Deep Water Chords
Deep Water by Richard Clapton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#m. It uses the chords C#m7, G#m7, Bm7, F#m7, E, D, A, D5, D6, Amaj7, Fmaj7 and E11. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C#m7 G#m7 Bm7
C#m7 G#m7 Bm7 F#m7
E D E D
Verse
A D
We used to go down to the beach at night
A D
Fireflies dancing in the promenade lights
Bm7 E
Ah those rock n roll bands used to really swing
A D
And I'd do the foxtrot with sweet Christine
C#m7 Bm7
Speakin' to me with her gentle hands
C#m7 Bm7
Fly on down to Wonderland
A E
Deep water I'm caught up in its flow
D E
If I'm in o-ver my head I'd be the last to know
D A D A
Deep water deep water
Intro
C#m7 G#m7 Bm7 F#m7
E D E D
Verse
A D
They closed down the doors to the Trocadero
A D
And I came back looking just like a ghost
Bm7 E
Posters are scattered all over the stairs
A D
Nobody reads them so nobody cares
C#m7 Bm7
Kids all retired when they reached twenty-one
C#m7 Bm7
Really just ain't my i-dea of fun
A E
Deep water I'm caught up in its flow
D E
If I'm in o-ver my head I'd be the last to know
D A D A
Deep water deep water
Intro
C#m7 G#m7 Bm7 F#m7
E D E D E D E D
Interlude
D5
D5 D6 X4
Bridge original tempo
Amaj7
Sitting out on the Palm Beach Road
Fmaj7
I'm so drunk and the car won't go
D E11 A
My crazy eyes keep looking out to sea
Amaj7 `
The sunday drivers are cruising round
Fmaj7 `
Wish they'd all go back to town
D E
What do they ex-pect to find
A D
Sure as hell ain't peace of mind......
A E
Deep water I'm caught up in its flow
D E
If I'm in o-ver my head I'd be the last to know
D A D A
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D A D A
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