F#m C#7 D C#
E|---9---|---7---|---10---|---9---|
B|--10---|---9---|---10---|---9---|
G|--11---|--10---|---11---|--10---|
D|--11---|--11---|---12---|--11---|
A|---X---|---X---|---12---|--11---|
E|---X---|---X---|---10---|---9---|
[Verse 1]
F#5
I had my headphones in
I was half asleep
When the door flew open
And soaked my bedsheets
F#5
What the hell's happening?
Everyone's yelling
Man, there's chaos in the street
Rats scurrying across the tracks trampling over each other
F#5
Like chickens caged, dead meat
I look out my window, trees shaking, shell shocked, shackled up
Death row inmates, no escaping
I'm so close to the water man, gotta get away
F#5
Far, as fast as I can, grab a quick pack, a couple of snacks
G#5
Some warm clothes, caveman
A5 (B5)
No time for a getaway plan
[Chorus]
F#m C#7
The earth starts shaking, the waves are breaking
F#m C#7
It's every man for himself
F#m C#7
Grab the shit that you need
F#m D C#
Get away with your health
F#m C#7
I can escape, I will not break
F#m C#7
I will give everything it takes
F#m C#7
Listen to me sing
F#m D C#
Love is all I bring
[Verse 2]
F#5
I ran out the back like a panic attack
The wind bumping two hundred beats
Gotta make it up a couple of blocks before the water takes my feet
And I'm in way too fucking deep
F#5
Saw a little young pup, leash caught, soaking wet
Whimpering and getting weak
Do I stop now, try and get the little girl free?
Fuck it, she's not dying 'cause of me
F#5
The tide took us both, I held her real close
Dodging capsized boats, how blessed are we?
G#5
Street signs, windows, blinds, dead look in people's eyes
A5 D5 C#5
A real catastrophe
[Chorus]
F#m C#7
The earth starts shaking, the waves are breaking
F#m C#7
It's every man for himself
F#m C#7
Grab the shit that you need
F#m D C#
Get away with your health
F#m C#7
I can escape, I will not break
F#m C#7
I will give everything it takes
F#m C#7
Listen to me sing
F#m D C#
Love is all I bring
[Verse 3]
N.C.
Me and Alfie made it outta dodge, a hope and a prayer
N.C.
Was the first time I felt it, like God's right there
N.C.
There's a lot more to life than a pair of Nike Airs
N.C.
No explanation as to why, life's so unfair
N.C.
Many others that day didn't catch the same fate
N.C.
The odds for the average cat don't really seem straight
N.C.
But I will not cower, I will not cave
D5 C#5
I was changed by the power of the waves
[Chorus]
F#m C#7
The earth starts shaking, the waves are breaking
F#m C#7
It's every man for himself
F#m C#7
Grab the shit that you need
F#m D C#
Get away with your health
F#m C#7
I can escape, I will not break
F#m C#7
I will give everything it takes
F#m C#7
Listen to me sing
F#m D C#
Love is all I bring
