Capo
3
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
A C E
Verse 1:
A
Look at the sun and the sky and the sand and
G
The sea behind me
A G
Look at me, suddenly I am on land and I'm free
Don't mind me as I
F
Climb for the first time
Am
Jump for the first time
E A G E
Trying to stand but this gravity's pulling me down
Verse 2:
A
Look, it's a fire, it's warm and it glows
G
And it lights this chamber
A G
Let me admire itβ, ow, get too close and it bites
F
I came too close for the first time
Am
Burned for the first time
E C#
Everything's clearer and brighter and hotter
F# Fm
But now that I'm here like a fish out of water
E A C Cm E
I'm trying to stand but this gravity's pulling me down
Bridge:
A G
Are we only food for slaughter
F#m E
Is this life on land?
A C
Well, you were lonely underwater
D# E
Come on, Ariel, time to stand
Verse 3:
A
Squeeze in the shoes and the corset, it's tight
G
And the seams are bursting
A
Some women choose this, I guess it's alright
C A G C
Are my dreams adjusting?
Chorus:
F
As I wait for the first time
Am
Here for the first time
F
Now for the first time
Am F
He's coming through those doors
Am
Up the stairs
F
From the shore
Am
From that moment
F
And he'll smile
Am
Like he knows
G# Am Em Dm E
When I sayβ
Outro:
N.C.
Realize the prize that you paid with your voice
C
As he turns from you
A
Those sacrifices you made were a choice
C
That you can't undo
F
Lost for the first time
Am
Scared for the first time
E A
Gravity feels like an undertow pulling me down
Song History
Published: May 21, 2023
Last Updated: May 21, 2023