Intro: G Bm D A Verse: G Bm There is a swelling storm D A And I'm caught up in the middle of it all G Bm D And it takes control of the person that I thought I was A The boy I used to know G A Bm There is a light in the dark D G And I feel its warmth A Bm In my hands, in my heart Em D A Why can't I hold on? Pre-chorus: Bm G D It comes and goes in waves A Bm G D A It always does, it always does Bm G D We watch as our young hearts fade A Bm G D A Into the flood, into the flood Chorus: G A Freedom, falling, Bm D A G The feeling that I thought was set in stone G A Slips through my fingers Bm D Trying hard to let go Em D A It comes and goes in waves Em D A It comes and goes in waves A It carries us away Verse: G Bm Through the wind D A Down to the place we used to lay when we were kids G Bm Memories of a stolen place D A Caught in the silence, an echo lost in space Pre-chorus: Bm G D It comes and goes in waves A Bm G D A It always does, it always does Bm G D We watch as our young hearts fade A Bm G D A Into the flood, into the flood Chorus: G A Freedom, falling, Bm D A G The feeling that I thought was set in stone G A Slips through my fingers Bm D Trying hard to let go Em D A It comes and goes in waves Em D A It comes and goes in waves A It carries us away Bridge: G Bm A D I watched my wild youth disappear in front of my eyes G Bm A Moments of magic and wonder A Seems so hard to find G Bm Is it coming back again? A D A Is it ever coming back again? G Bm Take me back to the feeling when A Everything was left to find Pre-chorus: Bm G D It comes and goes in waves A Bm G D A It always does, it always does Chorus: G A Freedom, falling, Bm D A G The feeling that I thought was set in stone G A Slips through my fingers Bm D Trying hard to let go Em D A It comes and goes in waves Em D A It comes and goes in waves nc It carries us away This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Waves chords by Dean Lewis
Suggested strumisland strum
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Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Waves on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the island strum: d – d u – u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 120 bpm. You are playing it in B minor. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the novice level. Start gentle in the verse and open the strum up for the chorus.
5 ukulele chords used in "Waves" by Dean Lewis: A, Bm, D, Em and G
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Strumming?
do you think you could put some ruel songs up? 🙂 say or younger would be great thanks
-2 and capo on second fret sounds most like original and easy to play!
I know I’m a little late, but for the intro at least(and this is going off the original song which is played with a guitar), I use duuu u (and yes it’s a lot of ups, but it sound as close to the original strum as possible)
Does anyone know the strumming pattern?
-2 is easiest 🙂
omg i love ruel too ahhh!!! what’s your favorite song?????