Learn to play "Through Me (The Flood)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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F#m Picture a man Seen like a spec out from the shore D Swimming out beyond the breakers F#m Like he's done his life before E C# He feels a coming of a squall D F#m Will drag him out a greater length D F#m But knows his strength, and tries to gather it And he swims on Turning back to shore again Above the outer atmosphere Of a world he's never seen And looking down to his new home He feels the rising of a wave and knows at once He will not weather it C# D F#m D I looked down into the depths when I met you D I couldn't measure it Chorus: A Anytime I'd struggled on D F# Against the course out on my own E C# D F#m Every time I'd burn through the world, I'd see C# E F#m That the world, it burns through me F# But when I (I), I'd let go (I'd let go) D My struggling form (My struggling form) F# My willing soul (I'd see) E C# Every time (Each time) D F#m Would flow through the world, I'd see C# E That the world (The world) F#m It flows through me (It flows through me) C# E F#m That the world, it flows through me Picture a grave Picture six feet freshly dug The sharp temporary walls At the long-term cliff edge of the world Light and air find some new deepness there And usher down the sky Where one stands by and tries make sense of it But try measure loss Measure the silence of a house The unheard footsteps at the doorway The unemployment of the mouth The waking up, having forgotten And remembering again the full extent Of what forever is With each grave I think of loss and I can only think of you And I couldn't measure it Chorus: Anytime I've struggled on (When I struggled on) Against the course (Against the course) Out on my own (I'd see) Every time (Each time I) I'd burn through the world, I'd see (Burn through the—) That the world (The world) It burns through me (It burns through me) But when I (When I), I'd let go (I'd let go) My struggling form (My struggling form) My willing soul (I'd see) Every time (Each time I) Would flow through the world, I'd see (Flow through the—) That the world (The world) It flows through me (It flows through me) That the world, it flows through me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA C# D E F# F#m Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Through Me (The Flood)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Through Me (The Flood)" by Hozier.