The Fountain chords by The Future Islands

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
D MajorD F# minorF#m

Verse:
D MajorD
He sits low, in a shady grove

Where the trees arc slow, in the shape of 'you know'
F# minorF#m
Marble stairwells, waterfalls, egrets' heads and open arms
D MajorD
Whistling through his pensive teeth, the scene is set to peak
       B minorBm
Like how the desert meets the reef
        G+G
And steals the heart - of the thief

D MajorD
She walks slow, past the reach of home

In a Western World, far from the things she knows
F# minorF#m
Hanging gardens, patterned walls, the books of Rilke, orchestras
D MajorD
Motioning to the slow refrain, the soul is set to gain
  B minorBm
Or swallow it whole
      G+G
The causal chain - of human loam


Pre-Chorus:
    D MajorD
And as seasons go, it's a lot like this

He reasons for a look, then a glance
    F# minorF#m
To the path, where she passed

From the page of a book, to a perch in the grass
    D MajorD
And as meetings go, it's a lot like this
                       B minorBm
She tiptoes from the path, to the edge of the page

Where she dared - to be asked
    G+G
What's in a name?

What is your name?

Chorus:

A augmentedA           B minorBm
  And if you let me know
       G+G         D MajorD
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
     A augmentedA         B minorBm
And if you have the time to talk to
        G+G             D MajorD
I won't doubt you, doubt in you, doubt in you
A augmentedA           B minorBm
  And if I let you know
       G+G         D MajorD
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
     A augmentedA           B minorBm
And if you, as if you start to fall
         G+G        D MajorD
I'll be here to catch you


Bridge 1:
D MajorD
Turning around, he sighs, "will you sit next to me?"
F# minorF#m
Motioning forward, she replies, "will you walk next to me?"
D MajorD
  "I know my lines, and there's

a lot less space and a little bit of time"
B minorBm             G+G
  "I know the play - It's fine"
D MajorD
Echoing herself, she says, "will you walk close to me?"
F# minorF#m
Holding his smile, he replies, "what more would you ask of me?"
D MajorD
  "I know my mind, and there's

a lot less space and a little bit of time"
B minorBm             G+G
  "I know the way - It's fine"


Chorus:
A augmentedA           B minorBm
  And if you let me know
       G+G         D MajorD
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
     A augmentedA
And if you have the time to talk to
       G+G               D MajorD
I won't doubt you, doubt in you, doubt in you
A augmentedA           B minorBm
  And if I let you know
       G+G         D MajorD
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
     A augmentedA           B minorBm
And if you, as if you start to fall
           G+G      D MajorD
I'll be here to catch you

Break:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
D MajorD B minorBm G+G

Bridge 2:
D MajorD                     F# minorF#m
  He's wasting time, you gotta take it slow

May never get a chance like this
D MajorD
  And she knows he's wasting time
              B minorBm
And she loves the way he tries
               G+G
Even though she knows the lines
D MajorD                       F# minorF#m
  She's taking time, you gotta let things grow

May never have a chance like this
D MajorD
  And he knows she takes her time
            B minorBm
And he keeps along her side
               G+G
All hopes to keep along her side


Outro:
    D MajorD
And as seasons go, it's a lot like this

He reasons for a look, then a glance
    F# minorF#m
To the path, where she passed

From the page of a book, to a perch in the grass
    D MajorD
And as meetings go, it's a lot like this
                       B minorBm
She tiptoes from the path, to the edge of the page

Where she dared to be asked
    G+G
What's in a name?

What is your name?

End on D MajorD