Riding The Waves Chords by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Tempo:
108.35 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[B]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[E]
I [A] [E] don't mind confessing, many of the lines of this song were taken or stolen from Virginia
Woolf.
This song called Riding the Waves.
This is her verse.
[A] [E]
Eat your heart out, Luther
Van Gross.
She shook her head and I [Ab] saw jewels.
[A] I saw golden [B] trinkets hanging [A] there in quivering.
[E] And she told me, hey, I see the [Ab] sea.
Watch [A] how the creases form [B] and disappear.
We [A] saw
a new day forming.
[B] The sun had [A] risen now, and the [E] set, the fire was [B] burning.
[A] We got
the [B] feeling of riding the [E] waves.
[A]
[B] [E] And [B] light [E] struck upon the brooding [Ab] trees, making [A] one
leaf seem [B] transparent, and [A] then shimmering.
[E]
Then an arc of fire was burning [Ab] on the distant
[A] horizon.
[B]
And [A] we gazed in awe.
[B] The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire [B] was burning.
[A] We got [E] the feeling of riding the waves.
[A]
[B] [E]
[Ab] [A]
[B] [A]
[E]
[Ab]
[A] [B]
[A]
[B] The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
[A] We got [B] the feeling of riding
[E] the waves.
[A]
[B] [E] Then she whispered, look, the [Ab] honey-colored ball [A] is tilting its [B] way into [A] another morning.
[E]
Then she flicked the back of her neck [Ab] defiantly, and for [A] such gestures one [B] could fall hopelessly
[A] in love [E] for a lifetime.
[B] The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
[B] [A] We
[B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
We [B] got the feeling.
[A] We [B] got the feeling of riding
[E] the waves.
[B]
[A] We [B]
[E] [B] got the feeling.
[A] We [B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
[B] [A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
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[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[B]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[E]
I [A] [E] don't mind confessing, many of the lines of this song were taken or stolen from Virginia
Woolf.
This song called Riding the Waves.
This is her verse.
[A] [E]
Eat your heart out, Luther
Van Gross.
She shook her head and I [Ab] saw jewels.
[A] I saw golden [B] trinkets hanging [A] there in quivering.
[E] And she told me, hey, I see the [Ab] sea.
Watch [A] how the creases form [B] and disappear.
We [A] saw
a new day forming.
[B] The sun had [A] risen now, and the [E] set, the fire was [B] burning.
[A] We got
the [B] feeling of riding the [E] waves.
[A]
[B] [E] And [B] light [E] struck upon the brooding [Ab] trees, making [A] one
leaf seem [B] transparent, and [A] then shimmering.
[E]
Then an arc of fire was burning [Ab] on the distant
[A] horizon.
[B]
And [A] we gazed in awe.
[B] The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire [B] was burning.
[A] We got [E] the feeling of riding the waves.
[A]
[B] [E]
[Ab] [A]
[B] [A]
[E]
[Ab]
[A] [B]
[A]
[B] The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
[A] We got [B] the feeling of riding
[E] the waves.
[A]
[B] [E] Then she whispered, look, the [Ab] honey-colored ball [A] is tilting its [B] way into [A] another morning.
[E]
Then she flicked the back of her neck [Ab] defiantly, and for [A] such gestures one [B] could fall hopelessly
[A] in love [E] for a lifetime.
[B] The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
[B] [A] We
[B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
We [B] got the feeling.
[A] We [B] got the feeling of riding
[E] the waves.
[B]
[A] We [B]
[E] [B] got the feeling.
[A] We [B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
[B] [A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
Key:
B
A
E
Ab
G
B
A
E
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [A] _ _ [E] don't mind confessing, _ _ _ _ many of the lines of this song _ were taken or stolen _ from Virginia
Woolf.
_ _ This song called Riding the Waves.
_ _ _ _ _ This is her verse. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eat your heart out, Luther
Van Gross.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She shook her head and I [Ab] saw jewels.
_ [A] I saw golden [B] trinkets hanging [A] there in quivering. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ And she told me, hey, I see the [Ab] sea. _
Watch [A] how the creases form [B] and disappear.
We [A] saw
a new day forming. _ _
_ _ [B] _ The sun had [A] risen now, and the [E] set, the fire was [B] burning. _
_ _ [A] _ We got
the [B] feeling of riding the [E] _ waves.
_ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] And [B] light [E] struck upon the brooding [Ab] trees, _ making [A] one
leaf seem [B] transparent, _ and [A] then _ _ _ _ shimmering.
_ [E] _
Then an arc of fire was burning [Ab] on the distant
[A] _ _ horizon.
[B] _ _
And [A] we gazed in awe. _ _
_ _ [B] _ The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire [B] was burning.
_ _ [A] _ We got [E] the feeling of riding the waves.
_ [A] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
_ _ [A] _ _ We got [B] the feeling of riding
[E] the _ waves.
[A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ Then she whispered, look, the [Ab] honey-colored ball [A] is tilting its [B] way into _ [A] another morning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Then she flicked the back of her neck [Ab] defiantly, and for [A] such gestures one [B] could fall hopelessly
[A] in love [E] for a lifetime.
_ [B] _ The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ We
[B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
We [B] got the feeling.
_ _ [A] _ _ We [B] got the feeling of riding
[E] the waves.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ We [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] got the feeling.
_ _ [A] _ _ We [B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [A] _ _ [E] don't mind confessing, _ _ _ _ many of the lines of this song _ were taken or stolen _ from Virginia
Woolf.
_ _ This song called Riding the Waves.
_ _ _ _ _ This is her verse. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eat your heart out, Luther
Van Gross.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She shook her head and I [Ab] saw jewels.
_ [A] I saw golden [B] trinkets hanging [A] there in quivering. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ And she told me, hey, I see the [Ab] sea. _
Watch [A] how the creases form [B] and disappear.
We [A] saw
a new day forming. _ _
_ _ [B] _ The sun had [A] risen now, and the [E] set, the fire was [B] burning. _
_ _ [A] _ We got
the [B] feeling of riding the [E] _ waves.
_ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] And [B] light [E] struck upon the brooding [Ab] trees, _ making [A] one
leaf seem [B] transparent, _ and [A] then _ _ _ _ shimmering.
_ [E] _
Then an arc of fire was burning [Ab] on the distant
[A] _ _ horizon.
[B] _ _
And [A] we gazed in awe. _ _
_ _ [B] _ The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire [B] was burning.
_ _ [A] _ We got [E] the feeling of riding the waves.
_ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
_ _ [A] _ _ We got [B] the feeling of riding
[E] the _ waves.
[A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ Then she whispered, look, the [Ab] honey-colored ball [A] is tilting its [B] way into _ [A] another morning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Then she flicked the back of her neck [Ab] defiantly, and for [A] such gestures one [B] could fall hopelessly
[A] in love [E] for a lifetime.
_ [B] _ The sun [A] had risen now, [E] and the set, the fire was burning.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ We
[B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
We [B] got the feeling.
_ _ [A] _ _ We [B] got the feeling of riding
[E] the waves.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ We [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] got the feeling.
_ _ [A] _ _ We [B] got the feeling of riding [E] the waves.
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