This is Matthew Ryan's "Dam" from the 1997 recording "May Day". Standard tuning with a
capo on the 3rd.
Intro: C, Em, Dm, F
Verse 1:
CEm
Do you think
Dm
That you've come far
F
Through winds so hard
CEm
And are you as disgruntled
Dm
As you appear
F
Are you wishing that I wasn't here
Chorus:
CGDmF
Well one day soon that dam is gonna break
CG
And it'll wash you away,
DmF
It'll wash you away
CGDmF
Yeah one day soon that dam is gonna break
CGDmFFMaj7
And it'll wash you away, it'll wash you away
C
Interlude: C, Em, Dm, F
Verse 3:
CEm
Do you know love
Dm
Do you push it below you
F
Or does it own you
CEm
And are you as ungrateful
Dm
As you appear
F
Are you wishing I wasn't here
Chorus:
CGDmF
Well one day soon that dam is gonna break
CG
And it'll wash you away,
DmF
It'll wash you away
CGDmF
Yeah one day soon that dam is gonna break
CGDmFFMaj7
And it'll wash you away, it'll wash you away
C
Bridge:
CGDm
And that's the best damn thing
FCFm
That could happen to you
CGDm
Yes that's the best damn thing
FCFm
That could happen to you
Intro: C, G, Dm, F (x4) FMaj7
Outro:
CEmFm
For you