guy chambers • lauren christie • katie melua
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 impossible to render sufficiently 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.
broken people get recycled
and i hope that I will
sometimes we’re thrown off our pathways
what I thought was my way home
wasn’t the place I ...
no I am not afraid of changing
I am certain nothing’s certain
what we own becomes our prison
my possessions will be gone
back to where they came from
blame ... no one is to blame
as natural as the rain that falls
here comes the flood again
see the rock that you hold onto
is it gonna save you?
when the earth begins to crumble
why do you feel you have to
hold on imagine if you let go
blame no one is to blame
as natural as the rain that falls
here comes the flood again
wash away the weight that pulls you down
ride the waves that free you from your doubts
don’t trust your eyes
it’s easy to believe them
know with your heart that you can leave your prison
don’t trust your mind
it’s not always listening
turn on the lights and feel the ancient rhythm
blame no one is to blame
as natural as the rain that falls
here comes the flood again
For the following CHORD section, fullscreen/horizontal mobile is recommended.
Chords in brackets may be omitted.
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
