Flood Waters Rising (words & music by Chris Stanley)

Verse 1

Chords:   Bm – Bm/A – Bm/G# – Bm/G

Four hours driving cause they cancelled all the trains

Tonight the water’s made a river of these country lanes

Wet tyres slipping, sliding down to the flood plains

Got to make it home to help my wife and kids escape the rain

Bridge

F#                Bm      F#                 G

Honey I’m coming, honey I’m coming

Chorus

Chords:   Bm – A – E/G# - G

Flood waters rising, the road is sinking fast

There’s lakes and rivers where the landscape should be rolling grass

I tried everything to keep you safe from harm

Flood waters rising and I don’t know if I can make it home

Verse 2

I’ve been to church, I’ve been to school, I worked hard every day

I cast my vote while politicians looked the other way

We used to fight each other, fight until the fight was done

But I can’t fight the weather or the river or the urge to run

Chorus

Flood waters rising, the road is sinking fast

There’s lakes and rivers where the landscape should be rolling grass

I tried everything to keep you safe from harm

                                                                            F#

Flood waters rising and I don’t know if I can make it home

Middle

                     G                                 A                                                                F#

Got to keep moving but every step I take I’m pushed back, the current’s much too strong

                   G                                 A

Honey I’m coming, tell the kids to stay safe and stay warm, I’ll make it to you somehow

Instrumental

Verse chords, followed by

Chorus chords, followed by

Bm – C# - D – G – A

And back to verse chords

Verse 3

I see their faces in the window when they call to me

I tried everything and everything and everything

Chorus

Repeat final line of chorus 3 times

Verse 4

I tried everything

I tried everything