Above The Water chords by Tyler Braden

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

Cm    C    G#    G#


Verse:
 Cm
Stumble in the door
   C
A# quarter past three
 G#
Drink a little more
          G#
But it's not what I need

 Cm
Aching in my head
 C
Guilty in my chest
          G#
And this ain't who
        G#
I wanna be

Chorus:
   C
I owe it to my mamam
     C
Who raised me in the choir
     G#                     C#m
And told me that I was her son

   C
I run from the father
    C
End up working harder
   G#                       C#m
To Do what's already been done

                 Cm
Lord help me let go
              G#
Wash over my soul
                  C
Maybe I ain't supposed
C#m          Cm
To keep my head
           C
Above the water


Verse:
      Cm
Been eighty miles an hour
 C
Seven days a week
 G#
Living off of Folgers
           G#
And these Earthwood strings

     Cm
The band needs payin'
        C
So the bills'll have to wait
G#
I can use a dollar
       G#
And a little more faith


Chorus:
       C
And I owe it to my mamam
     C
Who raised me in the choir
     G#                     C#m
And told me that I was her son

   C
I run from the father
    C
End up working harder
   G#                       C#m
To Do what's already been done

                 Cm
Lord help me let go
              G#
Wash over my soul
                  C
Maybe I ain't supposed
C#m          Cm
To keep my head
           Cm
Above the water
 C         G#       G#
Woh oh oh ooooooh oooooooh


Break:
           C
If you're listening

I'm giving in

And I lay my God down
           G#
If you'll let me
              G#
I'm ready to drown


Chorus:
       C
And I owe it to my mamam
     C
Who raised me in the choir
     G#                     C#m
And told me that I was her son

       C
And I run from the father
    C
End up working harder
   G#                       C#m
To Do what's already been done

                 Cm
Lord help me let go
              G#
Wash over my soul

                 C
Lord help me let go
     G#/C#      Cm
Wash over my soul

                  C
Maybe I ain't supposed
G#/C#         C
To keep my head
  Cm       G#
Above the water