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The opening riff is like this
E     --------------------------|
B     --------------------------|
G     ------0-------------------|              This riff is played throughout the 1st Verse and again
D     ------------2-4 ----------|              later in the song.  I've added the harmony chords
A     -2----------2----2-3-3-2--|             below
E     -0--0----------------0----|
Chords - Em(022000)
            - Cmaj7 ( 032000)
            - C9 (032030)
            - Dsus2(x00230)
            -Dvar(054000) - I'm not sure what the name of this chord is.
EmI lost my friend       Cmaj7near thEme waterCmaj7  
EmAnd I loved her,    Cmaj7though she left meEm  Cma7  
EmShe smiled she kissed me, she sCmaj7wam awayEm  Cmaj7  
EmI loved my friend near tCmaj7he water.Em  
EmDa da da da da doh doh }
                         C9}
Da da da da da doh doh }
Chorus:
    Cmaj7Dvar
EmI'll crouch beneath the boat, I'll learn Dsus2to breathe
C9When I fall asleep, I want Dsus2to die in water
EmI'll crouch beneath the boat, I'lDsus2l learn to swim
C9Soon I'll have fins, I wannDsus2a die in water.
Em     Dsus2       C9       Dsus2
EmAnd every time I turn around and I'm scared they'll see meC9  Dsus2  
EmAnd every time I turn around there's still no smileC9  Dsus2  
And my eyes they hurt from all the rubbing
And my mind it hurts from my eyes
Chorus
Chorus.

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Water

by Holly McNarland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cmaj7

Cma7

The opening riff is like this

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

B --------------------------|

G ------0-------------------| This riff is played throughout the 1st Verse and again

D ------------2-4 ----------| later in the song. I've added the harmony chords

A -2----------2----2-3-3-2--| below

E -0--0----------------0----|

Chords - Em(022000)

- Cmaj7 ( 032000)

- C9 (032030)

Dsus2

- (x00230)

-Dvar(054000) - I'm not sure what the name of this chord is.

Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7

I lost my friend near the water

Em Cmaj7 Em Cma7

And I loved her, though she left me

Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7

She smiled she kissed me, she swam away

Em Cmaj7 Em

I loved my friend near the water.

Da da da da da doh doh }

}

Da da da da da doh doh }

Chorus:

Cmaj7

Dvar

Em Dsus2

I'll crouch beneath the boat, I'll learn to breathe

C9 Dsus2

When I fall asleep, I want to die in water

Em Dsus2

I'll crouch beneath the boat, I'll learn to swim

C9 Dsus2

Soon I'll have fins, I wanna die in water.

Em Dsus2 C9 Dsus2

Em C9 Dsus2

And every time I turn around and I'm scared they'll see me

Em C9 Dsus2

And every time I turn around there's still no smile

And my eyes they hurt from all the rubbing

And my mind it hurts from my eyes

Chorus

Chorus.

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