This is Matthew Ryan's "Dam" from the 1997 recording "May Day". Standard tuning with a
capo on the 3rd.
Intro: C, Em, Dm, F
Verse 1:
[C]Do yo[Em]u think
That you've come[Dm] far
Through winds so[F] hard
[C]And are you as di[Em]sgruntled
As you a[Dm]ppear
Are you wishing that I wasn't[F] here
Chorus:
Well[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away,
It'll [Dm]wash you a[F]way
Yeah[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away, it'll[Dm] wash you [F]away[FMaj7]
[C]
Interlude: C, Em, Dm, F
Verse 3:
[C]Do you know [Em]love
Do you push it b[Dm]elow you
Or does it [F]own you
[C]And are you as u[Em]ngrateful
As you a[Dm]ppear
Are you wishing I wasn't[F] here
Chorus:
Well[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away,
It'll [Dm]wash you a[F]way
Yeah[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away, it'll[Dm] wash you [F]away[FMaj7]
[C]
Bridge:
And [C]that's the[G] best damn[Dm] thing
That could [F]happen to[C] you[G][Dm][F]
Yes[C] that's the[G] best damn[Dm] thing
That could[F] happen to[C] you[G][Dm][F]
Intro: C, G, Dm, F (x4) FMaj7
Outro:
[C]For [Em]you[Dm][F]
capo on the 3rd.
Intro: C, Em, Dm, F
Verse 1:
[C]Do yo[Em]u think
That you've come[Dm] far
Through winds so[F] hard
[C]And are you as di[Em]sgruntled
As you a[Dm]ppear
Are you wishing that I wasn't[F] here
Chorus:
Well[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away,
It'll [Dm]wash you a[F]way
Yeah[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away, it'll[Dm] wash you [F]away[FMaj7]
[C]
Interlude: C, Em, Dm, F
Verse 3:
[C]Do you know [Em]love
Do you push it b[Dm]elow you
Or does it [F]own you
[C]And are you as u[Em]ngrateful
As you a[Dm]ppear
Are you wishing I wasn't[F] here
Chorus:
Well[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away,
It'll [Dm]wash you a[F]way
Yeah[C] one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you [G]away, it'll[Dm] wash you [F]away[FMaj7]
[C]
Bridge:
And [C]that's the[G] best damn[Dm] thing
That could [F]happen to[C] you[G][Dm][F]
Yes[C] that's the[G] best damn[Dm] thing
That could[F] happen to[C] you[G][Dm][F]
Intro: C, G, Dm, F (x4) FMaj7
Outro:
[C]For [Em]you[Dm][F]