James Vincent McMorrow - Rising Water: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Rising Water" 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# Gm Dm We're in it now, everybody knows F What I've become A# Gm Dm Truth is I never once was sad F For what I've done A# Gm Dm It's like a game where everybody dies F And has no fun A# Gm Dm Still I want to play even if I end F Where I've begun Chorus: D# Gm A# Because you make me feel alive F In spite of rising water D# Gm A# Abandoning my car F About a mile from nowhere D# Gm A# Because you make me feel alive F In spite of rising water D# Gm A# Abandoning my car F About a mile from nowhere A# Gm Ooh, ooh Dm F Mile from nowhere A# Gm Ooh, ooh Dm F Mile from nowhere F Ooh, ooh Oh oh oh What happens now? It's your lucky day It's your lucky day So write it down Guess we're gone astray Guess we're gone astray I wish I cried It's your lucky day It's your lucky day It wasn't mine Guess we're gone astray Guess we're gone astray Chorus A# F D# When I wake, realize you were gone A# F D# So I sat at the edge of the lawn A# F D# Days go by, still no sign of your ghost A# F D# D Never call, never write, it's a loss Chorus: Because you make me feel alive In spite of rising water Abandoning my car About a mile from nowhere Because you make me feel alive In spite of rising water Abandoning my car About a mile from nowhere You make me feel alive In spite of rising water Abandoning my car About a mile from nowhere Because you make me feel alive In spite of rising water Abandoning my car About a mile from nowhere Ooh, ooh Mile from nowhere Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Mile from nowhere Ooh, ooh Oh oh oh Mile from nowhere Mile from nowhere Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  D  Dm  D#  F  Gm  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 "Rising Water" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Rising Water" by James Vincent McMorrow.