Waves Chords

by Dean Lewis
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author rosscocrozier [pro] 79.
7 contributors total, last edit on May 6, 2023
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Chords

G
Bm
D
A
Em

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[Intro]
G Bm D A
 
[Verse 1]
G                   Bm
There is a swelling storm
        D                             A
And I'm caught up in the middle of it all
       G          Bm                              D
And it takes control of the person that I thought I was
                   A
The boy I used to know
G          A            Bm
There is a light in the dark
D              G
And I feel its warmth
      A            Bm
In my hands, in my heart
Em        D      A
Why can't I hold on?
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm            G      D
It comes and goes in waves
A         Bm   G   D        A
It always does, it always does
   Bm           G            D
We watch as our young hearts fade
A        Bm   G  D          A
Into the flood, into the flood
 
[Chorus]
G            A
  The freedom, of falling,
Bm                 D           A      G
The feeling that I thought was set in stone
G             A
Slips through my fingers
Bm     D
Trying hard to let go
Em           D       A
It comes and goes in waves
Em           D       A
It comes and goes in waves
A
It carries us away
 
[Verse 2]
G           Bm
Through the wind
            D                                 A
Down to the place we used to lay when we were kids
G                    Bm
Memories of a stolen place
              D                        A
Caught in the silence, an echo lost in space
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm            G      D
It comes and goes in waves
A         Bm   G   D        A
It always does, it always does
   Bm           G            D
We watch as our young hearts fade
A        Bm   G  D          A
Into the flood, into the flood
 
[Chorus]
G            A
  The freedom, of falling,
Bm                 D           A      G
The feeling that I thought was set in stone
G             A
Slips through my fingers
Bm     D
Trying hard to let go
Em           D       A
It comes and goes in waves
Em           D       A
It comes and goes in waves
A
It carries us away
 
[Bridge]
G            Bm         A            D
I watched my wild youth disappear in front of my eyes
G          Bm        A
Moments of magic and wonder
A
Seems so hard to find
G            Bm
Is it coming back again?
A                 D
Is it ever coming back again?
G                   Bm
Take me back to the feeling when
A
Everything was left to find
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm            G      D
It comes and goes in waves
A         Bm   G   D        A
It always does, it always does
 
[Chorus]
G            A
  The freedom, of falling,
Bm                 D           A      G
The feeling that I thought was set in stone
G             A
Slips through my fingers
Bm     D
Trying hard to let go
Em           D       A
It comes and goes in waves
Em           D       A
It comes and goes in waves
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It carries us away
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40 comments
Courts24-77
Love it!! Been searching for chords everywhere! Thank you!!
+43
baileyc99
Awesome construction, haven't seen such accurate tabs on here for a while! Good on ya
+37
ethanwood205
Brill tab! Love playing and singing along to this song
+10