Verse 1:
C Dm
Done some good, I’ve done some bad
C F
like any man I bet
C Dm
A man of words is a man of lies
C F
but words is all I get
C Dm
I can’t make you feel safe and sound
C F
but they got guns and crosses for that
C Dm
I can only hang around
C F
until you realize where it’s at
C Am
Cause I can’t make it rain
C F
I can’t make it shine
C Dm
And I can’t turn this shit storm we’re in to some
C F
rainbow sun shower of holy red wine
Pre-Chorus 1:
Em Dm
But in the test of our love,
Em Dm
and the test of my love,
Em Dm
and the test of our love, darling, yeah
Em G
if it’s multiple choice I got to mark “none of the above”
Chorus 1:
F C G
I said I’d love you forever, come hell or high water,
F
well baby flood’s in
C G F
Take my hand fire purges, let rivers wash us clean of our sins
Am Em C
I’ll see you all in white again we’ll beat the devil
F
all ill will be well
C G
I will stand here forever, come on rushing waters,
F
heartbreak and hell
Instrumental: C Dm C F
Verse 2:
C Dm
I can’t turn day into night.
C F
I can’t turn lead into gold
C Dm
Not even sure I can see the light
C F
to get us off this goddamn deadend road
C Am
Cause I can’t make it rain
C F
I can’t make it shine
C Dm
I could try to erase the past of pain but
C F
honestly baby who has that kind of time
Pre-Chorus 2:
Em Dm
So in the test of our love,
Em Dm
when push comes to shove,
Em Dm
in test of our love, darling, yeah,
Em G
if it’s multiple choice I’m gonna mark, “all of the above”
Chorus 2:
F C G
Cause I said I’d love you forever, come hell or highwater,
F
well baby flood’s in
C G F
Take my hand fire purges, let rivers wash us clean of our sins
Am Em C
I’ll see you all in white again we’ll beat the devil
F
all ill will be well
C G
I will stand here forever, come on rushing waters,
F
heartbreak and hell
Bridge:
Dm C
I won’t wipe away the tears you cry
G Am
with any tissue of lies
Dm C
You can build your life on empty promises
G F
or with man who promises to try
Dm C
See cause I can stand out in the rain,
G Am
and I can work under the sun,
Dm C
and I can out wait your disdain til
G F
all this nonsense is done
Chorus 3:
F C G
I said I’d love you forever, come hell or highwater,
F
well baby flood’s in
C G F
Take my hand fire purges, let rivers wash us clean of our sins
Am Em
I’ll see you all in white again we’ll beat the devil
F
all ill will be well
C G
I will stand here forever, come on rushing waters,
F
heartbreak and hell