Hell Or High Water chords by Passenger

Chords with lyrics

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

Difficulty: Novice

Chorus:
                E minorEm
Was it the trick of the light?
            G+G
Or a shot in the dark?
             D MajorD            C majorC
Was it hell or high water that broke our hearts?
             E minorEm
Was it something I said?
                G+G
Or just a cruel twist of fate?
             D MajorD          C majorC
Was it hell or high water and is it too late?
  C majorC
Oh, is it too late?

Instrumental:
E minorEm G+G D MajorD C majorC

Verse 1:
E minorEm
Man, all my life I've been
G+G             D MajorD             C majorC
Searching for someone, to show me how it feels to be loved
C majorC
And how to love somebody back

Pre-Chorus:
E minorEm               G+G
And after stumbling through the years
                D MajorD              C majorC
I thought I found you, just to see you fading out into the night

Chorus:
                E minorEm
Was it the trick of the light?
            G+G
Or a shot in the dark?
             D MajorD            C majorC
Was it hell or high water that broke our hearts?
             E minorEm
Was it something you said?
                G+G
Or just a cruel twist of fate?
             D MajorD          C majorC
Was it hell or high water and is it too late?
  C majorC
Oh, is it too late?

Verse 2:
E minorEm
See, all my life I've been
G+G
Silently reaching for
 D MajorD                C majorC
A augmentedA hand to hold, to warm the cold. Spark a light,
  C majorC
To guide me through, alright?

Pre-Chorus:
E minorEm               G+G
And after stumbling through the years
                D MajorD              C majorC
I thought I found you, just to see you fading out into the night

Chorus:
                E minorEm
Was it the trick of the light?
            G+G
Or a shot in the dark?
             D MajorD            C majorC
Was it hell or high water that broke our hearts?
             E minorEm
Was it something we did?
                G+G
Or just a cruel twist of fate?
             D MajorD          C majorC
Was it hell or high water and is it too late?

Interlude:
E minorEm G+G
  Hey, hey
D MajorD C majorC
  Hey, hey
E minorEm G+G
  Hey, hey
D MajorD C majorC
  Hey, hey

Bridge:
              E minorEm
Was it a knife in my back?
            G+G
Or a fork in the road?
             D MajorD          C majorC
Was it hell or high water that left us alone?
            E minorEm
Is it really game over?
            G+G
Is it really checkmate?
             D MajorD          C majorC
Was it hell or high water and is it too late?
  C majorC
Oh, is it too late?
E minorEm G+G D MajorD C majorC
E minorEm G+G D MajorD C majorC

Outro:
                E minorEm
Was it the trick of the light?
            G+G
Or a shot in the dark?
             D MajorD            C majorC
Was it hell or high water that broke our hearts?

Other versions of Hell Or High Water

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Hell or high water acoustic by Passenger