Verse
B F#
I'm sad about the messages you're sending
B D#m
I'm sad about the shit we're doing wrong
G#m F# E
I'm sad about the never-ending love we're in
B F# E
We keep pissing on the fire, but it keeps burning so strong
G#m F# E
Can we both just say "I love you," and get it on?
[Verse 2]
B F#
Your boy from Birmingham seems nice enough to me
B D#m
But unqualified for you, and your heavy vibe
G#m F# E
He doesn't know the troubled story that he's written himself into
B F# E
He doesn't know he's just a place for you to hide
G#m F#
You oughta tell him "Best of luck, man
E
Roll tide"
[Chorus 1]
B E
Roll tide
F# B E
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
B E
Roll tide
F# B E
When what we want the most has us terrified
G#m C#7
Roll tide
E B F#
If we don't want to let go, then we have to fight
B E
Roll tide
B E
Roll tide
[Verse 3]
B F#
I'm asking now for reconciliation
B D#m
I'm asking now for what we have to say
G#m F# E
I'm asking now for both of us to do a little changing
B F# E
I wanna dance with you forever, in this quantum cabaret
G#m F# E
If we just allow ourselves, it'll be okay
[Verse 4]
B F#
I close my eyes sometimes, now, when I'm driving
B D#m
To feel the lack of distance between our sides
G#m F# E
To see the orange and purple glow of our two flames
B F# E
To take my weary self out for a ride
G#m F#
To tell myself, "Hang in, man
E
Roll tide"
[Chorus 2]
B E
Roll tide
F# B E
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
B E
Roll tide
F# B E
When what we want the most has us terrified
G#m C#7
Roll tide
E B F#
If we don't want to let go, then we have to fight
E B F#
And if we can't let go, then we have to try
B E
Roll tide
B E
Roll tide