Waves chords by
Dean Lewis (Official Version)
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Key: B minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Bb

Bb

Dm

Dm

F

F

C

C

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
There is a swelling storm
F F 
 
C C 
 
And I'm caught up in the middle of it all
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
And it takes control
F F 
 
Of the person that I thought I was
C C 
 
The boy I used to know
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
But there, is a light
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
In the dark, and I feel its warmth
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
In my hands, and my heart
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Why can't I  hold on?

Pre-chorus 1

Dm

Bb

F

It comes and goes in waves

C

Dm

Bb

F

C

It always does, always does

Dm

Bb

F

We watch as our young hearts fade

C

Dm

Bb

F

Into the flood, into the flood

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
The freedom, of falling
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A feeling I thought was set in stone
C C 
 
It slips through, my fingers
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
I'm trying hard to let go
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It  comes and goes in waves
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It  comes and goes in waves

Verse 2
And carries us away
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Through the wind
F F 
 
Down to the place
C C 
 
we used to lay when we were kids
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Memories, of a stolen place
F F 
 
Caught in the silence was
C C 
 
An echo lost in space

Pre-chorus 2

Dm

Bb

F

It comes and goes in waves

C

Dm

Bb

F

C

It always does, it always does

Dm

Bb

F

We watch as our young hearts fade

C

Dm

Bb

F

Into the flood, into the flood

Chorus 2
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
The freedom, of falling
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A feeling I thought was set in stone
C C 
 
It slips through, my fingers
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
I'm trying hard to let go
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It  comes and goes in waves
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It  comes and goes in waves

Bridge 1
And carries us away
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I   watched my wild youth
C C 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Disappear in front of my eyes
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Moments of magic and wonder
Bb Bb 
 
It seems so hard to find
Dm Dm 
 
Is it ever coming back again?
C C 
 
F F 
 
Is it ever coming back again?
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Take me back to the feeling when
C C 
 
Everything was left to find

Pre-chorus 3

Dm

Bb

F

It comes and goes in waves

C

Dm

Bb

F

C

It always does, oh it always does

Chorus 3
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
The freedom, of falling
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A feeling I thought was set in stone
C C 
 
It slips through, my fingers
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
I'm trying hard to let go
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It  comes and goes in waves
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It  comes and goes in waves
And carries us away

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb Dm F C Gm

Chords

Bb
Dm
F
C
Gm

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Waves by Dean Lewis, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B minor. It suits players who want to learn Waves the way Dean Lewis intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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