Every Breaking Wave

[Intro] G  Bm  D  A

             G                Bm            D                           A
Every breaking wave on the shore Tells the next one "there'll be one more"
            G                Bm        D                         A
Every gambler knows when to lose It's what you're really there for
              G    Bm              D                      A
Someone else fears       Now I'm speaking to an answerphone
            G                    Bm   D                           A
Like every fallen leaf on the breeze Winter wouldn't leave it alone, alone

         G   Bm               D                  A
If you go          If you go your way and I go mine.
         G    Bm               D                      A
Are we so           Are we so helpless against the time?
             G              Bm                      D             A
Baby, every doubt of history   Knows that we're in love with defeat
                    G               Bm               D    A
Are we ready to be swept off our feet   And start chasing every breaking wave?

( G  Bm  D  A )

Continues after the ad
           G                Bm         D             A
Every sailor knows that the sea Is a friend made enemy
               G                   Bm       D                  A
Every shipwrecked soul knows what it is To live without intimacy
                      G              Bm               D                     A
I thought I heard the captain's voice    It's hard to listen while you preach
                G               Bm    D                         A
Like every broken wave on the shore This is as far as I could reach

         G   Bm               D                  A
If you go          If you go your way and I go mine
         G    Bm               D                      A
Are we so           Are we so helpless against the time?
             G              Bm                      D             A
Baby, every doubt of history   Knows that we're in love with defeat
                    G               Bm               D    A
Are we ready to be swept off our feet   And start chasing every breaking wave?

( Em  G  D  A )

    Em                                  G
The sea knows where all the rocks Are drowning is an ocean
 D                              A
You know where my heart is The same place that yours has been
Em                                     G                         D
We know that we fear the wind And it's all we have before we begin
             A
Before we begin

         G   Bm               D                  A
If you go          If you go your way and I go mine
         G    Bm               D                      A
Are we so           Are we so helpless against the time?
             G              Bm                      D             A
Baby, every doubt of history   Knows that we're in love with defeat
                    G               Bm               D    A
Are we ready to be swept off our feet   And start chasing every breaking wave?

( G  Bm  D  A )