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Waterfall

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Bminor

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 Intro Gtr w/Slide
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|                     D          F#m        Fm  
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||---/7---------------|---------------------|
||---------/9----/7---|/6--------/5---------|
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||Em-----------------Edim---|---------------------|
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||/4------------------|---------------------|
||---------/8----/5---|---------------------|
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Intro: 
        |    D    Bm|     G     Gm|
        |:D     Bm|    G7     Gm|      
        DSo now it's getting lAate,
        for those who hesitGate, got Ano one.
         DBut they don't understAand 
        and no one hears the sBmound,
         F#It's like a wateGrfall,it's an illAusion
             D  D/C#Love is Bm7all, Bm7/AwaterfaGll,D/F#love is whEmat you are
             A  A/GPulls you Emin, Em/Dtakes you Adown, 
        A/GIt's a sDad affairGm  
          A7But you kDnow D/C#as you Bm7hold Bm7/Aback 
        The pGower there D/F#  E  
        WithGout the friends and lovers you could nGmever go on living.
        |  D   Bm|  G7   Gm|    A|    E|     Bm|    F#|
        |     A|      E|   Bm|   F#|   G    A|
          DAcross the waterAfall that's falling everGmore down on yAou.
          DCascading through the Adays, and flowing on this wBmay
        TF#hat's how it has to Gbe, just an illAusion.
             D  D/C#Love is Bm7all, Bm7/AwaterfaGll,D/F#love is wEmhat you are
             APulls you Emin, Em/Dtakes you Adown, 
        A/GIt's a sad DaffairGm  
          A7But you kDnow D/C#as you Bm7hold Bm7/Aback
        The pGower there D/F#  E  
        WithoGut the friends and lovers you could nGmever go on living.
        |:D   Bm|  G7   Gm|  D   Bm|  G7   Gm:|

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Waterfall

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Edim

D/C#

Bm7

Bm7/A

D/F#

A/G

Em/D

Intro Gtr w/Slide

D F#m Fm

||--------------------|---------------------|

||---/7---------------|---------------------|

||---------/9----/7---|/6--------/5---------|

||--------------------|---------------------|

Em Edim

||--------------------|---------------------|

||/4------------------|---------------------|

||---------/8----/5---|---------------------|

||--------------------|---------------------|

Intro:

D Bm G Gm

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Bm G7 Gm

|:D | |

D A

So now it's getting late,

G A

for those who hesitate, got no one.

D A

But they don't understand

and no one hears the sound,

F# G A

It's like a waterfall,it's an illusion

D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A G D/F# Em

Love is all, waterfall,love is what you are

A A/G Em Em/D A

Pulls you in, takes you down,

A/G D Gm

It's a sad affair

A7 D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A

But you know as you hold back

G D/F# E

The power there

G Gm

Without the friends and lovers you could never go on living.

D Bm G7 Gm A E Bm F#

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A E Bm F# G A

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D A G A

Across the waterfall that's falling evermore down on you.

D A Bm

Cascading through the days, and flowing on this way

F# G A

That's how it has to be, just an illusion.

D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A G D/F# Em

Love is all, waterfall,love is what you are

A Em Em/D A

Pulls you in, takes you down,

A/G D Gm

It's a sad affair

A7 D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A

But you know as you hold back

G D/F# E

The power there

G Gm

Without the friends and lovers you could never go on living.

Bm G7 Gm D Bm G7 Gm

|:D | | | :|

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