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[Intro]
 G   Cadd9x2
[Verse 1]
GIt's been so long
GSince I last saw you
Cadd9I've just been here all by myself
Cadd9Pulling old books from the top shelf
[Verse 2]
GLeaves are falling
GBut I don't plan on coming down
Cadd9How does it look from way up there
Cadd9Can I survive the mountain air
[Instrumental]
 G   Cadd9x2
[Verse 3]
GHold your questions
GYou'll find your answer off the page
Cadd9I hear you calling from afar
Cadd9Set off to find out where you are
[Verse 4]
GI can' help it
GI can't help but speak my mind
Cadd9I swore someday I'd leave this place
Cadd9It's time to take that leap of faith
[Chorus]
     Cadd9They see me rD/F#unning through their dreams at Em7night
Trying to D/F#keep myself above the tide
     Cadd9And if I D/F#fail at least I know I Em7tried
Tried my D/F#best to keep an open mind
      Em7   D/F#(hold)
Tried my best to keep an open mind
[Instrumental]
 G   Cadd9x2
[Verse 5]
GThey call me headstrong
GBut I have had my ups and downs
Cadd9I've seen reflections from the past
Cadd9Beneath the shadows that you've cast
[Verse 6]
GLook around you
GCan you feel the open air
Cadd9The view is better from right here
Cadd9You're right, there was nothing to fear
[Chorus]
     Cadd9They see me D/F#running through their dreams at Em7night
Trying to D/F#keep myself above the tide
     Cadd9And if I fD/F#ail at least I know I Em7tried
Tried my D/F#best to keep an open mind
     Cadd9They see me D/F#running through their dreams at Em7night
Trying to D/F#keep myself above the tide
     Cadd9And if I fD/F#ail at least I know I Em7triedD/F#  
[Outro]
Cadd9 D/F# Em7 D/F#

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Tides

by The Ransom Collective

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

D/F#

Em7

[Intro]

G Cadd9

[Verse 1]

It's been so long

Since I last saw you

Cadd9

I've just been here all by myself

Cadd9

Pulling old books from the top shelf

[Verse 2]

Leaves are falling

But I don't plan on coming down

Cadd9

How does it look from way up there

Cadd9

Can I survive the mountain air

[Instrumental]

G Cadd9

[Verse 3]

Hold your questions

You'll find your answer off the page

Cadd9

I hear you calling from afar

Cadd9

Set off to find out where you are

[Verse 4]

I can' help it

I can't help but speak my mind

Cadd9

I swore someday I'd leave this place

Cadd9

It's time to take that leap of faith

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D/F# Em7

They see me running through their dreams at night

D/F#

Trying to keep myself above the tide

Cadd9 D/F# Em7

And if I fail at least I know I tried

D/F#

Tried my best to keep an open mind

Em7 D/F#

(hold)

Tried my best to keep an open mind

[Instrumental]

G Cadd9

[Verse 5]

They call me headstrong

But I have had my ups and downs

Cadd9

I've seen reflections from the past

Cadd9

Beneath the shadows that you've cast

[Verse 6]

Look around you

Can you feel the open air

Cadd9

The view is better from right here

Cadd9

You're right, there was nothing to fear

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D/F# Em7

They see me running through their dreams at night

D/F#

Trying to keep myself above the tide

Cadd9 D/F# Em7

And if I fail at least I know I tried

D/F#

Tried my best to keep an open mind

Cadd9 D/F# Em7

They see me running through their dreams at night

D/F#

Trying to keep myself above the tide

Cadd9 D/F# Em7 D/F#

And if I fail at least I know I tried

[Outro]

Cadd9 D/F# Em7 D/F#

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