Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE BB
Verse 1:
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
BB G# minorG#m
We were talking on a boardwalk
BB E MajorE
We were lit up when the lights came down
BB G# minorG#m
So we drifted toward the music
BB E MajorE
And you kissed me as the sound
BB G# minorG#m
Of my favorite band was playing
BB E MajorE
But I couldn't hear them 'cause my heart
BB G# minorG#m
Was beatin' loud and out a rhythm
BB E MajorE
As you drowned out all the dark
Chorus:
BB G# minorG#m
I was a boat trapped in a bottle
F#F#
Dying for water
E MajorE
You were the ocean
BB G# minorG#m
I was a compass that couldn't find heaven
F#F# E MajorE
I didn't know how bad I was broken
BB G# minorG#m
I was castaway with no land
F#F# E MajorE
I drew a broken heart in the sand
BB G# minorG#m
And you were the wave the wave the wave
F#F#
That washed it all
E MajorE BB
That washed it all away
Instrumental:
BB G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
Verse 2:
BB G# minorG#m
We talked for a couple of hours
BB E MajorE
We got salt all over our jeans
BB G# minorG#m
And we laughed about forever
BB E MajorE
What the hell did that really mean
BB G# minorG#m
And all of a sudden thanks to you
BB E MajorE
My favorite color is blue
BB G# minorG#m
I never saw you coming
F#F# E MajorE
Sweet salvation and I never knew
Chorus:
BB G# minorG#m
I was a boat trapped in a bottle
F#F#
Dying for water
E MajorE
You were the ocean
BB G# minorG#m
I was a compass that couldn't find heaven
F#F# E MajorE
I didn't know how bad I was broken
BB G# minorG#m
I was castaway with no land
F#F# E MajorE
I drew a broken heart in the sand
BB G# minorG#m
And you were the wave the wave the wave
F#F#
That washed it all
E MajorE BB G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE BB G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
That washed it all away
Bridge:
BB G# minorG#m
I was a town closed for winter
BB
I was a Ferris wheel with the light burnt out
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
'Til you came along, when you came along
Chorus:
BB G# minorG#m
I was a boat trapped in a bottle
BB
Dying for water
E MajorE
You were the ocean
BB G# minorG#m
I was a compass that couldn't find heaven
BB
I didn't know how bad I was broken
BB G# minorG#m
I was castaway with no land
F#F# E MajorE
I drew a broken heart in the sand
F#F#
That washed it all
E MajorE BB G# minorG#m F#F#
That washed it all away
E MajorE BB G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
Yeah you washed it all away
BB G# minorG#m F#F#
You were the wave the wave the wave
E MajorE BB G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
Yeah that washed it all away
Outro: