Katie Melua – The Flood (Guitar)

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A strange, beautiful song. Despite the gorgeous William Orbit production this still sounds beautiful with an acoustic guitar.

A
Broken people get recycled

And I hope that I will sometimes be thrown off the pathways

                          Dm
What I thought was my way home

                   A
Wasn't the place I know

I’m not afraid of changing I'm certain nothing's certain What we are becomes our prison

                      Dm
My possessions will be gone

                        A
Back to where they came from

F   G   Dm  Dm/Bb
Blame       no-one is to 

F   G   Dm  Dm/Bb
Blame       as natural as the 

F         Gm
Rain that falls

     Dm        Dm/Bb   A
Here comes the flood a-gain

A
See the rock that you hold onto

Is it gonna save you When the earth begins to crumble

                            Dm
Why do you feel you have to hold on

                   A
Imagine if you let go

F   G   Dm  Dm/Bb
Blame       no-one is to 

F   G   Dm  Dm/Bb
Blame       as natural as the 

F         Gm
Rain that falls

     Dm        Dm/Bb   A
Here comes the flood a-gain

A      Dm7     F           Em7       A
Wash a-way the weight that pulls you down

Gbm      F          Dm7  Em7      A
Ride the waves that free from the dark 

A
Don't trust your eyes

                D
It’s easy to be-lieve them

F
Know in your heart

     Em7                A
That you can leave your prison

Gbm
Don't trust your mind 

                F
It's not always listening

Dm7
Turn on the lights

    Em7              A              
And feel the ancient rhythm

A
Don't trust your eyes

                D
It’s easy to be-lieve them

F
k

Know in your heart

     Em7                A
That you can leave your prison

F   G   Dm  Dm/Bb
Blame       no-one is to 

F   G   Dm  Dm/Bb
Blame       as natural as the 

F         Gm
Rain that falls

     Dm        Dm/Bb   A
Here comes the flood a-gain

----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England June 2010 [email protected]