American Waters chords by Raynes

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: G

Intro:

Em  Em  G  D

Verse 1:
Em
 So I led a little white lamb to the
G       D
slaughter
        Em             G
I still wonder why you followed me
        Em                D
I can’t promise you’ll be safe
   Em
I’m told they’re finding gold in
          G    D
American  Waters
           Em
If I don’t join the rush
     G
Then both of us
        Em           D
Have to live with my mistakes
        C    Bm   Em  D
Nowhere near as   free
      C     D
as we could be

Chorus:
       G
Let me go
D  Em
My love
               C
We keep saying someday
                  Em   D
And that’s hardly enough
          G
Don’t you know
G D  Em
My   love?
           C
Eventually rivers run dry
      G
So if I’m gonna die
         Dsus D
I’ll die trying oh

Instrumental:
Em  G Em G  D

Verse 2:
Em
 I don’t wanna live on a prayer for much
G    D
Longer
        Em                G
We need something real to stand on
        Em               D
We need something we can hold
          C Bm Em D
How can I follow
      Am  D
Every rainbow?

Chorus:
       G
Let me go
D  Em
My love
               C
We keep saying someday
                  Em   D
And that’s hardly enough
          G
Don’t you know
G D Em
My  love?
           C
Eventually rivers run dry
      G
So if I’m gonna die
         Dsus D
I’ll die trying oh

Instrumental 2:
Em  Adim  Em  D G C  D

Chorus 2:
G
Oh
D  Em
My love
               C
Is this what I killed for?
      Em          D
A few handfuls of dust?
          G
Don’t you know
G Adim Em D Em
My     love
                         C
I’ll wonder as long as I live
   G                      Dsus D
If you can forgive me for trying oh


G  G  Em  Em  C  G  Dsus  D  G  G D Em Gsus G C  G  D