Head Above Water chords by Avril Lavigne

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Bm7Bm7 G+G D MajorD

Verse 1:
A/D    Bm7Bm7       G+G    D MajorD    A/D
I've gotta keep the calm before the storm
 Bm7Bm7        G+G     D MajorD    A/D
I don't want less, I don't want more
   Bm7Bm7       G+G    D MajorD    A/D
Must bar the windows and the doors
  Bm7Bm7       G+G    D MajorD   A/D
To keep me safe, to keep me warm
     Bm7Bm7       G+G    D MajorD   A/D
Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for
   Bm7Bm7         G+G     D MajorD   A/D
Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
    Bm7Bm7        G+G    D MajorD   A/D
And my voice becomes the driving force
    Bm7Bm7       G+G  D MajorD
I won't let this pull me overboard

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


Verse 2:
  Bm7Bm7       G+G  D MajorD    A/D
So pull me up from down below
      Bm7Bm7      G+G  D MajorD   A/D
'Cause I'm underneath the undertow
   Bm7Bm7      G+G    D MajorD    A/D
Come dry me off and hold me close
 Bm7Bm7       G+G    D MajorD   A/D
I need you now, I need you most

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


Bridge:
  G+G A augmentedA   B minorBm     DsusDsus  D MajorD
And I can't see, in the stormy weather
G+G A7/GA7/G Bm/F#      DsusDsus D MajorD
I can't seem, to keep it all together
  G+G     A augmentedA     B minorBm     DsusDsus D MajorD
And I, I can't swim, the ocean, like this forever
  G+G    A augmentedA
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 augmentedA
I'm too young to fall asleep


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


Outro:
       B minorBm  G+G
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
       D MajorD  A augmentedA
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
       B minorBm  G+G
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
          D MajorD      A augmentedA
Keep my head above water, above water

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