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The Tide Is High Chords by Blondie

The Tide Is High chords by Blondie

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: B

Intro:
  A            D     E      A            Bm7   E
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  A            D     E      A            D     E
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  A            D     E      A            D     E
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

Chorus 1:
    A                     D       E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A                 D      E
I'm gonna be your number one,
A                      D            E         A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
    D    E
Oh, no-------!
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Verse 1:
     A                                    D       E
It's not the things you do that tease and hurt me bad
A                                      D     E
But it's the way you do the things you do to me,
A                      D            E         A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
    D    E
Oh, no-------!

Chorus 2:
    A                     D       E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A                 D      E    D      E
I'm gonna be your number one, number one,
D      E   [Riff]
Number one----------!

Verse 2:
A                    D         E
Every girl wants you to be her man,
A                                 D  E
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn,
A                      D            E         A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
    D    E
Oh, no--------!

Chorus 3:
    A                     D       E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A                 D      E    D      E
I'm gonna be your number one, number one,
D      E   [Riff]
Number one----------!

Bridge:
  A            D     E      A            Bm7   E
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  A            D     E      A            D     E
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

Verse 3:
A                      D       E
Every girl wants you to be her man,
A                                 D  E
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn,
A                      D            E         A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
    D    E
Oh, no--------!

Chorus 4:
    A                     D       E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A                 D      E
I'm gonna be your number one,
D      E    D      E
Number one, number one,
D      E   [Riff]
Number one----------!

Chorus 5:
    A                     D       E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A                 D      E
I'm gonna be your number one,
    A                     D       E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A                 D      E
I'm gonna be your number one

Chorus 6:
    A                  D          E
The tide is high, I'm  ...holding on,
A                 D      E
I'm gonna be your number one,
    A                 D           E
The tide is high, I'm  ...holding on,
    A                              D         E
I'm gonna be your number one, your ...number one

[Coda]
     A              D     E
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :|| [Repeat]

[Suggestion for ending]
  D            E [Riff]                   A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |  /  ||
=====================================================
[Chorus Riff]
   D      E
...Number one----------------------!
      e|--0-----------|--------------|
      B|--0-----------|--------------|
      G|--1-----------|--------------|
      D|--2--0--------|--------------|
      A|--------4--2--|--0-----------|
      E|--------------|-----4--2--0--|

[Option for the Chorus riff, with chord slide]
   D      E
...Number one----------------------!
      e|--0-----------|--------0--0--|
      B|--0-----------|--------0--0--|
      G|--1-----------|--------9\-1--|
      D|--2--0--------|--------9\-2--|
      A|--------4--2--|--0-----7\-2--|
      E|--------------|-----4-----0--|

                        \ = slide down

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