Head Above Water chords by Avril Lavigne (Ver. 3)

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Bm7 G D

Verse 1:
A/D        Bm7              G       D        A/D
I've gotta keep the calm before the storm
  Bm7                G          D        A/D
I don't want less, I don't want more
     Bm7             G       D       A/D
Must bar the windows and the doors
   Bm7              G       D      A/D
To keep me safe, to keep me warm
         Bm7              G        D      A/D
Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for
      Bm7                 G         D      A/D
Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
       Bm7               G       D      A/D
And my voice becomes the driving force
        Bm7              G   D
I won't let this pull me overboard

Chorus:
             Bm          G
God, keep my head above water
              D             A
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
              Bm              G
I'll meet you there, at the altar
     D               A
As I fall down to my knees
             Bm            G
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
              D                          A
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown


Verse 2:
   Bm7             G    D       A/D
So pull me up from down below
           Bm7            G    D      A/D
'Cause I'm underneath the undertow
     Bm7            G       D        A/D
Come dry me off and hold me close
  Bm7             G        D      A/D
I need you now, I need you most


Chorus:
             Bm         G
God, keep my head above water
             D              A
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
              Bm            G
I'll meet you there, at the altar
     D               A
As I fall down to my knees
             Bm            G
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
              D                          A
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown
             Bm            G
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
              D                          A
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown (keep my head above water, above water)


Bridge:
    G A     Bm          Dsus   D
And I can't see, in the stormy weather
G A7/G  Bm/F#            Dsus  D
I can't seem, to keep it all together
    G          A         Bm          Dsus D
And I, I can't swim, the ocean, like this forever
    G       A
And I can't breathe


Refrain:
N.C
God, keep my head above water
N.C
I lose my breath, at the bottom
N.C
Come rescue me, I'll be waiting
        A
I'm too young to fall asleep


Chorus:
             Bm         G
God, keep my head above water
             D              A
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
              Bm            G
I'll meet you there, at the altar
          D          A
As I fall down to my knees


Outro:
             Bm   G
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
             D    A
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
             Bm   G
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
                   D            A
Keep my head above water, above water