Dive
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G# E
Cancel my lowness with a high so here we go
G# E
Caught in arrears with your different ideas
G# F# E
And I'm saving all my troubles in my
G# F# E
Deceptive calendar mind
G# F# E
It's a dreadful situation really
G# F# E
G# E
"What's in a name?" says Elaine and her mind
G# E
Is a part of everything in time
G# F# E
She's fattened up for eating
G# F# E
With all her parts left behind
G# F# E
She's a sucker for your deepness
G# F# E
Shall we dive?
G#m D G#m C#m G#m D G#m C#m
The will and the a - bility to grow
G#m D C# B
A foetus of my own some time - dies
E A Dm
F Eb Ab Bb
F Bb Ebm
F# E A B
(chords x2)
(same chords as previous verse)
The world she says there's wrong
In all she says and do-be-do's
We understand but I can't when her hand
Is in saving all her troubles in her
Deceptive calandar mind
It's a dreadful situation really
dive!
E A Dm
Life is bad so we are led to believe
F Eb Ab Bb
Bad news makes moneys world go round
F Bb Ebm
Anna Ford hammers a post into a cup
F# E A B
Of mud claiming it is the ground
E A Dm
Really then anything is better than
F Eb Ab Bb
That is better than watching your
F Bb Ebm
Fake news win in the end but now
F# E A B
It's my turn unintelligible
(Instrumental break)
D#
E F# G F D#
E F# G F D#
G#
G# F# E
Oh the grand old Duke of York
G# F# E
He had ten thousand men
G# F# E
He marched them up to the top of the hill
G# F# E
And he marched them down again
C# B
Oh no!
Dive!
E A Dm
F Eb Ab Bb
F Bb Ebm
F# E A B
(chords 2x)
E A Dm
Life's a part and it lies on top of me
F Eb Ab Bb
Life is constantly on my mind
F Bb Ebm
Life's a part and it lies on top of me
F# E A B
Life is constantly on my mind
(repeat through fadeout)
How to play Dive
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#. 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.