Artist: Dave McPherson Title: Drowning In A Quandary Of Ambivalence Album: The Grand Odyssey of the Whale and the Barnacle Chords Used: |-C------G----- F------D----| e|-0--0---3--3--(1)-----2----| B|-1--3---3--3---1---0--3----| G|-0--0---0--0---2---0--2----| D|-2--4---0--2---3---2--0----| A|-3--5---2--3---3---2-------| E|--------3--X---1---0-------| |--- C7---Cadd9- ---Em------| Intro: (DISCLAIMER: I KNOW THIS IS TAPPED, BEFORE ANYONE TELLS ME IT IS) I THINK HE HOLDS THE SECOND FRET ON THE B/G STRING, BUT I CANT DO IT, SO THIS IS THE "PICKED" VERSON!) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-5-5/7--7-7/8--8/10---7-7/8--8-8/10--10/12-----| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12-12-----------X-<7>--12-12----------X-<12>--| B|-------10-10-12--X-<7>--------10-10-12-X-<12>--| G|-----------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>--| D|-----------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>--| A|-----------------X---------------------X-<12>--| E|-----------------X---------------------X-------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-5-5/7--7-7/8--8/10---7-7/8--8-8/10--10/12-----| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12-12-10-10--X-<7>--12-12----------X-<12>-----| B|-12-12-10-10--X-<7>--------10-10-12-X-<12>-----| G|--------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>-----| D|--------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>-----| A|--------------X---------------------X-<12>-----| E|--------------X---------------------X----------| Verse 1: C C7 G C The birds cry their beautiful song C7 G Broken shards of mud beneath its weathered talons C7 G C Spring dawns, the freshly plumed phoenix C7 G Cadd9 D Spreads its wings and glares at the inviting skyline Chorus: G Cadd9 Wading through the waters of resilience G F I watched you drown in a quandary of ambivalence G Cadd9 The bravest sailors discard doubt to the fathomed big hole G F Rise to the surface, to those hopeful shores you know A C7 ‘Cause you could not forgive and I cannot forget A F So we commit out love to the depths of the great Verse 2: C C7 G C Beautiful puzzles under amaranth skies C7 G C Hearts with muzzles and a ghostly reprise C7 G C I wear no disguise, I wear no cape C7 G Cadd9 D I wish to survive, not to escape Chorus: G Cadd9 Wading through the waters of resilience G F I watched you drown in a quandary of ambivalence G Cadd9 The bravest sailors discard doubt to the fathomed big hole G F Rise to the surface, to those hopeful shores you know A C7 ‘Cause you could not forgive and I cannot forget A F So we commit out love to the depths of the great Hook: C Em D I used to believe only in you e|-0-2h3p2h2----------2----| B|--------------3---3---3--| G|------------2---2--------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| C Em D But now my belief resides in me e|-0-2h3p2h2----------2----| B|--------------3---3---3--| G|------------2---2--------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| C Em D No more metaphors e|-0-2h3p2h2----------2----| B|--------------3---3---3--| G|------------2---2--------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| C Em D No more cryptic wars e|-0-2h3p2h2----------2----| B|--------------3---3---3--| G|------------2---2--------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| C Em D <---HOLD THIS NOTE (then...) We’ll never again share a quay Pre Chorus: e|-14 14b 14b 14b--| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Chorus: G Cadd9 Wading through the waters of resilience G F I watched you drown in a quandary of ambivalence G Cadd9 The bravest sailors discard doubt to the fathomed big hole G F Rise to the surface, to those hopeful shores you know A C7 ‘Cause you could not forgive and I cannot forget A F So we commit out love to the depths of the great PLay the intro again: e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-5-5/7--7-7/8--8/10---7-7/8--8-8/10--10/12-----| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12-12-----------X-<7>--12-12----------X-<12>--| B|-------10-10-12--X-<7>--------10-10-12-X-<12>--| G|-----------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>--| D|-----------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>--| A|-----------------X---------------------X-<12>--| E|-----------------X---------------------X-------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-5-5/7--7-7/8--8/10---7-7/8--8-8/10--10/12-----| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12-12-10-10--X-<7>--12-12----------X-<12>-----| B|-12-12-10-10--X-<7>--------10-10-12-X-<12>-----| G|--------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>-----| D|--------------X-<7>-----------------X-<12>-----| A|--------------X---------------------X-<12>-----| E|--------------X---------------------X----------| Then finish on: e|-0-| B|-1-| G|-0-| D|-2-| A|-3-| E|---|