The Waves Chords
by Bastille
The Waves by Bastille is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G#m, B, F# and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
E G#m B F#
verse 1
E G#m B
Staring down the barrel of a hundred tons
(We're on the way)
F# E G#m B
It might be getting older, but the night's still young
(We're on the way)
F# E G#m B
We never, never give up on the lost boy life
(We're on the way)
F# E G#m B F#
So here we are, escaping from the world outside
(We're on the way)
Pre-Chorus
E G#m F#
Oh, what would your mother say if she could see what we're doing now?
E G#m F#
Oh, what would your mother say if she could hear what we talk about?
E B F#
The waves are crashing down on you and me again, again, again
E B
The waves are crashing down on you and me
F#
I'll see you on the other side
E B F#
Get carried, get carried away, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
E B F#
Caught up in, caught up in the waves
E G#m B
verse 2
F# E G#m B
Suddenly we're fallin' through the twilight zone
(We're on the way)
F# E G#m B
Watch the party playing out in slow motion
(We're on the way)
F# E G#m B
So tie a ribbon 'round my arm and throw me in
(We're on the way)
F# E G#m B F#
Is it an apocalypse or nihilism on your lips? We sink or swim
(We're on the way)
Pre-Chorus
E G#m F#
Oh, what would your mother say if she could see what we're doing now?
E G#m F#
Oh, what would your mother say if she could hear what we talk about? (Hey)
E B F#
The waves are crashing down on you and me again, again, again
E B
The waves are crashing down on you and me
F#
I'll see you on the other side
E B F#
Get carried, get carried away, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
E B F#
Caught up in, caught up in the waves
E G#m F# x2
Bridge
E G#m
The air hit me on the way out
F#
Did it make me more sober or make me more drunk?
E G#m F#
I couldn't quite remember the vision of you and of me
E G#m
The air hit me on the way out
F#
Did it make me more sober or make me more drunk?
E G#m F#
I couldn't quite remember the vision of you and of me
E B F#
The waves are crashing down on you and me again, again, again
E B
The waves are crashing down on you and me
F#
I'll see you on the other side
E B F#
Get carried, get carried away, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
E B F#
Caught up in, caught up in the wave
Outro
E B F#
They're crashing down, they're crashing down, oh
E B
They're crashing down on you and me
F#m
I'll see you on the other side