OIL ON WATER /// BASTILLE
By Hanna M | instagram @wildworldpilots
Standard tuning, no capo
(Transpose +1 for easier chords)
[Intro]
E B B/A# G#m D#
[Verse 1]
E B
So her fingers ran away with themselves
B/A# G#m D#
'Till everything was documented
E B
Her mind it was reaching out
B/A# G#m D#
To put into words what their bodies had done
[Chorus]
E B
They lie together, oh
B/A# G#m E D#
Oil on wa - ter
E B
And they lie upon her, oh
B/A# G#m E D#
Someone's daugh - ter
[Verse 2]
E B
It's a catalogue of modern mistakes
B/A# G#m D#
Her words and legs wrapped around each man
E B
Leaving stories like digital crumbs
B/A# G#m D#
As she turns these nights into literature
[Chorus]
E B
They lie together, oh
B/A# G#m E D#
Oil on wa - ter
E B
And they lie upon her, oh
B/A# G#m E D#
Someone's daugh - ter
E B B/A# G#m D#
E B B/A# G#m D#
[Verse 3]
E B
When they leave she sets about writing down
B/A# G#m D#
Awkward body games all over town
E B
Warm affection runs through every word
B/A# G#m D#
We're screens away but we're laughing with her
[Chorus]
E B
They lie together, oh
B/A# G#m E D#
Oil on wa - ter
E B
Ooh they lie upon her, oh
B/A# G#m E D#
Someone's daugh - ter
E B
(They lie upon her, oh)
B/A# G#m E D#
(Someone's daugh - ter)