I Was A Riot chords by Glen Phillips

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

♫ Verse 1:

G+G
Twist and turn
D MajorD
The ebb and flow
E minorEm
Change our shape
       C majorC
More than we know

G+G
Fix our gaze
D MajorD
Rest assured
E minorEm
What is passed
        C majorC
Will come once more

♫ Chorus 1:

    C majorC
I was a riot
       D MajorD
Of color and light
    G+G      D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
I was a song on your lips in the night
          C majorC
Your dreams were deferred
       D MajorD
Mine wouldn't rest
         G+G     D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
The weight of the world sat hard on your chest
       C majorC
You were the view
         D MajorD
At the top of the climb
       G+G   D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
You were the breath pausing the time
       C majorC
You were the peace
       D MajorD
I wondered if I
      G+G    D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
Would ever deserve, ever would find
    A minorAm  D MajorD
I was a riot
       G+G   D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7
You were the peace
    A minorAm  D MajorD
I was a riot
       G+G   C majorC G+G
You were the peace

♫ Verse 2:

G+G
I see your heart
D MajorD
Your shadow too
E minorEm
Trust your word
     C majorC
Trust in you

G+G
Slow but sure
D MajorD
With your help
E minorEm             C majorC
Maybe I'll come to trust myself

♫ Chorus 2:

    C majorC
I was a riot
       D MajorD
Of color and light
    G+G      D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
I was a song on your lips in the night
          C majorC
Your dreams were deferred
       D MajorD
Mine wouldn't rest
         G+G     D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
The weight of the world sat hard on your chest
       C majorC
You were the view
         D MajorD
At the top of the climb
       G+G   D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
You were the breath pausing the time
       C majorC
You were the peace
       D MajorD
I wondered if I
      G+G    D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
Would ever deserve, ever would find
    A minorAm  D MajorD
I was a riot
       G+G   D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7
You were the peace
    A minorAm  D MajorD
I was a riot
       G+G   D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7
You were the peace
    A minorAm  D MajorD
I was a riot
       G+G
You were the peace