Black Water Lilies

AURORA

PopAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
verse 1 
 
B 
When I'm on a boat 
  B 
I float - I know I can never drown 
  B              A 
I see underwater and 
    E                B    
The wind is the only sound 
 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 
E 
Take your hand when I go under 
    F# 
I'm under and above 
E 
Take your hand when I go under 
    D#m              C# 
I'm under and above 
 
 
       B 
On the river 
     
I'm floating in 
     B 
Underwater 
                    E   
I'm diving into the ocean 
                       B 
A thousand black water lilies 
       B 
On the river 
 
I'm floating in 
     C# 
Underwater 
    D#m             E 
I'm diving into the ocean 
  F#                   E        B 
A thousand black water lilies 
 
Black water lilies 
 
verse 2 
B 
Arms are reaching forwards 
   B 
My arms - I can see no more 
   B                  A 
We dance as we float around 
   E                     B 
We head towards the ocean floor 
 
Pre-Chorus 
E 
Take your hand when I go under 
    F# 
I'm under and above 
E 
Take your hand when I go under 
    D#m              C# 
I'm under and above 
 
 
       B 
On the river 
 
I'm floating in 
     B 
Underwater 
                    E 
I'm diving into the ocean 
                       B 
A thousand black water lilies 
       B 
On the river 
 
I'm floating in 
     C# 
Underwater 
    D#m             E 
I'm diving into the ocean 
  F#                   E  
A thousand black water lilies 
 
Outro
 
C# D#m  E 
   I am warm 
F#       C# 
Floating down 
  D#m  E     F# 
I am reborn 
 
E B

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Chord set

B · A · E · F# · D#m · C#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.