Floodgates
by Amber Lamps
Tabbed by The Doctor
Standard Tuning
Song is in 6/8 iming
The main riff uses two guitars.
Listen to the song to get the timing right.
(a) plays on beats 1, 2 & 4, 5 of the bar.
e------------------12-------|-----------------------------------|
B--12--13-----15------------|-5---8--------3---5----------------|
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A---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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(b) plays on beats 2, 3 & 5, 6 of each bar
e---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------12--13---------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------12---14--|-----------------------------------|
D---------------------------|-----12---14------12---10----------|
A---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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, , , , FM7add9 (X2)
Lying awake and looking above
The stars and their light fill my thoughts
From here all this shit seems like nothing at all
But the morning will break soon enough
I stood on the corner
The light from the streetlamp
Danced on your skin
And it made me think
Back and remember when you longed to be
One of the stars I now see
But the floodgates were opened
And I watched you run
Each departing step
Seemed more like an ocean in length
And by the time I had turned you were gone
And I ve never felt such such sudden ambition
To see something through to it s end
Despite all my longing
My humble conviction
We ve already drawn our last breath
And all the complaints that you had now make sense
No book, just a cover
FM7add9
Not soul mates, just lovers
I finally chose to ignore all the blows
And I left you alone
To leave
Cause the floodgates were opened
And I watched you run
Each departing step
Seemed more like an ocean in length
By the time I had turned you were gone
, , ,
, , ,
I felt the sting and I knew this was bigger than
Desires for time or for plans
Comfort and caring
Distrusting awareness
I knew I would never understand
I tried to call out over the sound of the
Background music but to no avail
You looked so happy immersed in speech
With a lonely
Man
, ,
Cause the floodgates were opened
And I watched you run
Each departing step
(yes, it changes)
Seemed more like an ocean in length
And by the time I had turned you were gone
Cause the floodgates were opened
And I watched you run
Each departing step
Seemed more like an ocean in length
And by the time I had turned you were gone
