Crest of a Wave chords by Rory Gallagher

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Well you can ride on
the crest of a wave,
D 
If that's where you  (D major) want to be,
Em 
But does the  (E minor) look on your face,
D 
Mean you're really feeling  (D major) happy?
Em 
Or do you  (E minor) feel like you're
standing on a wooden leg,
A 
Or a  (A major) poor man much to proud to beg,
C 
Em 
Or a page  (C major) from a  (E minor) book that can
D 
 (D major) 't be read at all?
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 2
You gotta see by the way
D 
that they are  (D major) talking,
Em 
That  (E minor) it's time for you to pick up your
D 
grip... start walk (D major) ing,
Em 
'Cause  (E minor) they want to see
your long ... legs flying,
A 
 (A major) Go to the place where the earth
meets the sky and,
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Don't stop to turn around  (D major) an
Em 
d wave goodbye  (E minor) at all.

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Verse 3

They won't be satisfied,

Till you're out

of their sight,

But I wonder how will they feel,

With a deck of cards,

Interlude 1
And you're not around to deal, yeah.
Em 
 (E minor) 
E 
Em 
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Em 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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Em 
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Em 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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Em 
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 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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Em 
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D 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor)  (D major) 
C#m 
They  (C sharp minor) won't be satis

Verse 4
E 
Em 
E 
D 
 (E major) fied,  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major) 
C#m 
E 
Em 
D 
Till you're  (C sharp minor) out   of their sight,  (E major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
C#m 
E 
Em 
D 
But I  (C sharp minor) wonder how will  (E major) they feel,  (E minor)  (D major) 
C#m 
C 
With a deck  (C sharp minor) of    cards,  (C major) 
You're not around to deal?
You're not around to deal.
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 5
Well, they say it's a lie,
D 
a joke that you are  (D major) living,
A 
Em 
 (A major) But  (E minor) you know one thing they don't,
D 
you won't  (D major) give in.
Em 
'Cause  (E minor) you're like a cat,
chasin' its tail,
A 
 (A major) Makes a million circles,
Em 
but you're gonna fail,  (E minor) 
D 
 (D major) Look down you just don't
E 
Em 
under (E major) stand.  (E minor) 

Verse 6
Em 
Well you can  (E minor) ride on the crest of a wave,
D 
If that's where you  (D major) want to be,
Em 
But does the  (E minor) look on your face,
Mean you're really feeling
D 
 (D major) happy?
Em 
Well, do you  (E minor) feel like
you're standing on a wooden leg,
A 
A  (A major) poor man much to proud to beg,
Em 
C 
Or a page  (E minor) from a  (C major) book that can
D 
Em 
 (D major) 't be read at  (E minor) all?

Verse 7
Em 
Well, do you  (E minor) feel like
you're standing on a wooden leg,
E 
A 
 (E major) Or a poor  (A major) man much to proud to beg,
C 
Or a page  (C major) from a book that can
D 
Em 
 (D major) 't be read at all?  (E minor) 

Outro 1
Read at all.
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Em 
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 (A major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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 (E major)  (C major)  (D major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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 (E major)  (A major)  (C major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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Am 
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 (A major)  (A minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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Em 
 (A major)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
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 (E major)  (A major)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor) 