Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Cmaj9 Verse 1: G D C Echoes from a nursery rhyme G Am Em Hide in plain sight all this time C C/B G Here you come splashing in your summer clothes D C G You and your pale pink toes G D C Just there where the shadow falls G Am Em There we follow one and all C C/B G Can't resist the creeping dark D C Ready to make our mark
Chorus: Cmaj9 G D C Little red fish beneath the surface of the water G F C G Testing the break point in case we get lucky Verse 2: G D C Ancient blood is patient blood G Am Em We were here before the flood C C/B G Waking for our time to shine D C G Sparks in a silver mine G D C Shorebirds deal death all day long G Am Em We are weak but they are strong C C/B G Lose some friends along the way D C Then in you come one day Chorus: Cmaj9 G D C Little red fish beneath the surface of the water G D C Scales in the sun, stars in a shot glass G F C G Testing the break point in case we get lucky Instrumental: Em G Em G Verse 3: G D C Take your time, we've got all day G Am Em Days beyond that, come what may C C/B G If you get home tell all your friends D C G The spawning tide never ends G D C Say what you felt when you found us here G Am Em Here where the waters run crystal clear C C/B G One summer day in your summer clothes D C The day you saw several ghosts Chorus: Cmaj9 G D C Little red fish beneath the surface of the water G D C Hungry for years, senses sharpened by the hunger G F C G Testing the break point in case we get lucky G F C G Testing the break point in case we get lucky Outro: Em G Em G Cmaj9 G G F C G