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Aminor

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Dark Water
1/2 step down, no capo
For the intro, verses and outro, when you switch to Am, hammer on the A and the E
(typically ring and middle finger)
[Intro]
F  Am  G  Am  F  Am  G
[Verse 1]
AmAll the dark Fwater, it moves Amquietly Gnear
But I Amdon’t want to Flisten, and you Amdon’t want to Ghear
How aAmll the dark Fwater, I feel it Amstarting to Gcreep
   AmLike a Fspreading and merciless need Amthat Gpulls me, pulls me into the Cdeep
[Chorus]
Filling in all the sAmpaces, silencing all it emFbraces
I tattoo your name on my Gphantom limbC  
You said that I was so Amcunning, but all I can think of is Frunning
The levee is up to the Gbrim, so I’m gonna try to Cswim
[Verse 2]
Am F Am G
And Amall the dark Fwater, it don't Amknow who I Gam
It Amdon't know my Ffuture, and it Amdon't give a Gdamn
And aAmll the dark Fwater, all it’s Amgonna bapGtizeAm  
In Fwave upon wave upon wave upon wAmave of tGhis, endlessly rising tCide
[Chorus]
Filling in all the Amspaces, silencing all it emFbraces
I reach out for you with my Gphantom limb
You said that I was so Amcunning, but all I could think of was Frunning
Well the levee is over the Gbrim, so I’m gonna Crise
I’m gonna Amrise, I'm gonna Frise, and Gtry to Cswim
[Outro]
Am F Am G
AmAnd all the dark Fwater, it moves Amquietly Gnear
But I Amdon’t want to Flisten, and you Amdon’t want to Ghear.

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Dark Water

by Robert Wynia

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Dark Water

1/2 step down, no capo

For the intro, verses and outro, when you switch to Am, hammer on the A and the E

(typically ring and middle finger)

[Intro]

F Am G Am F Am G

[Verse 1]

Am F Am G

All the dark water, it moves quietly near

Am F Am G

But I don’t want to listen, and you don’t want to hear

Am F Am G

How all the dark water, I feel it starting to creep

Am F Am G C

Like a spreading and merciless need that pulls me, pulls me into the deep

[Chorus]

Am F

Filling in all the spaces, silencing all it embraces

G C

I tattoo your name on my phantom limb

Am F

You said that I was so cunning, but all I can think of is running

G C

The levee is up to the brim, so I’m gonna try to swim

[Verse 2]

Am F Am G

And all the dark water, it don't know who I am

Am F Am G

It don't know my future, and it don't give a damn

Am F Am G Am

And all the dark water, all it’s gonna baptize

F Am G C

In wave upon wave upon wave upon wave of this, endlessly rising tide

[Chorus]

Am F

Filling in all the spaces, silencing all it embraces

I reach out for you with my phantom limb

Am F

You said that I was so cunning, but all I could think of was running

G C

Well the levee is over the brim, so I’m gonna rise

Am F G C

I’m gonna rise, I'm gonna rise, and try to swim

[Outro]

Am F Am G

And all the dark water, it moves quietly near

Am F Am G

But I don’t want to listen, and you don’t want to hear.

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