Biography:
Ben Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, born in London. He moved to Totnes, Devon, in his teens. Howard's musically-inclined parents exposed him at a young age to their favourite records from singer-songwriter artists such as Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and John Martyn. Howard began writing his own songs and after a short spell studying journalism, he decided in 2009 at the age of 21 to become a full-time musician.
After building up a reputation with his gigs across the UK
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Other songs:
- Black Flies
- Gracious
- I Forget We Were
- Keep Your Head Up
- Oats On The Water
- Old Pine
- Only Love
- Promise
- Soldiers
- The Fear
- Empty Corridors
- The Wolves
- 7 Bottles
- A Boat To An Island On The Wall
- All Is Now Harmed
- Another Friday Night
- Bones
- Burgh Island
- Call Me Maybe
- Conrad
- Depth Over Distance
- Diamonds
- End Of The Affair
- Esmerelda
- Evergreen
- Everything
- Follaton Wood
- Further Away
- Hideaway
- Hot Heavy Summer
- I Forget Where We Were
- In Dreams
- Keiko
- Me And My Friend Time
- Move Like You Want
- Murmurations
- Nica Libres At Dusk
- Oats In The Water
- Rivers In Your Mouth
- She Treats Me Well
- Small Things
- Someone In The Doorway
- The Defeat
- These Waters
- Time Is Dancing
- To Be Alone
- Towing The Line
- Under The Same Sun
- Wolves
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Ben Howard - These Waters
This isn't how Ben plays it, but it is a nice alternative if you just want to strum along to the song without
down-tuning.
Capo 3rd Fret, Standard Tuning
[Verse 1]
C G C G
I saw red and yellow flowers outside over the moors
Em D G
And brightest sunrise ever to've touched my eyes.
C
And through it all,
Em D C
I stood and stumbled, waded through my thoughts and heart
G
Yeah through it all,
Em D C Em
I fooled and fumbled, lost to the poet's frown.
D G C
I fought the wolves of patience just to let it lie down.
[Chorus]
G D C
See these waters they'll pull you up,
G D C
Oh if you're bolder than the darkness.
G D C
My my, let these songs be an instrument to cut,
G D C D
Oh spaces 'tween the happiness and the hardness.
C G
Out the door,
Em D
The touch of morning, the burning of the frost
C
Out the door
Em D
Strong hands to hold; good friends that I never lost.
[Verse 2]
C
And what we found
Em D
Down these coves of limestone and cockle shells,
C
What we found
Em D C
Down these roads that wander as lost as the heart,
Em D C
Is a chance to breathe again, a chance for a fresh start
Em D C
My, my, a chance to breathe again, a chance for a fresh start
Em D C
Oh my, a chance to breathe again, a chance for a fresh start.
[Chorus]
G D C
Oh, no, see these waters they'll pull you up,
G D C
Oh, no, if you're bolder than the darkness.
G D C
My my let these songs be an instrument to cut here darling,
G D C
Oh, spaces between the happiness and the hardness,
G D C
Oh my my, spaces between the happiness and the hardness
G D C
Oh my my, spaces between the happiness and the hardness
G D C D
Oh my my, spaces between the happiness and the hardness
[Outro]
Em C (x4)
G D C (x2)
This isn't how Ben plays it, but it is a nice alternative if you just want to strum along to the song without
down-tuning.
Capo 3rd Fret, Standard Tuning
[Verse 1]
C G C G
I saw red and yellow flowers outside over the moors
Em D G
And brightest sunrise ever to've touched my eyes.
C
And through it all,
Em D C
I stood and stumbled, waded through my thoughts and heart
G
Yeah through it all,
Em D C Em
I fooled and fumbled, lost to the poet's frown.
D G C
I fought the wolves of patience just to let it lie down.
[Chorus]
G D C
See these waters they'll pull you up,
G D C
Oh if you're bolder than the darkness.
G D C
My my, let these songs be an instrument to cut,
G D C D
Oh spaces 'tween the happiness and the hardness.
C G
Out the door,
Em D
The touch of morning, the burning of the frost
C
Out the door
Em D
Strong hands to hold; good friends that I never lost.
[Verse 2]
C
And what we found
Em D
Down these coves of limestone and cockle shells,
C
What we found
Em D C
Down these roads that wander as lost as the heart,
Em D C
Is a chance to breathe again, a chance for a fresh start
Em D C
My, my, a chance to breathe again, a chance for a fresh start
Em D C
Oh my, a chance to breathe again, a chance for a fresh start.
[Chorus]
G D C
Oh, no, see these waters they'll pull you up,
G D C
Oh, no, if you're bolder than the darkness.
G D C
My my let these songs be an instrument to cut here darling,
G D C
Oh, spaces between the happiness and the hardness,
G D C
Oh my my, spaces between the happiness and the hardness
G D C
Oh my my, spaces between the happiness and the hardness
G D C D
Oh my my, spaces between the happiness and the hardness
[Outro]
Em C (x4)
G D C (x2)
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