Jars of Clay – The Edge Of Water (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
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.
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Chart #246
11/18/2025