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Waves by Phish

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Key: Chord diagramA augmentedA

Intro:

   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA7A7
e|----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---4--4-5-4-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------5-7------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------5---|

(Repeat - segue into G-D-A7 jam)

Main Riff into verse:
 Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G
     let ring         let ring
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|

Verse:
  Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
  How is it I never see   The waves that bring her words to me

  Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|

   Chord diagramA7A7      Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
For though unseen they drift around They catch my breath and knock me down

   Chord diagramA7A7      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD+2        Chord diagramAm7Am7 Chord diagramD MajorD+2        Chord diagramG+G
e|-----------------------0--|-------0-------------0-|-------0-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------3--|-----3---3------1-1--2-|-----2---2---------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0--------------2--|---2-------2----0-0--3-|---3-------3-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0------------0--|-0-----------0--3-3--0-|-0-----------0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2------|-----------------------|---------------2-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3------|-----------------------|---------------3-3-|

   Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7      Chord diagramG+G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
I feel them quickly swirling by As they withdraw with my reply

   Chord diagramA7A7      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD+2         Chord diagramAm7Am7 Chord diagramD MajorD+2        Chord diagramG+G
e|-----------------------0--|-------0-------------0-|-------0-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------3--|-----3---3------1-1--2-|-----2---2---------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0--------------2--|---2-------2----0-0--3-|---3-------3-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0------------0--|-0-----------0--3-3--0-|-0-----------0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2------|-----------------------|---------------2-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3------|-----------------------|---------------3-3-|

   Chord diagramA7A7      Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA augmentedA
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
And slip into the dark of night As I attempt to stay upright

  Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD+2     Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD+2
e|---0-0-------|----------0-0-------|--------0-0-------|------0-0-------|
Chord diagramBB|---1---1-----|--3-3-----1---1-----|--3-3---2---2-----|-3-3--3---3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|---2-----2---|--4-4-----2-----2---|--4-4---3-----3---|-4-4--2-----2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---3-------3-|--5-5-----3-------3-|--5-5---0-------0-|-5-5--0-------0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|

☠☠* RETURN HERE AFTER JAM
PLAY MAIN THEME 2x then:

  Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7        Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7
e|---0-0-------------|----------0-0-------|
Chord diagramBB|---1---1-----------|--3-3-----1---1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|---2-----2---------|--4-4-----2-----2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---3-------3-------|--5-5-----3-------3-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|--------------------|
Instead I'm stranded on my knees As words depart upon the breeze

 Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD+2       Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramE MajorE
e|--------0-0------------|------0------0-|
Chord diagramBB|--3-3---2---2----------|-3-3--1-----1--|
Chord diagramG+G|--4-4---3-----3--------|-4-4--2----2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-5---0-------0------|-5-5--3---3----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------|------3--3-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------|------0-0------|
That quickly drifts away from here And possibly won't reach her ear

  Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA7A7          Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA augmentedA
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
If we could see these many waves That flow through clouds and sunken caves
She'd sense at least the words that sought her On the wind and underwater

Jam: Starts out with main theme, but segues into an A-D jam - 2 bars (8 beats) Chord diagramD MajorD with 4 bars (16 beats)
of Chord diagramA augmentedA - the "uneven" bars add tension.

Return to main theme play 2x
Back to ☠☠*, repeat theme, fade out on "on the wind and underwater  "

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