Black Water Chords
Black Water by Of Monsters And Men is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, C, Dm, F7M, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verso 1
Am G C
I need nothing to travel the sea
Dm F7M Em F7M
I need nothing, I need nothing
Am G C Dm
But there's something eating in me
F7M Em F7M Dm
Black water, take over
C F7M
Swallowed by a vicious vengeful sea
Oh whoa ooh oh oh
Am F7M
Darker days are raining over me
Oh whoa oh whoa oh
C F7M
In the deepest depths I lost myself
Am F7M
I see myself through someone else
Verso 2
Am G C Dm
This strange silence surrounding me
F7M Em F7M Dm
Grows closer, feels colder
Am G C Dm
But I'm ready to sail for the sea
F7M Em F7M Dm
Black water, take over
C F7M
Swallowed by a vicious vengeful sea
Oh whoa ooh oh oh
Am F7M
Darker days are raining over me
Oh whoa oh whoa oh
C F7M
In the deepest depths I lost myself
Am F7M
I see myself through someone else
BRIDGE
Am G C
Whoa oh oh, oh whoa oh oh oh
Dm F Em F7M
Whoa oh oh oh, whoa oh oh oh
Am G C
Whoa, oh whoa oh oh
Dm F7M Em F7M Dm
Whoa oh oh oh, whoa oh oh oh
C F7M
Swallowed by a vicious vengeful sea
Oh whoa ooh oh oh
Am F7M
Darker days are raining over me
Oh whoa oh whoa oh
C F7M
In the deepest depths I lost myself
Am F7M
I see myself through someone else
INTRO AND VERSE
Guitar 1 (Raggi):
e|--------------------------|----------|----------------------- |----------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-|--------1-|--------1-------1-------|--0h3--3---0----|
G|----2-------2-------2-----|----0-----|----0-------0-------0---|----------------|
D|--------------------------|----------|------------------------|----------------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---|----------|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|-----0----0-----|
E|--------------------------|--3---3---|------------------------|----------------|
Am G C Dm
e|------------------------|----------|----------------------------|----------|
B|--------1-------1-------|-0--------|-1-------1------1--------1--|-------1--|
G|----2-------2-------2---|-----0----|-----2-------2-------2------|---2------|
D|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|----------|---3---3---3---3---3---3----|-3---3----|
A|------------------------|----------|----------------------------|----------|
E|------------------------|---0---0--|----------------------------|----------|
F7M Em F7M F7M
^^^
Play that until the last time leading into the Chorus and instead of that last F7M, play this:
e|----------------|
B|--0h3--3---0----|
G|----------------|
D|-----0---0------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Dm
Chorus
e|--------0------0--------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
B|----1-------1-------1-------1-----|---1-------1-------1-------1-----|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C F7M
e|--------0------0--------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
B|----1-------1-------1-------1-----|---1-------1-------1-------1-----|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Am F7M
BRIDGE ("Whoa oh oh...")
It's the same chords as the intro/Verso except you're plucking the open strings like in the Chorus
e|--------0-------0------0--|--------0-|--------0-------0------ |----------------|
B|--------------------------|----------|------------------------|--0h3--3---0----|
G|----2-------2-------2-----|----0-----|----0-------0-------0---|----------------|
D|--------------------------|----------|------------------------|----------------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---|----------|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|-----0----0-----|
E|--------------------------|--3---3---|------------------------|----------------|
Am G C Dm
e|--------0-------0-------|-0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0--|-------0--|
B|------------------------|----------|----------------------------|----------|
G|----2-------2-------2---|-----0----|-----2-------2-------2------|---2------|
D|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|----------|---3---3---3---3---3---3----|-3---3----|
A|------------------------|----------|----------------------------|----------|
E|------------------------|---0---0--|----------------------------|----------|
F7M Em F7M F7M
^^^
Play that until the last time leading into the Chorus and instead of that last F7M, play this:
e|----------------|
B|--0h3--3---0----|
G|----------------|
D|-----0---0------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Dm