Chords for Peter Gabriel ~ Washing of the Water (New Blood Version)
Tempo:
121.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
So
[F] [C]
deep, [G] [Em] so [C] wide Will [F] you take me on your back [C] for a ride?
If [G]
I should [Am] fall, [F] [Am]
[G] [F] would you swallow [Am] me deep [F] [C] inside?
River, [G]
show me [C] how to float I [F] feel like I'm sinking [C] down
Thought that [G]
I could [Am] get [C]
along But here in [D] this water
[C] My feet won't touch the ground And I need [D] something
[G] To turn myself [C]
around [D] Going [C]
away, [F] away to a [C]
sea
[G] River [Am]
deep, [G] can [F] you lift up and carry [C] me?
Roll on, [G] roll on through [C] the hard land Till [F] the south [C]
sky
[G] River, [Am]
carry me [C] high Till the washing [F] of [D] the water
[G] We'll make it all [C] alright Let [F] your [D] waters reach me
[G] Like she reached me [C] tonight [Am] Letting go is [C] so hard
The way [F] it's hurting now [D] To get this [E] love [Am] untied
So tough [C] to stay with this thing Cause [F] if I follow through
[D] I face [E] what I [Am]
do I get [C] those hooks out of me
And [F] I take out the hooks That [D] I sunk deep [E] in your [Am]
side
Kill that [C] fear of emptiness [F] The loneliness I [C] hide
River, [D] oh river [G]
River running [C] deep
Bring [F] me [F#] [D] something That will [G] let me get to [C] sleep
In the washing of the water [D] [G] Will you take it all away?
[C]
Bring [F] me [D] something To [G] take this pain away
[C] [N]
So
[F] [C]
deep, [G] [Em] so [C] wide Will [F] you take me on your back [C] for a ride?
If [G]
I should [Am] fall, [F] [Am]
[G] [F] would you swallow [Am] me deep [F] [C] inside?
River, [G]
show me [C] how to float I [F] feel like I'm sinking [C] down
Thought that [G]
I could [Am] get [C]
along But here in [D] this water
[C] My feet won't touch the ground And I need [D] something
[G] To turn myself [C]
around [D] Going [C]
away, [F] away to a [C]
sea
[G] River [Am]
deep, [G] can [F] you lift up and carry [C] me?
Roll on, [G] roll on through [C] the hard land Till [F] the south [C]
sky
[G] River, [Am]
carry me [C] high Till the washing [F] of [D] the water
[G] We'll make it all [C] alright Let [F] your [D] waters reach me
[G] Like she reached me [C] tonight [Am] Letting go is [C] so hard
The way [F] it's hurting now [D] To get this [E] love [Am] untied
So tough [C] to stay with this thing Cause [F] if I follow through
[D] I face [E] what I [Am]
do I get [C] those hooks out of me
And [F] I take out the hooks That [D] I sunk deep [E] in your [Am]
side
Kill that [C] fear of emptiness [F] The loneliness I [C] hide
River, [D] oh river [G]
River running [C] deep
Bring [F] me [F#] [D] something That will [G] let me get to [C] sleep
In the washing of the water [D] [G] Will you take it all away?
[C]
Bring [F] me [D] something To [G] take this pain away
[C] [N]
Key:
C
F
G
D
Am
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
deep, _ [G] [Em] so _ [C] wide _ Will [F] you take me on your back _ [C] for a ride? _ _
_ _ _ _ If _ [G] _
I should [Am] fall, _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] [F] would you swallow [Am] me deep _ [F] _ [C] inside? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ River, _ [G]
show me [C] how to float I _ _ _ [F] _ feel like I'm sinking [C] _ down _ _
_ _ _ Thought that [G] _
I could [Am] _ get _ [C]
along _ But here in [D] this water
_ [C] My feet won't touch the ground And _ I need [D] _ something
[G] To turn myself [C] _
around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Going _ _ _ [C]
away, _ _ _ _ _ [F] away _ _ to _ a [C] _
_ sea _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] River _ _ _ [Am]
deep, _ _ [G] _ _ can [F] you lift up and carry [C] me?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Roll on, [G] roll _ on through [C] the hard land _ _ Till [F] the south _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ sky _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ River, _ [Am]
carry me [C] high _ Till the washing [F] of [D] the water
[G] We'll make it all [C] alright _ _ Let [F] your [D] waters reach me
[G] Like she reached me [C] tonight _ [Am] Letting go is [C] so hard
The way [F] it's hurting now [D] To get this [E] love [Am] untied
So tough [C] to stay with this thing Cause [F] if I follow through
[D] I face [E] what I [Am] _
do I get [C] those hooks out of me
And [F] I take out the hooks That [D] I sunk deep [E] in your [Am]
side
Kill that [C] fear of emptiness [F] The loneliness I [C] hide _ _ _
River, [D] oh river _ [G]
River running [C] deep _ _ _
Bring [F] me [F#] [D] something That will [G] let me get to [C] sleep
_ In the washing of the water [D] _ [G] Will you take it all away?
[C] _ _ _
Bring [F] me _ [D] something To [G] take this pain _ away
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
deep, _ [G] [Em] so _ [C] wide _ Will [F] you take me on your back _ [C] for a ride? _ _
_ _ _ _ If _ [G] _
I should [Am] fall, _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] [F] would you swallow [Am] me deep _ [F] _ [C] inside? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ River, _ [G]
show me [C] how to float I _ _ _ [F] _ feel like I'm sinking [C] _ down _ _
_ _ _ Thought that [G] _
I could [Am] _ get _ [C]
along _ But here in [D] this water
_ [C] My feet won't touch the ground And _ I need [D] _ something
[G] To turn myself [C] _
around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Going _ _ _ [C]
away, _ _ _ _ _ [F] away _ _ to _ a [C] _
_ sea _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] River _ _ _ [Am]
deep, _ _ [G] _ _ can [F] you lift up and carry [C] me?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Roll on, [G] roll _ on through [C] the hard land _ _ Till [F] the south _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ sky _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ River, _ [Am]
carry me [C] high _ Till the washing [F] of [D] the water
[G] We'll make it all [C] alright _ _ Let [F] your [D] waters reach me
[G] Like she reached me [C] tonight _ [Am] Letting go is [C] so hard
The way [F] it's hurting now [D] To get this [E] love [Am] untied
So tough [C] to stay with this thing Cause [F] if I follow through
[D] I face [E] what I [Am] _
do I get [C] those hooks out of me
And [F] I take out the hooks That [D] I sunk deep [E] in your [Am]
side
Kill that [C] fear of emptiness [F] The loneliness I [C] hide _ _ _
River, [D] oh river _ [G]
River running [C] deep _ _ _
Bring [F] me [F#] [D] something That will [G] let me get to [C] sleep
_ In the washing of the water [D] _ [G] Will you take it all away?
[C] _ _ _
Bring [F] me _ [D] something To [G] take this pain _ away
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _