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Dispatch- Water Stop
Artist: Dispatch
Song Name: Water Stop
Album: Silent Steeple
Standard Tuning, No Capo
/ means the measure is over. It's important for the Bridge and the Outro.
Chords:                  Dm            Am          G          F          C  FM7  
E------------1-------------0-----------3--------1--------0---------0
B------------3-------------1-----------3--------1--------1---------1
G------------2-------------2-----------0--------2--------0---------2
D------------0-------------2-----------0--------3--------2---------3
A--------------------------0-----------2--------3--------3---------0
E--------------------------------------3--------1--------------------
Verse 1:
           Dm/ Am  
When you dove,
/         G/           F/  Dm  
Drunk with sleep in your eyes
       Am/          G/       F/  Dm  
You stole what was left of the sky,
 /              Am/          G/ F  
I remember how you freed your hair,
/          Dm/        Am/        G/  F  
     Hung your head in a forgotten stare 
/              F/ F  
And I thought...and I thought 
Refrain: 
/           Dm/ Am  
when will the water stop, 
         /     G/ F  
will it pour all day? 
/          Dm/ Am  
when will the water stop? 
 /        G/               F/ F  
I know that you can't stay. 
Verse 2:
/       Dm/ Am  
Turning to fall
/  G/    F/ Dm  
out of our lives,
        /             Am/            G/ F  
Spinning pictures: blue screams and red kisses. 
/  Dm/    Am  
You   sank 
/   G/          F/     Dm/ Am  
into yourself and I got    lost 
/           G/ F  
Somewhere in between. 
Refrain:
/          Dm/ Am  
when will the water stop, 
      /         G/ F  
will it pour all day? 
/          Dm/ Am  
when will the water stop? 
/          G/             F/ F  
I know that you can't stay. 
Bridge:
/       C/             G/ FM7  
She is washed up on his shore, 
       Am/      FM7  Am  
There's no time    to 
/        FM7       Am/    FM7          Am  
  get      into his  life. 
/     Dm/  Am/         G/ F  
      no no... no no... yeah
Verse 3 (as Verse 1)
       Dm/ Am  
When you dove,
/         G/           F/  Dm  
Drunk with sleep in your eyes
        Am/      G/          F/  Dm  
You stole what was left of the sky,
/                Am/         G/ F  
I remember how you freed your hair,
/      Dm/      Am/         G/  F  
Hung your head in a forgotten stare 
/              F/ F  
And I thought...and I thought 
Refrain:
/           Dm/ Am  
when will the water stop, 
      /        G/ F  
will it pour all day? 
/           Dm/ Am  
when will the water stop? 
/         G/              F/ F  
I know that you can't stay. 
Outro:
/       C/             G/ FM7  
She is washed up on his shore, 
        Am/     FM7  Am  
There's no time    to 
/   FM7         Am/    FM7          Am  
  get  into his  life. 
/     Dm/  Am/         G/ F  
     no no... no no... yeah

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Water Stop

by Dispatch

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FM7

Dispatch- Water Stop

Artist: Dispatch

Song Name: Water Stop

Album: Silent Steeple

Standard Tuning, No Capo

/ means the measure is over. It's important for the Bridge and the Outro.

Dm Am G F C FM7

Chords:

E------------1-------------0-----------3--------1--------0---------0

B------------3-------------1-----------3--------1--------1---------1

G------------2-------------2-----------0--------2--------0---------2

D------------0-------------2-----------0--------3--------2---------3

A--------------------------0-----------2--------3--------3---------0

E--------------------------------------3--------1--------------------

Verse 1:

Dm Am

When you dove,

G F Dm

/ / /

Drunk with sleep in your eyes

Am G F Dm

/ / /

You stole what was left of the sky,

Am G F

/ / /

I remember how you freed your hair,

Dm Am G F

/ / / /

Hung your head in a forgotten stare

F F

/ /

And I thought...and I thought

Refrain:

Dm Am

/ /

when will the water stop,

G F

/ /

will it pour all day?

Dm Am

/ /

when will the water stop?

G F F

/ / /

I know that you can't stay.

Verse 2:

Dm Am

/ /

Turning to fall

G F Dm

/ / /

out of our lives,

Am G F

/ / /

Spinning pictures: blue screams and red kisses.

Dm Am

/ /

You sank

G F Dm Am

/ / / /

into yourself and I got lost

G F

/ /

Somewhere in between.

Refrain:

Dm Am

/ /

when will the water stop,

G F

/ /

will it pour all day?

Dm Am

/ /

when will the water stop?

G F F

/ / /

I know that you can't stay.

Bridge:

C G FM7

/ / /

She is washed up on his shore,

Am FM7 Am

There's no time to

FM7 Am FM7 Am

/ /

get into his life.

Dm Am G F

/ / / /

no no... no no... yeah

Verse 3 (as Verse 1)

Dm Am

When you dove,

G F Dm

/ / /

Drunk with sleep in your eyes

Am G F Dm

/ / /

You stole what was left of the sky,

Am G F

/ / /

I remember how you freed your hair,

Dm Am G F

/ / / /

Hung your head in a forgotten stare

F F

/ /

And I thought...and I thought

Refrain:

Dm Am

/ /

when will the water stop,

G F

/ /

will it pour all day?

Dm Am

/ /

when will the water stop?

G F F

/ / /

I know that you can't stay.

Outro:

C G FM7

/ / /

She is washed up on his shore,

Am FM7 Am

There's no time to

FM7 Am FM7 Am

/ /

get into his life.

Dm Am G F

/ / / /

no no... no no... yeah

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