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