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Sting – Rushing Water Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Em D G C
Em D G C
Em D G C
Em D G C

[Verse 1]
Em         D
  How many times have
    G        C
  I had this dream
Em            D       G     C
That wakes me from my slumber?
Em         D           G      C
How will I ever get to sleep again
Em                  D       G    C
Counting sheep in a Book of Numbers?
Em         D
  How many times have
    G        C
  I had this dream
     Em            D
With you walking towards
   G          C
me from the river?
Em                D
  And when will I ever
         G       C
  get to rest again
Em             D         G    C
  Wondering if I can deliver?

[Chorus]
Am                   D
This is the sound of rushing water
Am                  D
Flooding through my brain
Am                   D
This is the sound of God's
own daughter
Am               D
Calling out your name

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[Verse 2]
Em          D        G    C
This is the sound of atmospheres
Em           D         G   C
Three metric tonnes of pressure
Em          D      G     C
This is the sum of all my fears
Em          D          G  C
Something I just can't measure
Em             D        G   C
I remеmber the story of Jonah
       Em
He was trappеd in
    D          G     C
the belly of a whale
Em       D          G     C
How many times must he succeed?
Em       D          G      C
How many times must he fail?

[Chorus]
Am                   D
This is the sound of rushing water
Am                  D
Flooding through my brain
Am                   D
This is the sound of God's
own daughter
Am               D
Calling out your name

[Verse 3]
G            C
 I'll see my shrink on
    D         Em
 an analyst's couch
G             C
Hit me with a hammer and
D          Em
I'll say, "Ouch"
G            C          D       Em
What we have here is so easy to solve
G            C
Just takes a firm purpose
    D      Em
and some resolve

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[Chorus]
Am                   D
This is the sound of rushing
water (Rushing water)
Am                  D
Flooding through my brain
(Flooding through my brain)
Am                   D
This is the sound of God's own
daughter (God's own daughter)
Am               D
Calling out your name
Am                   D
This is the sound of rushing
water (Rushing water)
Am                  D
Flooding through my brain
(Flooding through my brain)
Am                   D
This is the sound of God's own
daughter (God's own daughter)
Am               D
Calling out your name

[Post-Chorus]
D
Your name, your name
D
Your name, your name
D
Your name, your name,
your name, your

[Outro]
Em D G C       Em          D G C
        Ease into the water
                      Em D G C
Flooding through your brain
       Em          D G C
Ease into the water
                 Em   D G C
Calling out your name
       Em          D G C
Ease into the water
                      Em    D G C
Flooding through your brain
      Em          D G
Ease into the water

How to play Rushing Water: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Rushing Water by Sting on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Rushing Water by Sting is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 5 chords: Em, D, G, C and Am.

The backbone of the song is Em – D – G – C (vi – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.