Holy Water Chords
by Ed Prosek
Holy Water by Ed Prosek is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, G, Bm, F#m and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verso 1:
A D A G
Oh my love, I'm incomplete
D G A D
And I feel it burning deep inside of me
A D
And I ran for shelter
A G
Seeking mercy from the storm
D G A D
But there was nothing I could hide beneath
A D A Bm
I'm not afraid, of losing everything
D G A
If I could only find some peace
D G A
If I could only find some peace
Bm
Of mind again
A D Bm
'Cause this is how it feels to be drowned in holy water
A D
You burn the only thing you love
Bm
To make you stronger
A D
And in the end you're left with
A
Nothing but the ashes
D
And the chance to start again
Verso 2:
A D A G
My hands are shaking, they're calloused and used
D G A D
They search for something they can't hold on to
A D
And you keep changing
A G
And the silence is proof you never needed me
D G A D
The way that I have needed you
A D
And I'm not afraid
A Bm
'cause I've given everything
D G A
And I’ve got nothing left to lose
D G A
Oh I’ve got nothing left to lose
Bm
Except the shame
A D Bm
'Cause this is how it feels to be drowned in holy water
A D
You burn the only thing you love
Bm
To make you stronger
A D
And in the end you're left with
A
Nothing but the ashes
D
And the chance to start again
Ponte:
G A Bm D F#m
You hear a voice when you have fallen
G A Bm D F#m
An open heart to let you in
G A Bm D F#m
And you tilt you head up to the heaven
G A A7 Bm
Ain't nothing out there but the howling of the wind
D G D A Bm
This is how it feels
A D Bm
'Cause this is how it feels to be drowned in holy water
A D
You burn the only thing you love
Bm
To make you stronger
A D
And in the end you're left with
A
Nothing but the ashes
D
And the chance to start again