Head Above Water Chords
Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Bb, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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