its easiest if you use all barre chords
Bm
father tired to save me
Dm
he said believe in the spirit of god
Em
leave me alone
Bm
my mother tried to heal me
Dm
she said just feel me , just feel me
Em
now leave me alone
Bm
my brother tried to scold me
Dm
he tried to hold , to hold me
Em
now leave me alone
Bm
my sister tried to listen
Dm
but she couldn’t understand
Em
it’s not how i stand , but where i stand
Bm
and you talk
and you talk
and you talk
Dm Em
and then you walk
Bm
and you get what you wanted all along
Dm Em
and then you walk
( chorus )
F#m7
and then you walk oil in the water
Fm/E
how come you can’t be with me?
F#m7
oil in the fire
i remember how it used to be
Em
swan in the water ,
you’re moving so elegantly
Bm
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
Bm
he tired to convinve me
Dm Em
it was shouting on the radio and tv screen
leave me alone
Bm
my angels tried to mess me
Dm Em
constantly testing and testing me
now leave me alone
Bm
the devil tried to bless me ,
Dm Em
confessing the debt
leave me alone
Bm
my sister tried to listen
Dm
but she couldn’t understand
Em
it’s not how i stand , but where i stand
Bm
and you talk
and you talk
and you talk
Dm Em
and then you walk
Bm
and you get what you wanted all along
Dm Em
and then you walk
( chorus )
F#m7
and then you walk oil in the water
Fm/E
how come you can’t be with me?
F#m7
oil in the fire
i remember how it used to be
Em
swan in the water ,
you’re moving so elegantly
Bm
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
( bridge )
Bm Em F#m7 Bm ( as many times as you want just end on Bm )
its easiest if you use all barre chords
Bm
father tired to save me
Dm
he said believe in the spirit of god
Em
leave me alone
Bm
my mother tried to heal me
Dm
she said just feel me , just feel me
Em
now leave me alone
Bm
my brother tried to scold me
Dm
he tried to hold , to hold me
Em
now leave me alone
Bm
my sister tried to listen
Dm
but she couldn’t understand
Em
it’s not how i stand , but where i stand
Bm
and you talk
and you talk
and you talk
Dm Em
and then you walk
Bm
and you get what you wanted all along
Dm Em
and then you walk
( chorus )
F#m7
and then you walk oil in the water
Fm/E
how come you can’t be with me?
F#m7
oil in the fire
i remember how it used to be
Em
swan in the water ,
you’re moving so elegantly
Bm
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
Bm
he tired to convinve me
Dm Em
it was shouting on the radio and tv screen
leave me alone
Bm
my angels tried to mess me
Dm Em
constantly testing and testing me
now leave me alone
Bm
the devil tried to bless me ,
Dm Em
confessing the debt
leave me alone
Bm
my sister tried to listen
Dm
but she couldn’t understand
Em
it’s not how i stand , but where i stand
Bm
and you talk
and you talk
and you talk
Dm Em
and then you walk
Bm
and you get what you wanted all along
Dm Em
and then you walk
( chorus )
F#m7
and then you walk oil in the water
Fm/E
how come you can’t be with me?
F#m7
oil in the fire
i remember how it used to be
Em
swan in the water ,
you’re moving so elegantly
Bm
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
and it burns
( bridge )
Bm Em F#m7 Bm ( as many times as you want just end on Bm )
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