Deep Waters Psalm 18
View chords used in this chart
Chord Used
D5 0 0 0 2 3 x
F6 3 0 0 2 3 x
E7sus4 (E7) 2 0 0 2 3 x
Gsus2 5 0 0 2 3 x
Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 x
G/B x 2 0 0 3 x
A#6 x 1 0 0 3 x
Tuning: Tune your guitar to Drop D
(D A D G B E) before playing.
Intro
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|D5 F6 E7 | D5 Gsus2 F6 |
[Verso 1]
D5 F6 E7 D5 Gsus2 F6
Days feel long, but the nights feel longer
D5 F6 E7 D5 Gsus2 F6
Help me, God, I'm going under
D5 F6 E7 D5 Gsus2 F6
I can't fight this war, so I surrender
D5 F6 E7 D5 Gsus2 F6
I'm gonna take myself to Your holy altar, yeah
[Refrão]
D5 N.C. D5 F6 E7
Hailstone fires and the Heavens thunder
D5 N.C. D5 F6 E7
Because He saved me out deep, deep, deep waters
D5
I've been a victim burned
F6 E7 D5 F6 E7
But Your words they're stronger, yeah
D5 F6 E7 D5
You're the rock that keeps me still, You keep me still, yeah
[Verso 2]
D5
Been about it, was in and out of my doubt and drowning
D5
Drought hit, but that won't keep me down
No, I can't live without Him
D5
Trumpets growling, that's the sound of my King
D5
Red letters like a red dot, bang
D5
Been about it, you har the voices they'r getting louder
Cadd9
You can doubt it
Like an angel shouting, you can hear the power
G/B
Trumpets growling, that's the sound of my King
A#6
You won't see Him, but you'll hear Him
N.C.
By the sound of that
[Refrão]
D5
Hailstone fires and the Heavens thunder
D5
Because He saved me out deep, deep, deep waters
D5
I've been a victim burned
D5
But Your words they're stronger, yeah
D5
You're the rock that keeps me still, You keep me still, yeah
Outro
D5
We throw our hands up, and we all fall down
Cadd9
King Jesus, let Your reign come down
G/B
Could've gave up, but then we cried out
A#6
Yeah, we need somebody to save us
D5
We throw our hands up, and we all fall down
Cadd9
King Jesus, let Your reign come down
G/B
Could've gave up, but then we cried out
A#6 Cadd9 N.C.
Yeah, we need somebody to save us
How to play Deep Waters Psalm 18
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D5. 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.