A strange, beautiful song. Despite the gorgeous William Orbit production this
still sounds beautiful with an acoustic guitar.
Tuning: EADGBE capo 1 for the same key as the record
NB chords relative to capo 1
A
Broken people get recycled
And I hope that I will sometimes be thrown over pathways
D
What I thought was my way home
A
Wasn't the place I know
I’m not afraid of changing
I'm certain nothing's certain
What we are becomes our prison
D
My possessions will be gone
A
Back to where they came from
F G Dm Dm/Bb
Blame no-one is to
F G Dm Dm/Bb
Blame as natural as the
F G
Rain that falls
Dm Dm/Bb A
Here comes the flood a-gain
A
See the rock that you hold onto
Is it gonna save you
When the earth begins to crumble
D
Why do you feel you have to hold on
A
Imagine if you let go
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/katie_melua/the_flood_crd_ver_2.html ]
F G Dm Dm/Bb
Blame no-one is to
F G Dm Dm/Bb
Blame as natural as the
F G
Rain that falls
Dm Dm/Bb A
Here comes the flood a-gain
A D F Em7 A
Push a-way the weight that pulls you down
Gbm F Dm7 Em7 A
Light the waves that free from the dark
A
Don't trust your eyes
D
It’s easy to be-lieve them
F
Know in your heart
Em7 A
That you can leave your prison
Gbm
Don't trust your mind
F
It's not always listening
Dm7
Turn on the lights
Em7 A
And feel the ancient rhythm
A
Don't trust your eyes
D
It’s easy to be-lieve them
F
k
Know in your heart
Em7 A
That you can leave your prison
F G Dm Dm/Bb
Blame no-one is to
F G Dm Dm/Bb
Blame as natural as the
F G
Rain that falls
Dm Dm/Bb A
Here comes the flood a-gain
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
June 2010
watfordkev@gmail.com
