Flood-Jars of Clay
These are the chords, straight from the book. As always listen to the cd for timing and tune.
These are not exactly conventional chords, you might want to dumb them down until you know
the song real well (ie Abmaj7 play Ab or Ab7)
Offical chord formations:
Cm E- x Abmaj7 E- 4 Bb6 E- x Ebmaj7/G E- x C2 E- x Gm7 E- 3 C2sus4 E- x
B- 3 B- x B- 1 B- x B- 3 B- x B- 3
G- 5 G- 5 G- 3 G- 1 G- 2 G- 3 G- 3
D- 5 D- 5 D- 0 D- 3 D- 0 D- 3 D- 0
A- 4 A- 4 A- 3 A- 3 A- 3 A- 3 A- 1
E- 3 E- x E- x E- 3 E- 0 E- x E- 0
Intro
Cm Abmaj7 Bb6 Ebmaj7/G Cm Abmaj7 Bb6 Ebmaj7/G
Vs1 (C2 I think)
Rain, rain on my face, hasn't stopped raining for days.
My world is a flood, slowly I become one with the mud.
Chorus
C2 Bb6 Gm7 C2 Bb6 Gm7
But if I can't swim after for - ty days, and my mind is crushed by the crash - ing waves,
C2 Bb6 Gm7 C2 Bb6 Gm7
Lift me up so high that I can - not fall, lift me oh woh
Cm Abmaj7 Bb6 Ebmaj7/G Cm Abmaj7 Ebmaj7/G
when I'm falling when I'm weak and dying
Lift me up Lift me up
Cm Abmaj7 Bb6 Ebmaj7/G Cm Abmaj7 Bb6 Ebmaj7/G C2
I need you to hold me keep me from drown - ing again
Lift me up Lift me up
Vs2 (Sing an octave higher) C2
Down-pour on my soul, splashing ocean, I'm losing control.
Dark sky all around, can't feel my feet touching the ground.
Chorus
C2 Bb6 Gm7 C2 Bb6 Gm7
But if I can't swim after for - ty days, and my mind is crushed by the crash - ing waves,
C2 Bb6 Gm7 C2 Bb6 Gm7
Lift me up so high that I can - not fall, lift me oh woh
Cm Abmaj7 Bb6 Ebmaj7/G Cm Abmaj7 Ebmaj7/G
when I'm falling when I'm weak and dying
Lift me up Lift me up
Cm Abmaj7 Bb6 Ebmaj7/G Cm Abmaj7 Bb6
I need you to hold me keep me from drown - ing again
Lift me up Lift me up
Vs3 (Bb6 I think)
Calm the storms that drench my eyes and dry the streams still flowing,
Casting down all waves and sin and guilt that overthrow me.
Play the chorus a few more times and end on C2sus4
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