Deep Water
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Cadd9 G G A Gb Em
When you find yourself falling down
Am Am7 Am C Cmaj7 C D Dsus4 D
Your hopes in the sky but your heart like grape gum on (the) ground
Cadd9 G G A Gb Em
And you try to scrape yourself up
Am Am7 Am C Cmaj7 C D Dsus4 D
But you keep seeping out like cheap gin through a broken cup
Cadd9 G G A Gb Em
And you try to find yourself
Am Am7 Am C Cmaj7 C D Dsus4 D
In the abstractions of religion and the cruelty of everyone else
Chorus: G GA Gb Em
And when your standing in deep water
C D
And your bailing yourself out with a straw
G G Gb Em
When your drowning in deep water
C D
And you wake up making love to a wall
G G A Gb Em
Well, its these little times that help to remind
C D G G A Gb
It's nothing without love
Em C D G G-Cadd9 (repeat x2)
Love, love, love its nothing without love
Verse 2
Cadd9 G G A Gb Em
When you realize your only friend
Am Am7 Am C Cmaj7 C D Dsus4 D
Has never been yourself or anyone who cared in the end
Cadd9 G G A Gb Em
And you wake up to see all your dreams have been compromised
Am Am7 Am C Cmaj7 C D Dsus4 D
Our standard of living somehow got stuck on survive
Cadd9 G G A Gb Em
That's when suddenly everything fades or falls away
Am Am7 Am C Cmaj7 C D Dsus4 D
Cause the chains that once held us are only the chains which we've made
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
We sacrifice our pride, we sacrifice our health
Cadd9 G D Dsus4 D
We must demand more not from each other, but more from ourselves
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How to play Deep Water
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cadd9. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.