I Was A Riot chords by Glen Phillips

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Verse 1:

G
Twist and turn
D
The ebb and flow
Em
Change our shape
             C
More than we know

G
Fix our gaze
D

Rest assured
Em
What is passed
               C
Will come once more

♫ Chorus 1:

        C
I was a riot
             D
Of color and light
        G            D/F#        Em
I was a song on your lips in the night
                   C
Your dreams were deferred
              D
Mine wouldn't rest
                  G         D/F#         Em
The weight of the world sat hard on your chest
             C
You were the view
                  D
At the top of the climb
             G      D/F#        Em
You were the breath pausing the time
             C
You were the peace
              D
I wondered if I
           G        D/F#       Em
Would ever deserve, ever would find
        Am   D
I was a riot
             G     D/F# Em7
You were the peace
        Am   D
I was a riot
             G     C G
You were the peace

♫ Verse 2:

G
I see your heart
D
Your shadow too
Em
Trust your word
         C
Trust in you

G
Slow but sure
D
With your help
Em                         C
Maybe I'll come to trust myself

♫ Chorus 2:

        C
I was a riot
             D
Of color and light
        G            D/F#        Em
I was a song on your lips in the night
                   C
Your dreams were deferred
              D
Mine wouldn't rest
                  G         D/F#         Em
The weight of the world sat hard on your chest
             C
You were the view
                  D
At the top of the climb
             G      D/F#        Em
You were the breath pausing the time
             C
You were the peace
              D
I wondered if I
           G        D/F#       Em
Would ever deserve, ever would find
        Am   D
I was a riot
             G     D/F# Em7
You were the peace
        Am   D
I was a riot
             G     D/F# Em7
You were the peace
        Am   D
I was a riot
             G
You were the peace