E F#m Bm A E A B Bm E F#m E D Bm F#m Bm F#m D Bm F#m [Verse] Bm F#m Bm Safe in the arms that hold your every move F# G They've been waiting here for you F#m F# You've been weighing down the time Bm F#m And in a place they're trying to forget Bm F# And in a face they grow to regret B A G#m They pull down G F# They pull down the shades. [Verse] Bm Crawling F# Bm Oh, they're crawling. F#m Bm Can you save them, now they're crawling? A G#m WIll you catch them if they're falling? G F# Do you hear them when they're calling? [Chorus] G And the water down here Em Bm Swells with the seeds of decay F#m Through the years. G And the sins of our fathers Em Bm Swept our love for each other away F#m In the tide F# In the tide F# In the tide of tears. [Interlude] Bm F#m G (x3) A [Verse] Bm A F#m Snakes in suits conduct their interviews Bm A F#m Bodies floating down the avenue Bm A And it's our sickness, G#m F# And it's our sickness to blame. [Verse] Bm A F#m Ain't no party blue or red Bm A F#m Where innocence for naught is shed Bm A And it's our choices G#m G F# And it's our voices to be heard [Verse] Bm Drowning F#m Bm Oh, they're drowning F#m Bm And the good Lord is frowning, A G#m And the dark clouds are surrounding, G F# We must decide. [Chorus] G And the water down here Em Bm Swells with the seeds of decay F# Through the years. G And the sins of our fathers Em Bm Swept our love for each other away F# In the tide F# In the tide F# In the tide Bm Tide of tears, now Em Tide of tears, now F# In the tide G F#m In the tide Bm Oh yeah. [Solo] Bm Bm E Em E Em F#m G F#m A B Bm Em F#m G F#m Em Bm Bm B E Em F#m G F#m F#m G F#m F#m Bm A Bm [Verse] Bm A F#m While in this life there's hope for change Bm A F#m And as a culture now got to rearrange, G A F#m Ain't no blind eye left to turn. Bm Lying F#m Bm Oh, they're lying Bm And the children keep dying A G#m And the mothers are crying G F# Don't you know we should be trying. [Chorus] And the water down here Em Bm Swells with the seeds of decay F# Through the years. G And the sins of our fathers Em Bm Swept our love for each other away F# In the tide F# In the tide F# In the tide F# In the tide Bm of tears.