I Come From the Water — Toadies
Chords and lyrics for I Come From the Water by Toadies (key of F).
Verse 1
I've written out chords but really it should be played with the riff.
Main Riff
[E] [G] [A] [Bb] [A] [G]
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Intro
[E] [G] [A] [Bb] [A] [G]
Verse 1
[E]I [G]come[A] [Bb]from [A][G]the water
[E]I [G][A][Bb]crawled up[A] [G]on the shore
[E]I [G]left[A] [Bb]my [A][G]brothers there
[E]I [G]got [A][Bb]what I[A] [G]came for
[E]I [G][A]sucked[Bb] [A]that [G]hot air in
[E]And[G] [A][Bb]rolled [A][G]upon the sand
[E]And[G] [A][Bb]burned [A][G]beneath the sun
[E]To [G]be [A]a [Bb][A]man[G]
Chorus
[E] I come from the water[G]
[E] I come from the water[G]
[E] I come from the water[G]
E N.C. x x G
I come from the water yeah
Verse 2
[E]I [G]come[A] [Bb]from [A][G]the water
[E][G]That [A][Bb]weren't[A] [G]no easy thing
[E][G]It's [A][Bb]more [A]than[G] nature
[E][G]It's [A][Bb]like my[A] [G]destiny
[E]I [G][A]stood [Bb]up [A]on [G]these legs
[E]And[G] [A]held[Bb] my [A][G]head up high
[E]And[G] [A][Bb]burned [A][G]beneath the sun
[E]To [G][A]start[Bb] a [A]new[G] life
Chorus
[E] I come from the water[G]
[E] I come from the water[G]
[E] I come from the water[G]
E N.C. x x G
I come from the water yeah
Bridge
[F#] Life in the desert
[G] Just to be together
[B] The sand forever
[A] The same forever
[F#] It moves beneath me
[G] It pulls my body
[B] My pulse beats hotter
[A] So far from the water
[F#] I love to see the sun
[G] In spite of all it's done
[B] I pray for shade and rain
[A] I pray to live again
[F#] I come from the water
[G] I come from the water
[B] I come from the water
[A] I come from the water
[F#]Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[G]Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[A7]Yeah
[B7]Ooooh
[B7]Ooooooh
[B7]Ohhhhhhh
[B7]
Turnaround
[E] [G] [A] [Bb] [A] [G]
Solo
[E] [G] [A] [Bb] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A] [Bb] [A] [G]
Chorus
[E] I come from the water[G]
[E] I come from the water[G]
[E] I come from the water[G]
[E] [G] [A] [Bb] [A] [G]
Outro
[E]Ooh
[E]Ooh
[E7]Oooooooh
[E]
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