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"The Fog"
From 1989's "The Sensual World"
Intro: (A high C played)
/      G/      F/                                                      G/F  
                       "You see, I'm all grown up now."
/G  
He said,
                                                /F  
"Just put your feet down child,
                                          /             G/        F/G  
'Cause you're all grown up now."
      FmJust like a phBb6otograph,
       CmI pick you up.Bb  
      FmJust like a stGmation on the radiCmo,
I Bbpick you up.
      FmJust like a Bb6face in the crowd,
      CmI pick you up.Bb  
      FmJust like a fGmeeling that you're sending outCm,
I Bpick it up.
          Fm              Gm7But I canCm9't let you go.
      BbIf I Gmlet you go,
          Gm7You Ebslip into the fog...Fm  
      Eb      Fm(3X)
     Gm        Ab        Gm      Fm(2X)
Gm     Cm
Ab/           C           Bb6                        Fm6           Gm7  
           This love was big enough for the both of us.
         Cm                           Fm            Ab6        Bb                 Cm      BbFmsus4
       This love of yours was big enough to be frightened of.
It's dGm7eep and dark, like the water waAbs,
        Bb6  Fm6/                  AbGm7sus4            Fm       Gm7  Eb6  
       The day I learned to swim.
He said,
      Fm"Just put your feEbet down, child.Fm  
Eb      Fm     Eb     Fm
Eb"Just put your feet dFmown child,Eb6  
     FmThe Ebwater is only Fmwaist high.Eb  Fm  Gm  
      Ab6I'll let go Gm7of you gently,Fm  Gm  
                       Ab6Gm7sus4         Fmsus4          Gm7  Cm  
       Then you can swim to me."
        Fm6Is this love big enough to watch over me?Gm7  Cm  Fm  
AbBig enough to let go of mBbe?Cm9  Fm  
Without hurtinGmg me,Fm  Gm  
         FmLike the daGmy I learned to swim?Fm  Gm  
      Fm"'Coz you're all Gmgrown up now.Eb  Fm  
EbJust put your feet dFmown, child,Eb  Fm  
The wateEbr is only waiFmst high.Eb  Fm  Eb  Fm  
     EbI'll let go Fmof you gently,Eb  Fm  
Then you can swim to me."Eb6  

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The Fog

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb6

Gm7

Cm9

Fm6

Ab6

Eb6

"The Fog"

From 1989's "The Sensual World"

Intro: (A high C played)

G F G F

/ / / /

"You see, I'm all grown up now."

He said,

"Just put your feet down child,

G F G

/ / /

'Cause you're all grown up now."

Fm Bb6

Just like a photograph,

Cm Bb

I pick you up.

Fm Gm Cm

Just like a station on the radio,

I pick you up.

Fm Bb6

Just like a face in the crowd,

Cm Bb

I pick you up.

Fm Gm Cm

Just like a feeling that you're sending out,

I pick it up.

Fm Gm7 Cm9

But I can't let you go.

Bb Gm

If I let you go,

Gm7 Eb Fm

You slip into the fog...

Eb Fm

(3X)

Gm Ab Gm Fm

(2X)

Gm Cm

Ab C Bb6 Fm6 Gm7

This love was big enough for the both of us.

Cm Fm Ab6 Bb Cm Bb

Fmsus4

This love of yours was big enough to be frightened of.

Gm7 Ab

It's deep and dark, like the water was,

Bb6 Fm6 Ab Fm Gm7 Eb6

/ Gm7sus4

The day I learned to swim.

He said,

Fm Eb Fm

"Just put your feet down, child.

Eb Fm Eb Fm

Eb Fm Eb6

"Just put your feet down child,

Fm Eb Fm Eb Fm Gm

The water is only waist high.

Ab6 Gm7 Fm Gm

I'll let go of you gently,

Ab6 Gm7 Cm

Gm7sus4 Fmsus4

Then you can swim to me."

Fm6 Gm7 Cm Fm

Is this love big enough to watch over me?

Ab Bb Cm9 Fm

Big enough to let go of me?

Gm Fm Gm

Without hurting me,

Fm Gm Fm Gm

Like the day I learned to swim?

Fm Gm Eb Fm

"'Coz you're all grown up now.

Eb Fm Eb Fm

Just put your feet down, child,

Eb Fm Eb Fm Eb Fm

The water is only waist high.

Eb Fm Eb Fm

I'll let go of you gently,

Eb6

Then you can swim to me."

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