#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Every Breaking Wave Original Album: songs Of Innocence Words by Bono and Edge; Music by U2 Copyright © 2014 Island Records Published by UMG Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) INTRO: [play:] [x2] A5 C#5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play:] B5 |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ev-'ry breaking VERSE1: chords: A x02220 or 577655 E 022100 or x79997 C#m x46654 B x24442 or 799877 A5 C#5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A C#m wave on the shore tells the E5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B next one there’ll be one more. And ev-'ry gambler A5 C#5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A C#m knows that to lose is E5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B what you’re really there for. Summer I was A5 C#5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A C#m fear____less - ness, now I E5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B speak into an answer - phone. Like ev'ry falling A5 C#5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A C#m leaf on the breeze, E5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B winter wouldn’t leave it a - lone, a - B5 |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----------------------------6-6-| |-----------------------------7-7-| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7-7-| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5-5-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | - lone If you go... CHORUS1: Chords: A x02220 or 577655 E 022100 or x79997 C#m x46654 B x24442 or 799877 Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------14\-12--14\-12------9______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------11\-9---11\-9-------6______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | A C#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5________________---5---5---5---| |-6-----------6-----------6---6-6-|-6________________---6---6---6---| |-7-----------7-----------7---7-7-|-6________________---6---6---6---| |-7-----------7-----------7---7-7-|-4________________---4---4---4---| |-5-----------5-----------5---5-5-|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A C#m If you go Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------12--------------\-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------9---------------\-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | E B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-8-----------------------8-------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9-----------------------9-------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9-----------------------9-------| |---------------------------------|-7-----------------------7-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B your way and I'll go mine. Are we so? Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------14\-12--14\-12------9______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------11\-9---11\-9-------6______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | A C#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Are we so Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------12--------------\-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------9---------------\-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | E B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-8-----------------------8-------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9-----------------------9-------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9-----------------------9-------| |---------------------------------|-7-----------------------7-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B help - less against the tide? Ba -by, ev-'ry Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------14\-12--14\-12------9______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------11\-9---11\-9-------6______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | A C#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A C#m dog on the street knows that we’re in Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------12--------------\-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------9---------------\-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | E B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-----------9-----------9-------|---------------------------------| |-9-----------9-----------9---8______-------------------------------| |-9-----------9-----------9---9______-------------------------------| |-7-----------7-----------7---9______-------------------------------| |-----------------------------7______-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B love with defeat. Are we ready to be Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------14\-12--14\-12------9______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------11\-9---11\-9-------6______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | A C#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-----------5-----------5-------| |-6-------------------------------|-6-----------6-----------6-------| |-7-------------------------------|-6-----------6-----------6-------| |-7-------------------------------|-4-----------4-----------4-------| |-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A C#m swept off our feet? And stop Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------12--------------\-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------9---------------\-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | E B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B chasing every breaking INTERLUDE: [play: 4/4| A | C#m | E | B |] wave Every sailor... VERSE2: Chords: A x02220 or 577655 E 022100 or x79997 C#m x46654 B x24442 or 799877 Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-------11--9---11p9h11-|---------9-------11--9---11p9h11-| |-11--11------11------------------|-11--11------11------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | A5 C#5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A | C#m knows that the sea is a Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-------11--9---11p9h11-|---------9-------11--9---11p9h11-| |-9---9-------9-------------------|-9---9-------9-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | E5 B5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E B friend made en__e_________my. [And every shipwrecked...] [repeat Guitars 1 & 2 parts for remaining verse lines] | A | C#m | E | B And every shipwrecked soul knows what it is to live without intimacy. | A | C#m | E | B I thought I heard the captain’s voice, it’s hard to listen while you preach. | A | C#m | E | B | % Like every broken wave on the shore, this is as far as I could reach.. CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: A x02220 or 577655 B x24442 or 799877 C#m x46654 F#m 244222 E 022100 or x79997 | A | C#m | E | B If you go, If you go your way and I go mine. | A | C#m | E | B Are we so? Are we so helpless against the tide? | A | C#m | E | B Baby every dog on the street knows that we’re in love with defeat. | A | C#m Are we ready to be swept off our feet? | E | B | F#m | A E B And stop chasing every breaking wave BRIDGE: Chords: F#m 244222 E 022100 or x79997 A x02220 or 577655 B x24442 or 799877 | F#m | A The sea knows where are the rocks, and drowning is no sin. | E | B You know where my heart is, the same place that yours has been. | F#m | A | E We know that we fear to win, and so we end before we begin, | B before we begin.. [play: 4/4| A | C#m | E | B |] CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for previous choruses. Chords: A x02220 or 577655 B x24442 or 799877 C#m x46654 F#m 244222 E 022100 or x79997 A C#m If you go? E B If you go your way and I go mine. A C#m Are we so? E B Are we so helpless against the tide? A C#m Baby every dog on the street E B knows that we’re in love with defeat. A C#m Are we ready to be swept off our feet? E B | A | C#m | E | B F#m | And stop chasing every breaking wave.. [play: 4/4| A | C#m | E | B | F#m | [end on A]