Shallow End
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verse 1:
Bm
What would you
A G
say if I told you
everyone's been
Bm A
doing the same
G
things to kill some time?
Bm A
It amazes me how they all
G
drown in the shallow end
Bm A
How does it feel
G(hold)
to be burning out?
Interlude:Bm A G-- x2
verse 2:
Bm A
I'm counting the sheep
G
as I run away from any
Bm A
words you let out
G
They infect us all
Bm A
We follow the sound into
G
a wrong turn jaded town
Bm A
How does it feel to
G
be burning out?
[Refrão]A Bm
Only you could
G
embrace what I'm
D
feeling Holding
A
on when the
Bm G (hold)
walls come down
Chorus 1:
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
I'm on the outside
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G A
Get away
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
I'm on the outside
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G Bm-A-G
Get away
Bm A G
Get away
verse 3:
Bm A
Feed me a thought
G
of pretending who we
Bm A
are Then I'll be stuck
G
being someone else
Bm
We'll stay for a
A G
while in a place you
dreamed about
Bm
Then we'll come
A G
down in a waterfall
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
I'm on the outside
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G A
Get away
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
I'm on the outside
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
Get away
Bridge:
F#m G
It's a
A
wonderful
Bm
day here
F#m G
Where the
A Bm
colours are faded out
F#m G
It's a
A
wonderful
Bm
day here
F#m G
Where the
A
colours are faded out
Guitar Solo: Bm A G-- x4
verse 3:
Bm
What would you
A G
say if I told you
everyone's been
Bm A
doing the same
G
things to waste their lives?
Bm A
It amazes me how they all
G
die in the shallow end
Bm A
That's how it feels
G(hold)
to be burning out?
Chorus 3:
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
I'm on the outside
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G A
Get away
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
I'm on the outside
Bm D A
Now I'm on the outside
G
Get away
Bm D A
It's a
G
wonderful day here
Bm D A
Where the
G A
colours are faded out
Bm D A
It's a
G
wonderful day here
Em
Where the
G
colours are faded out
Em
Where the
G Bm(hold)
colours are faded out
How to play Shallow End
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. 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.