmbeBm  
[Instrumental]
D Em A Em Bm A
[Outro]
D Em
AFact Isn't what you Emsee
Not Bmwhat it used Dto be
EmI'm flowing with black watAer
Into a loss of Emsurgency
AInto a loss of surgencyD  Em  A  Em  
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Black Water

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Em A Em Bm D Em A Em Bm

[Verse 1]

D Em A Em

Shapes still melt into the smoke

Bm D Em A Em

Looking down at scattered bones

Bm D Em A

I used to keep a slender hope

Em Bm D Em

'Til they spread above the stone

A Em Bm

'Til they spread above the stone

[Instrumental]

D Em A Em Bm

[Verse 2]

D Em A Em

I pulled the trigger by mistake

Bm D Em A Em

Floundering at the aftermath

Bm D Em

Slowly recognise the scale

A Em Bm D Em

We will be ephemeral

A Em Bm

We will be ephemeral

[Chorus]

D Em

Fact Isn't what you see

A Em

Not anymore What it used to be

D G

Fact Isn't what you see

A Bm Bm

Not anymore What it used to be

[Instrumental]

D Em A Em Bm A

[Outro]

D Em

A Em

Fact Isn't what you see

Bm D

Not what it used to be

Em A

I'm flowing with black water

Into a loss of surgency

A D Em A Em

Into a loss of surgency

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