Way Down Deep Chords
by Vern Gosdin
Way Down Deep by Vern Gosdin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, E and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: D G D A D
VERSE 1:
(D) THIS HIGHWAY OF HEARTACHE IS (G) ROCKY AND (D) ROUGH
LORD, I LEARNED (A) ALONG TIME (D) AGO
YOU CANT BUILD A FIRE IN (G) ASHES OF (D) LOVE
ROSES DON'T (A) BLOOM IN THE (D) SNOW
CHORUS:
WAY DOWN DEEP IN (G) SIDE MY (D) SOUL
WHERE ONCE IT WAS COLD AND (A) DARK
I CAN (D) FEEL YOUR (G) LOVE TAKE (D) AHOLD
WAY DOWN (A) DEEP IN MY (D) HEART
INSTRAMENTAL: D G D D A D G D D A D
VERSE 2:
(D) YOU WERE MY LIGHT ON THE (G) DARKEST OF (D) DAYS
THROUGH THE STORMS THAT WERE (A) RAGING (D) WITHIN
THEN SLOWLY BUT SURELY THE (G) CLOUDS ROLLED (D) AWAY
AND THE SUN (A) STARTED SHINING (D) AGAIN
CHORUS
KEY CHANGE TO E=D G=A A=B
CHORUS X 2