Intro -x2-: Em G  C D
 
Verse 1:
Em  G
Oh, no, get ready
C          D
 I feel it coming, it's coming again
Em      G
I Stay close, hold steady
C  D
  Cause I don't want it, don't want it to end
 

Em          G
Those brown eyes,
            C       D
Crying in a crowded bar
                  Em       G
And every time we get this close
                    C  D   
It's always pulling us apart
 
Chorus:
C
 Don't let the tide come and wash us away
Am
 Don't let the tide come and take me
Em
 Just want a safe place to hide us away
D
 Don't let the tide come and take me
 

C
 Don't let the tide come and wash us away
Am
 Don't let the tide come and take me
Em
 Far from with you where I wanna stay
D
 So don't let the tide come and take me
 
Interlude: Em G  C D
 
Verse 2:
Em  G
Oh, no, get ready
C  D
 I feel it coming, it's coming again
Em          G
 Don't give up, and don't let me
C D
  Cause I'm needing you to understand
 

Em     G
When I know,
           C       D
All I ever seem to fear
                     Em       G
Is that you're gonna find someone
                    C    D   
And slowly watch me disappear
 
Chorus:
C
 Don't let the tide come and wash us away
Am
 Don't let the tide come and take me
Em
 Just want a safe place to hide us away
D
 Don't let the tide come and take me
C
 Don't let the tide come and wash us away
Am
 Don't let the tide come and take me
Em
 Far from with you where I wanna stay
D
 So don't let the tide come and take me
 
Refrain:
Em  G
Oh, no, get ready
C          D
 I feel it coming, it's coming again
Em      G
I Stay close, hold steady
C  D                                      Am   C
  Cause I don't want it, don't want it to end
 

                                          Em
No, No I don't want it, don't want it to end

Interlude: G  D
 
Chorus:
C
 Don't let the tide come and wash us away
Am
 Don't let the tide come and take me
Em
 Just want a safe place to hide us away
D
 Don't let the tide come and take me
C
 Don't let the tide come and wash us away
Am
 Don't let the tide come and take me
Em
 Far from with you where I wanna stay
D
 So don't let the tide come and take me
 
Outro: Em G  C D