The Wave Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]The[G] wa[D]ve[Am][C][Am][D]
[G]hits the[Asus4] beach,[Am][C]
[Eb]writing words on the [Cm]sand -
to [F]the [Bbsus4]academic ma[Bb]n,[Ab]
this could be [F]the answer....
[Bb]In fact, it's [Absus2]no more than [Ab]a hunch;
still we try [F]to eat it...
[Bb]I think we[Ab]'re al[Absus2]l
[Ab]pretty out to [Dbm]lunch.[Caug]

[Verse 2]
The [D]wave is out [C]of reach,
trailing [Eb]words from the hand
only [F]air [Bbsus4]can[Bb][Ab]
understand;
semaphore on [Cm]the shoreline,[Bb]
waiting [Absus2]for distance [Ab]to recede,
unhappily [Cm]imperfect
[Bb]when we should be ha[Absus2]ppy
[Ab]just to brea[C#m]the.
[Caug]But

[Verse 3]
[C#m]with e[A]ach bated breath,[F#m]
so present, [C#m]tense,
[C#]we want to know, we want it su[C#aug]re,
it don't make [D]sense!
So I'll do mine [Dm]and [A]you do yours
[Dm]but [Asus4]let's not trade
sand and [Esus4]sea
for brick an[E]d cem[A]ent.

[Verse 4]
[E]The [F#m]wave h[D]its the [Dsus4]beach,[G][C]
laps [Eb]around abandoned clothes,
wants to [F]share [Bbsus4]a joke with[Bb] tho[Ab]se
who'll brave [Cm]the breakers,
[Bb]who'll break bread[Ab] rather than pray
while the defini[F]tion- maker's
[Bb]lost in the small [Ab]print of the day.
[Cm][Bb]

[Verse 5]
[Ab]
The words [Cm]are only pic[F]tures
[Bb]that the next [Eb]wave[F] wipes a[Gb]way.[Ab]