James Vincent McMorrow - Rising Water: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Rising Water" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Rising Water ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Rising Water" smoothly on your ukulele.

A#           Gm             Dm
We're in it now, everybody knows
          F
What I've become
A#       Gm               Dm
Truth is I never once was sad
               F
For what I've done
A#           Gm                  Dm
It's like a game where everybody dies
         F
And has no fun
A#               Gm             Dm
Still I want to play even if I end
            F
Where I've begun

Chorus:
D#                   Gm    A#
Because you make me feel alive
             F
In spite of rising water
D#       Gm    A#
Abandoning my car
         F
About a mile from nowhere
D#                   Gm     A#
Because you make me feel alive
            F
In spite of rising water
D#        Gm   A#
Abandoning my car
         F
About a mile from nowhere
A#      Gm
Ooh, ooh
          Dm     F
Mile from nowhere
A#      Gm
Ooh, ooh
          Dm     F
Mile from nowhere
F
Ooh, ooh
Oh oh oh

What happens now?
It's your lucky day
It's your lucky day
So write it down
Guess we're gone astray
Guess we're gone astray
I wish I cried
It's your lucky day
It's your lucky day
It wasn't mine
Guess we're gone astray
Guess we're gone astray

Chorus

A#      F         D#
When I wake, realize you were gone
A#   F          D#
So I sat at the edge of the lawn
A#       F            D#
Days go by, still no sign of your ghost
A#     F          D#             D
Never call, never write, it's a loss

Chorus:
Because you make me feel alive
In spite of rising water
Abandoning my car
About a mile from nowhere
Because you make me feel alive
In spite of rising water
Abandoning my car
About a mile from nowhere
You make me feel alive
In spite of rising water
Abandoning my car
About a mile from nowhere
Because you make me feel alive
In spite of rising water
Abandoning my car
About a mile from nowhere

Ooh, ooh
Mile from nowhere
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Mile from nowhere
Ooh, ooh
Oh oh oh

Mile from nowhere
Mile from nowhere
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Rising Water" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Rising Water" by James Vincent McMorrow.