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"Sink or Swim" by Lori Chaffer (Waterdeep)
From the album "Sink or Swim"
Copyright 1997 Hey Ruth Music
transcribed by
Chords:
C (intro) - [X32010]
C (verse) - [X35553]
F - [X33211]
F - [133211]
Bb - [113331]
G - [320033]
G4 - [355433] +
E - [022100]
Am - [X02210]
D - [XX0232]
+(Note: this is not the correct name for this chord, but it'll do for
this song.)
(Extra Note: Always be listening for a hammering on and off "pattern"
with this chord: F)
Intro riff:
C (strum once, then hammer on and then quickly pull off on the 2nd
fret on the fourth string)
[F]
[Bb]F (hammer on and pull off a couple times on the 2nd fret on the third string)
[Intro riff (without words) 2x]
(Intro)
-riff-
Will you hold my hand?
-riff-
Do I have to stand
-riff-
in this world all alone
-riff-
where it's icy cold
[G] and all the people chime in
[G] "You've got to sink or swim"?
(pre-verse)
[C] [F] [Bb] [F]
(Verse 1)
[C] Where there's [F]rai[Bb]n th[F]ere's drought,
[C] So I'll con[F]fes[Bb]s my[F] doubts.
[C] Where there's [F]thr[Bb]eshi[F]ng of the fields
[C] something's [F]bou[Bb]nd t[F]o yield.
(Chorus 1)
[G4] And all the people cry out,
[F] they feel they're about to drown
[E] on the ocean [Am]floor
D F E G
but I know there's more
C F Bb F (2x)
(Verse 2)
[C] I [F]kno[Bb]w Yo[F]u understand
[C] what it's [F]lik[Bb]e to[F] me man
[C] Sometimes I [F]for[Bb]get [F]You're near
[C] Sometimes I [F]for[Bb]get [F]you hear
(Chorus 2)
[G4] The way the raindrops fall,
[F] the sound of the wind as it calls,
[E] and every breath I [Am]breathe
D F
and song I don't sing.
(Intro riff 4x)
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"Sink or Swim" by Lori Chaffer (Waterdeep)
From the album "Sink or Swim"
Copyright 1997 Hey Ruth Music
transcribed by
Chords:
C (intro) - [X32010]
C (verse) - [X35553]
F - [X33211]
F - [133211]
Bb - [113331]
G - [320033]
G4 - [355433] +
E - [022100]
Am - [X02210]
D - [XX0232]
+(Note: this is not the correct name for this chord, but it'll do for
this song.)
(Extra Note: Always be listening for a hammering on and off "pattern"
with this chord: F)
-------------------------------------------------------
Intro riff:
C (strum once, then hammer on and then quickly pull off on the 2nd
fret on the fourth string)
[F]
[Bb]F (hammer on and pull off a couple times on the 2nd fret on the third string)
-------------------------------------------------------
[Intro riff (without words) 2x]
(Intro)
-riff-
Will you hold my hand?
-riff-
Do I have to stand
-riff-
in this world all alone
-riff-
where it's icy cold
[G] and all the people chime in
[G] "You've got to sink or swim"?
(pre-verse)
[C] [F] [Bb] [F]
(Verse 1)
[C] Where there's [F]rai[Bb]n th[F]ere's drought,
[C] So I'll con[F]fes[Bb]s my[F] doubts.
[C] Where there's [F]thr[Bb]eshi[F]ng of the fields
[C] something's [F]bou[Bb]nd t[F]o yield.
(Chorus 1)
[G4] And all the people cry out,
[F] they feel they're about to drown
[E] on the ocean [Am]floor
D F E G
but I know there's more
C F Bb F (2x)
(Verse 2)
[C] I [F]kno[Bb]w Yo[F]u understand
[C] what it's [F]lik[Bb]e to[F] me man
[C] Sometimes I [F]for[Bb]get [F]You're near
[C] Sometimes I [F]for[Bb]get [F]you hear
(Chorus 2)
[G4] The way the raindrops fall,
[F] the sound of the wind as it calls,
[E] and every breath I [Am]breathe
D F
and song I don't sing.
(Intro riff 4x)
