i was a riot chords by Glen Phillips

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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D 
We twist and turn
Em 
We ebb and flow
We change our shape
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G 
More than we know
D 
We fix our gaze
Em 
And rest assured
That what has passed
Will come once more
C 

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Verse 2
D 
Like when I was a riot of color and light
G 
I was the song on your lips
Em 
in the night
When dreams were deferred,
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D 
your mind wouldn't rest
G 
The weight of the world sat
Em 
hard on your chest
C 
When you were the view at
D 
the top of the climb
G 
You were the breath and the
Em 
pausing of time
C 
You were the peace I had
D 
wondered if I
G 
Could ever deserve
Em 
or ever would find
C 
D 
When I was a riot and
you were the peace
G 

Verse 3
D 
I see your heart
Em 
Your shadow, too
I trust your word
G 
Em 
C 
G 
I trust in you
D 
And slow but sure
Em 
And with your help
Maybe I've come
To trust myself
C 

Verse 4
D 
Like when I was a riot of color and light
G 
I was the song on your lips
Em 
in the night
C 
When your dreams were deferred
D 
and your mind wouldn't rest
And the weight of the world
G 
Em 
sat hard on your chest
C 
When you were the view at
D 
the top of the climb
G 
You were the breath and the
Em 
pausing of time
C 
You were the peace I had
D 
wondered if I
G 
Could ever deserve or
Em 
ever would find
C 
D 
When I was a riot and
Em 
A 
you were the peace
C 
D 
Em 
A 
I was a riot and you were the peace
C 
D 
G 
I was a riot and you were

Interlude 1

Verse 5
C 
D 
G 
Em 
I was a riot and you were the peace
C 
D 
G 
Em 
I was a riot and you were the peace
C 
D 
I was a riot and you
Em 
A 
were the peace
C 
D 
I was a riot and you were the peace