Jars of Clay – The Edge Of Water (Guitar)

Capo 1
Key
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Chords

[Verse] (6/4)
|A              |A                    |
 ------ Have you ever been haunted --

    |E        D              |
 The way I've been by you ---

|A                                           |
 -- And have you ever felt the measure of the
(4/4)
|A                    E        |
 Days that I've spent waiting -

|F#m        E   |D   |
 Pining for you--oo--oo
[Chorus]
|Bm                           |E          |
 - I can't see the sun for the daylight --

|A                   Amaj7         |F#m      |
 - I can't feel your breath for the wind ---

|Bm                C#m7           |D
 - I don't want to step from these shadows
|N.C. | 'Til you're coming back again [Interlude] | - drums - | A2 A A2 A | D | A2 A A2 A | D | [Verse] (4/4)
|A                  |A            |
 -- I've dammed the emotions -- to
(6/4)
|E       D              |
 Keep my lanterns lit -

|A2 A                           |
 -  - I'm shaken by this longing

|A2 A A/G#               F#m         |
 -  - Coursed through my veins, in my

|E                 D              |
 Mind I can't make sense of it --
[Chorus] (4/4)
|Bm                           |E          |
 - I can't see the sun for the daylight --

|A                   Amaj7         |F#m      |
 - I can't feel your breath for the wind ---

|Bm         C#m7         |D
 - I get so used to these shadows

                      |A       A2  |F#m  E   |
 Are you coming back again?/// //// //// ////
[Middle Eight]
|C#m      |C#m                   |D               | D |
 --- Do we give up the search and turn out the light?

|C#m                |C#m            |D                  |F (†)
 -- And give up this holy ghost that rattles through the night?
[Chorus]
|Bm                           |E          |
 - I can't see the sun for the daylight --

|A                   Amaj7         |F#m      |
 - I can't feel your breath for the wind ---

|Bm                C#m7           |D
 - I don't want to step from these shadows

                         |A2   A A2 A |
 'Til you're coming back again

|Bm                           |E          |
 - I can't see the sun for the daylight --

|A                   Amaj7         |F#m      |
 - I can't feel your breath for the wind ---

|Bm         C#m7         |D       E |
 - I get so used to these shadows -

|Bm         C#m7            |D
 - Will you chase away these shadows

          D       |A2   A A2 A | D |
 When you come back again?
[Outro]
|A2       A    A2   A |D     |
 When you come back - again

|A2       A    A2   A |D     |
 When you come back - again

|A2       A    A2   A |D     |
 When you come back - again

|A2       A    A2   A |D                        |
 When you come back -  When you come back again

|A2       A    A2   A |D                        | A  |
 When you come back -  When you come back again
(†) This F could easily be played as a straight E chord, as it resolves with the melody. However, in the recording the F in the bass produces a slightly dischordant sound indicative of the question being asked. Charted by Dexex Note: • Chord diagrams shown are appended without my consent, and may not represent the way I play the chords. • My chord charts are not "tabs" (guides to replicating an artist's past performance). I don't claim any of my charts show the "right" way to play a song. This chart represents my personal interpretation of this song. And as such, it's not something I care to debate. It's yours to interpret your own way! • If you don't like my chart, don't use it. If you have another way to play this song, great! Please, post your own chart. We all benefit when someone contributes. • Please don't edit this chart without my permission. • Above all, have fun with it. Cheers! Dexex Chart #246 11/18/2025