The Flood

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - take that - the flood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( tabbed by classicmaniac ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - capo 2 C F standing , on the edge of forever Am at the start of whatever Em shouting love at the world C F back then , we were like cavemen Am we’d beam at the moon and the stars Em then we forgave them Dm F we will meet you where the lights are Am Em the defenders , of the faith we are Dm where the thunder turns around F Am they’ll run so hard we’ll tear the ground away Dm A you know no one dies Dm A in these love drowned eyes Dm A through our love drowned eyes Esus4 E we’ll watch you sleep tonight F C although no one understood Am we were holding back the flood Em learning how to dance the rain F C we were holding back the flood G they said we’d never dance again C F bleeding , but none of us leaving Am watch your mouth son Em or you’ll find yourself floating home Dm F here we come now on a dark star Am Em seeing demons , not what we are Dm tiny minds and eager hands F Am will try to strike but now will end today Dm A there’s progress now Dm A where there once was none Dm A where there once was ah Esus4 E then everything came along F C although no one understood Am we were holding back the flood Em learning how to dance the rain F C there was more of them than us G now they’ll never dance again F C although no one understood Am there was more of them than us Em learning how to dance the rain F C we were holding back the flood G they said we’d never dance again Dm F we will meet you where the lights are , Am Em the defenders , of the faith we are Dm where the thunder turns around F Am they’ll run so hard we’ll tear the ground away ( instrumental : ) F - C - Am - Em F - C - G F C although no one understood Am there was more of them than us Em learning how to dance the rain F C there was more of them than us G now they’ll never dance again F now we’ll never dance again C Am Em F C G oh ahh , oh ahh , oh ahh , oh ahh , oh aah , oh ahh , oh ahh . . .