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Head Above Water

Avril Lavigne

PopAdvanced for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Dm××
BbDiagram coming soon
F
C×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Dm  Bb  F 
 
Primeira Parte 
 
            Dm              Bb        F 
I've gotta keep the calm before the storm 
   Dm                 Bb         F 
I don't want less, I don't want more 
      Dm             Bb       F 
Must bar the windows and the doors 
    Dm               Bb      F 
To keep me safe, to keep me warm 
 
Segunda Parte 
 
          Dm               Bb       F 
Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for 
       Dm                  Bb         F 
Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore 
        Dm                 Bb     F 
And my voice becomes the driving force 
         Dm              Bb   F 
I won't let this pull me overboard 
 
 
              Dm         Bb 
God, keep my head above water 
               F 
Don't let me drown 
         C 
It gets harder 
               Dm         Bb 
I'll met you there at the altar 
      F                C 
As I fall down to my knees 
               Dm            Bb 
Don't let me drown, drown, drown 
               F                           C 
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown 
 
Terceira Parte 
 
    Dm              Bb     F 
So pull me up from down below 
          Dm             Bb    F 
Cause I'm underneath the undertow 
       Dm            Bb       F 
Come dry me off and hold me close 
   Dm              Bb       F 
I need you now, I need you most 
 
 
              Dm         Bb 
God, keep my head above water 
               F 
Don't let me drown 
         C 
It gets harder 
               Dm         Bb 
I'll met you there at the altar 
      F                C 
As I fall down to my knees 
               Dm            Bb 
Don't let me drown, drown, drown 
               F                           C 
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown 
               Dm            Bb 
Don't let me drown, drown, drown 
               F                           C 
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown 
 
Ponte 
 
    Bb C     F           Dm    C 
And I can't see in the stormy weather 
Bb C     F              Dm     C 
I can't seem to keep it all together 
    Bb        C      F            Dm    C 
And I can't swim the ocean like this forever 
    Bb        C 
And I can't breath 
 
 
              Dm         Bb 
God, keep my head above water 
             F 
I loose my breath 
        C 
At the bottom 
             Dm          Bb 
Come rescue me, I'll be waiting 
         F               C 
I'm too young to fall asleep 
 
              Dm         Bb 
God, keep my head above water 
               F 
Don't let me drown 
         C 
It gets harder 
               Dm         Bb 
I'll met you there at the altar 
      F                C 
As I fall down to my knees 
               Dm   Bb 
Don't let me dro-own 
               F                           C 
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown 
               Dm   Bb 
Don't let me dro-own 
               F                           C 
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown  
          
 

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Chord set

Dm · Bb · F · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.