Florence + The Machine – What The Water Gave Me (Guitar Acoustic)

Capo 3
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What the Water Gave Me- Florence + the Machine (MTV Live Unplugged) For verse and Intro, Am and C are strummed four times, F and Em for two. Intro: xpm xpm Am /// C /// F / Em // Verse 1: (P.M. & Strums)
Am    C       F  Em   
  Time it took us

Am            C
To where the water was

   F       Em         Am
That’s what the water gave me

  C         F     Em
And time goes quicker

   Am          C
Between the two of us

 F    Em          Am
Oh, my love, don’t forsake me

  C                  Dm ////
Take what the water gave me
Chorus 1: Dm* Am* Lay me down C* G* Let the only sound Dm* Am* Be the overflow C* G* Pockets full of stones **Finger pick the second time around**
      Dm     Am    
Lay me down

        C        G
Let the only sound

        Dm   Am   C     Em
Be the overflow
Verse 2 (P.M. & Strum)
Am     C       F   Em
   And oh, poor Atlas

            Am           C
The world’s a beast of a burden

         F          Em        Am
You’ve been holding up a long time

  C        F     Em 
And all this longing

      Am         C     
And the ships are left to rust

      F          Em        Dm ////
That’s what the water gave us

        Dm     Am
So lay me down

        C       G 
Let the only sound

        Dm     Am
Be the overflow

        C         G
Pockets full of stones
**Finger pick this time around**
      Dm      Am
Lay me down

       C        G
Let the only sound

       Dm  Am   C   Em ////
Be the overflow
Bridge:
                           Dm
‘Cause they took your loved ones

                           Am 
But returned them in exchange for you

                  F5               G5
But would you have it any other way?     ( ~Palm Mute & Power chords)

                  Dm         F5
Would you have it any other way?

               G5          Dm   //
You couldn't have it any other way

  Am           C   F    Em
‘Cause she’s a cruel mistress   ( Power Chords & Single Strum here)

      Am            C
And a bargain must be made

    F            Em       Am
But oh, my love, don’t forget me

     C              F      Em    Dm ///
When I let the water take me
Chorus: Dm* Am* So lay me down C* G* Let the only sound Dm* Am* Be the over flow C* G* Pockets full of stones **Finger pick this time around**
      Dm      Am
Lay me down

       C        G
Let the only sound

       Dm  Am   F G ////
Be the overflow
(Strum and Jam in this section)
      Dm     Am
So lay me down

        C       G
Let the only sound

        F      Am
Be the overflow

        C         G
Pockets full of stones

     Dm     Am
Lay me down

         C      G
Let the only sound

       F  Am   C  C
Be the overflow
Play these chords x3 for the breakdown/solo Outro: Dm Am C G x 3