Quicksand
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Db F#
She walks by crying
Db F#
Those tears say jay-in
F# Db
Somebody should've told her yesterday
Db F#
That it all can fade away
Db
She didn't know mmm
F#
Guess she didn't know
F# Db
Now these sidewalks are leaking
F# Db
Ooohh shattered feelings leave a trail
F#
I wish I could've held her right before
Db
She would walk into that door
F#
Who knew it'd all
Ab
Come tumbling down
Db
If only we could reach out our hands
F# Bbm
And somehow just understand and see what this world has planned
Ab
We'd be rising from quicksand
(Quicksand) Quicksand
Db
If only we could hear what's unsaid
F#
Then I could make her face dry again
Bbm
And we could rewrite this end
Ab
And we'd be rising from quicksand
Db
Rising from quicksand
F# Db
Now her lips keep shaking
F# Db
Across the street I feel her breaking
F#
She wonders what's the use of this heart
Db
If it only tears apart
F#
If I would've known
Ab
I would've saved her from this beating
Db
If only we could reach out our hands
F# Bbm
And somehow just understand and see what this world has planned
Ab
We'd be rising from quicksand
(Quicksand) Quicksand
Db
If only we could hear what's unsaid
F#
Then I could make her face dry again
Bbm
And we could rewrite this end
Ab
And we'd be rising from quicksand
Db
Rising from quicksand
F# Bbm
She's been fighting in a war alone
F#
It's getting hard to carry on
Ab
She's dying but nobody knows knows
F# Bbm
If only every single day
F#
I could take away the pain
Ab
The sand would fade away
Db
And we'd be rising
D
If only we could reach out our hands
G Bm
And somehow just understand and see what this world has planned
A
We'd be rising from quicksand
(Quicksand) Quicksand
D
If only we could hear what's unsaid
G
Then I could make her face dry again
Bm
And we could rewrite this end
A
And we'd be rising from quicksand
D
Rising from quicksand
How to play Quicksand
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Db. 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.