The Flood - guitar chords and comments
Lyrics without distraction HERE
In 2010 Katie Melua released her 4th album "The House"; her first without Mike Batt as conductor/producer/songwriter (well, he appears as co-writer on one single song) - instead she called back William Orbit from an early retirement. The result was a dramatic and exotic sound. "The Flood" was released as lead single. It's a collaboration between Guy Chambers, Lauren Christy and Melua. I don't know who did what, so I list them alfabetically with respect to the family names. The arrangement is a masterpiece, and completely impossible to render with a single guitar. I've heard Katie solo on grand piano, and it's tough enough. Try to slide the A-chord up and down between verse/refrain/break to simulate the slight touch of Asia, and be sure to play the bassline I have stressed on the refrain.A Asus4 broken people get recycled and i hope that I will A sometimes we’re thrown off our pathways Asus4 A F#m Dm what I thought was my way home wasn’t the place I ... A Asus4 no I am not afraid of changing I am certain nothing’s certain A Asus4 A F#m what we own becomes our prison my possessions will be gone Dm A back to where they came from Dm7/A ... G/B ... F6/C blame ... Em/B Dm7/A ... G/B ... F6/C no one is to blame Em/B F Gm as natural as the rain that falls Dm Bb A here comes the flood again Tempo fortissimo, flamenco-style or thumb on bass strings: A D7sus2 F G A wash away the weight that pulls you down F#m D7sus2 Dm7 G A ride the waves that free you from your doubts A D7sus2 don’t trust your eyes it’s easy to believe them Dm7 G A know with your heart that you can leave your prison A D7sus2 don’t trust your mind it’s not always listening Dm7 G A turn on the lights and feel the ancient rhythm
A
Asus4
F#m
Dm
Dm7
D7sus2
Em
G
Gm
F
F6
Bb
