Capo placed on the second fret (song is fingerpicked)
Chords for the song (all relative to the capo) Use these forms and
work off of the for the main riff
Chord names are inexact
D A D2 G E
Em Bm F#m
-2--------------------------------
-3---2----3---2---0-------3---0---
-2---2----2---0---1-------4---2---
-0---2----0---0---2-------4---3---
-----0----0---2---2---2---2---3---
----------2---3---0---0-------2---
Main riff (not including accidentals)
D A D2
G D A D2
G
-(2)-------------------(2)-----------------
--3---3---3---2-2/3-----3------3---2-2/3---
--2-4-2-0-2---0----0----2-4--0-2---0----0--
--0-0-0-0-4-2------0----0-0--0-4-2------0--
----------0-0------2-----------0-0------2--
--------------2----3---------------2----3--
Riff 2 (just the first part of Main Riff)
D A
-(0)---------
--3---3---3--
--2-4-2-0-2--
--0-0-0-0-4-2
----------0-0
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TIDAL WAVE
(main riff)
D
A D2
G
Ever since your fingertips
D
A D2
G
ever since your eyes
D
A D2
G
talking with the lights on
D
A D2
G
bluer skies
Bm
G Em
even if I wanted to
Bm
F#m
how could I explain
D (riff 2)
A E
coming through my head now this
G D (riff 2 x2)
tidal wave
D
A D2 G
all your favourite eyelashes
D
A D2 G
all your bluest skin
D
A D2
G
bring them and I'll meet you in
D
A D2 G
that room again
Bm
G Em
even if I told it true
Bm
F#m
how could they believe
D (riff 2)
A E
coming through my head now this
G D (riff
2) E
tidal wave
G D (riff
2 2x)
tidal wave
D
A D2 G
coming over waterloo
D
A D2 G
dreaming of your hands
D
A D2 G
want to run away now
D A
D2 G
foreign lands
Bm
G Em
even as I lie with you
Bm
F#m
listen to you breathe
D (riff 2)
A E
coming through my head yeah this
G D (riff
2) E
tidal wave
G D (riff
2) E-E
tidal wave
G
tidal wave
main riff twice and end on
D
-2-
-3-
-2-
-0-
-0-
-2-