The Wave
Blake Shelton
CountryAdvanced for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
E
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: G#m B E B verse 1 G#m B E B G#m We were talking on a boardwalk B E We were lit up when the lights came down B G#m So we drifted toward the music B E And you kissed me as the sound B G#m Of my favorite band was playing B E But I couldn't hear them 'cause my heart B G#m Was beatin' loud and out a rhythm B E As you drowned out all the dark B G#m I was a boat trapped in a bottle F# Dying for water E You were the ocean B G#m I was a compass that couldn't find heaven F# E I didn't know how bad I was broken B G#m I was castaway with no land F# E I drew a broken heart in the sand B G#m And you were the wave the wave the wave F# That washed it all E B That washed it all away Instrumental B G#m B E verse 2 B G#m We talked for a couple of hours B E We got salt all over our jeans B G#m And we laughed about forever B E What the hell did that really mean B G#m And all of a sudden thanks to you B E My favorite color is blue B G#m I never saw you coming F# E Sweet salvation and I never knew B G#m I was a boat trapped in a bottle F# Dying for water E You were the ocean B G#m I was a compass that couldn't find heaven F# E I didn't know how bad I was broken B G#m I was castaway with no land F# E I drew a broken heart in the sand B G#m And you were the wave the wave the wave F# That washed it all E B G#m F# E B G#m F# E That washed it all away Bridge B G#m I was a town closed for winter B I was a Ferris wheel with the light burnt out G#m B E 'Til you came along, when you came along Chorus B G#m I was a boat trapped in a bottle B Dying for water E You were the ocean B G#m I was a compass that couldn't find heaven B I didn't know how bad I was broken B G#m I was castaway with no land F# E I drew a broken heart in the sand F# That washed it all E B G#m F# That washed it all away E B G#m F# E Yeah you washed it all away B G#m F# You were the wave the wave the wave E B G#m F# E Yeah that washed it all away Outro B G#m F# E (x4)
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Chord set
G#m · B · E · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.