Cold Waves
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[Intro ]- | F C | F C |
| F C | G F |
F C
I know You're in a hurry,
F C
And I know it's getting late
F C
I know You've got Your reasons
G F
For wanting out of this place
F C
The bitter wind bites down hard in the evening,
F C
If You'd known You would have changed Your plans,
F C
Half Our lives spent crawling and kneeling,
G
But now We're gonna learn to stand
F G
In the cold waves, In the cold waves
F G
In the cold waves, In the cold waves, We could be drowning
Am C/B C
In the cold waves
Am C/B C
In the cold waves
F C
Before there was an ocean,
F C
Before it ever even needed a name
F C
I set out to find a reason,
G F
To meet You here in this place
F C
The summer wind burns My eyes in the morning,
F C
So I'm gonna draw a line in the sand,
F C
All of My life spent stumbling and falling,
G
But now I'm gonna learn to stand,
F G
In the cold waves, In the cold waves
F G
In the cold waves, In the cold waves, We could be drowning
F G
In the cold waves, In the cold waves. We could be drowning
Am C/B C
In the cold waves
Am C/B
In the cold waves,
Bb F
Someone's always drifting away,
Bb F
someone's always drifting away,
Bb
So I say no more drifting,
F ...
No more drifting, No more drifting away...
... C | F C | F C | G F |
| F C | F C | F C | G | G |
F G
In the cold waves, In the cold waves
F G
In the cold waves, In the cold waves, We could be drowning
Am C/B C
In the cold waves
Am C/B C
In the cold waves,
Am C/B
In the cold waves
Bb
Someone's always drifting
Someone's always drifting
Someone's always drifting away
No more drifting, away
No more drifting, no more drifting away
How to play Cold Waves
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.