Owl City – Tidal Wave (Guitar)

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The strumming you should know if you like the song. Its down, up, down. Just repeat this. There was another tab for this, but I thought it was terrible. I'm sure this is much better. Many thanks, Adam.

Tuning: Standard.
No capo.
                         F#   G#m   B   E
Chords needed:       e:---2----4----2---0------|
                     B:---2----4----4---0------|
                     G:---3----4----4---1------|
                     D:---4----6----4---2------|
                     A:---4----6----2---2------|
                     E:---2----4----2---0------|

[Verse 1]

         E                       B                      E
(Breathe)I wish I could cross my arms, and cross your mind

                        B                F#                             E
Cause I believe you'd unfold your paper heart and wear it on your sleeve

                           B                        E
All my life I wish I broke mirrors, instead of promises

                      G#m                  F#                     
Cause all I see, is a shattered conscience staring right back at me

E                           B                           E   
I wish I had covered all my tracks completely cause I'm so afraid

                         B              F#                             
Is that the light at the far end of the tunnel or just the train?

E                          B                     
Lift your arms only heaven knows, where the danger grows

 E                             G#m              F#
And it's safe to say there's a bright light up ahead and help is on the way

[Pre-Chorus]

E                   B                  F#
(Help is on the way, Help is on the way, Help is on the way...)

Help is on the way [Chorus]

E              B                 F#                             
 I forget the last time I felt brave (I just recall insecurity)

E                   B             F#    
 Cause it came down like a tidal wave (And sorrow swept over me)

[Instrumental] E /// | E /// | B /// | B /// | E /// | E /// | B /// | F# ///| [Verse 2]

  E                           B                          E     
Depression, please cut to the chase and cut a long story short

                            G#m               F#
Oh please be done. How much longer can this drama afford to run?

E                               B                                 E
Fate looks sharp, severs all my ties and breaks whatever doesn't bend

                       G#m              F#    
But sadly then, all my heavy hopes just pull me back down again

[Pre-Chorus]

E               B                F#               
(Back down again, back down again, back down again, back down again

E                 B              G#m                F#
 (Back down again, back down again, back down again...)

[Chorus 2]

E              B                 F#                                   
 I forget the last time I felt brave (I just recall insecurity)

E                   B             F# 
 Cause it came down like a tidal wave (And sorrow swept over me)

E           B               F# 
 Then I was given grace and love (I was blind but now I can see)

E                B             G#m        F#
 Cause I found a new hope from above (And courage swept over me)

[Instrumental] B /// | B /// | E // | F# //// | B /// | B /// | E - G#m - F# /// | [Ending]

                 B                        E       F# 
It hurts just to wake up, whenever you're wearing thin

             B                    E      G#m F#
Alone on the outside, so tired of look - ing in

             B                            E         F#
The end is uncertain, and I've never been so afraid

                   B              
But I don't need a telescope to see that there's hope

         E     G#m F#   B
And that makes me  feel brave

Thanks! - Adam S.