What The Water Gave Me chords by
Florence + The Machine

2011•Rock•202 views•

Key: Eb major•

Intro 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Time it took us

Am

Am

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C

C

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To where the water was

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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That’s what the water gave me

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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And time goes quicker

Am

Am

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C

C

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Between the two of us

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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But oh, my love, don't forsake me

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Take what the water gave me

Chorus 1

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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Lay me down

C

C

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G

G

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Let the only sound

F

F

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Am

Am

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Be the overflow

C

C

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G

G

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Pockets full of stones

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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Lay me down

C

C

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G

G

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Let the on ly sound

F

F

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Be the o- verflow

Verse 2

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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And oh, poor Atlas

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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The world's a beast of a burden

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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You’ve been holding on a long time

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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And all this longing

Am

Am

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C

C

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And the ships are left to rust

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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That's what the water gave us

Chorus 2

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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So lay me down

C

C

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G

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Let the only sound

F

F

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Am

Am

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Be the overflow

C

C

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G

G

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Pockets full of stones

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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Lay me down

C

C

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G

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Let the only sound

F

F

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Be the o- verflow

Bridge 1

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G

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'Cause they took your loved ones

Dm

Dm

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But returned them in exchange for you

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G

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But would you have it any other way?

Dm

Dm

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Would you have it any other way?

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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You couldn't have it any other way

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

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'Cause she's a cruel mistress

Em

Em

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Am

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C

C

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And a bargain must be made

F

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Em

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Am

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But oh, my love, don't forget me

C

C

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Em

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Dm

Dm

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When I let the water take me

Chorus 3

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A

A

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So lay me down

C

C

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G

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Let the only sound

F

F

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Am

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Be the overflow

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C

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G

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Pockets full of stones

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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Lay me down

C

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G

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Let the only sound

Dm

Dm

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Am

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G

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Be the o- verflow

Chorus 4

D

D

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A

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So lay me down

C

C

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G

G

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Let the only sound

F

F

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Be the overflow

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C

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G

G

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Pockets full of stones

D

D

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A

A

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Lay me down

C

C

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G

G

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Let the only sound

F

F

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A

A

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C

C

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Be the o- verflow

Outro 1

D

D

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The original key of What The Water Gave Me by Florence + The Machine is Eb major.

The primary chords used in What The Water Gave Me are Cm, Eb, Ab, Fm, Bb, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Cm, Eb, Ab, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of What The Water Gave Me is approximately 124 beats per minute.

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