High Water Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]For the time [Em]being
I will [Bm]still avoid my [C]own questions
And we [Em]both bury that [G]history deep
[C]But you kno[Em]w I can hold
my [Bm]breath forever
[C]

[Verse 2]
For the time [Em]being
You are still a [Bm]perfect [C]reminder
[Em]Of what all of these s[G]cars
on my [C]arms are [Em]for
If I can [Bm]hold my[G]self to[C]gether[G][C][G][C]

[Verse 3]
And I [Am]choke myself on sacred vapor
[G]Waiting on some holy [D]fa vor
Basking [G]in the solace of re[C]gret

[Verse 4]
And it [Am]seems my hell is your high water
[C]Wash me clean again befor[G]e I
[Em]Pull myself [G]beneath the [D]waves

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][C]
[Em][G][Am][Em][G][C][Em][G][Em][Bm]
[G]When the

[Verse 5]
[C]mouth of in[Em]finity
Buries its [G]teeth in me
I'll [C]smile through the
[Em]agony for [Bm]you[G]
And I [C]know you still [Em]bear the weight
of your own exist[G]ence
And you'll [C]never bear the weight of two

[Verse 6]
[C]
And I [Am]choke myself on
sacred [Em]vapor
Waiting on some holy favor
[G]Basking in the solace of regret
[C]

[Verse 7]
[D]And it [Am]seems my hell is
your [Em]high [Am]water
[C]Wash me clean again before I
[Em]Pull myself beneath the waves
[D]

[Verse 8]
For the [C]time [G]being[C][Em]
I will admit my [C]defeat, [Em]again[C][Em]
I will accept [G]that [Em]I can[C]'t pre[Em]tend
We will ever be [G]to [C]gether

[Verse 9]
[C]I[G][C][G][C][G][Am][Bm][C][Bm][G][Em]
[Bm][G][Bm][Am][Bm][Em][C][Bm][D][G]
[Bm]can'[D]t hold myself together[Am][Em]

[Outro 1]
[G][C][G][Bm][D][G][Em][G][Bm][G][Bm][G][Am]
[Em][C][G][D][G][Em][G][D][Em]
[C][G][Em][G][Em]
[C][Em][C][G][G][Em][D]