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Undertow

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Eminor

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Love this song. 
I'll admit chords are probably not exact as Suzanne adds quite a few funny chords, 
but these ones fit the song!
For the chords on the verses, some fingerpulling is required. 
Just pluck the three highest strings!
Capo on three (or two, if that suits your voice better)!
Chords - 
 Em*  (xxx453) (Basically Dm moved up two)
     D(xxx232)
     C(x32010)      
 Cadd9(x32033)
   Em7(x22033)
 Em* is an  Emchord, but it's a variation. Hence, the asterisk!
Intro:  Em*   D   Em*   D    C  D  
Verse:
         Em*                D  
I believe right now if I could
                      Em* D  
I would swallow you whole
           Em*                D  
I would leave only bones and teeth
              Em*           D  
We could see what was underneath
And you would be Cadd9free then
   Em*                                  D   Em*          D  
Once I thought only tears could make us free
   Em*                   D  
Salt wearing down to the bone
        Em*              D  
Like sand against the stone
Against the shCadd9oreline
Chorus (strum):
I am frEm7iend to the uDndertow
I take you Em7in, I don't Dlet go
And now I Cadd9have you
 Em*   D   Em*    D  
Ooh
Verse:
      Em*                  D  
I wanted to learn all the secrets
                     Em*   D  
From the edge of a knife
            Em*                D  
From the point of a needle, from a diamond
                   Em*      D  
From a bullet in flight
I would be Cadd9free then
Chorus:
I am frEm7iend to the uDndertow
I take you Em7in, I don't Dlet go
And now I Cadd9have you
I am frEm7iend to the uDndertow
I take you Em7in, I don't Dlet go
And now I Cadd9have you
Verse:
             Em*                          D   Em*      D  
I wanted to see how it would feel to be that sleek
       Em*                              D   Em*      D  
And instead I find this hunger's made me weak
I believCe right now if I cDould
                      Em* D  
I would swallow you whole
           Em*                D  
I would leave only bones and teeth
              Em*           D  
We could see what was underneath
And you would be Cadd9free then
Chorus:
I am frEm7iend to the uDndertow
I take you Em7in, I don't Dlet go
And now I Cadd9have you
I am frEm7iend to the uDndertow
I take you Em7in, I don't Dlet go
And now I Cadd9have you
 Em*   D   Em*    D  
Ooh
End on  Em* ...

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Undertow

by Suzanne Vega

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Love this song.

I'll admit chords are probably not exact as Suzanne adds quite a few funny chords,

but these ones fit the song!

For the chords on the verses, some fingerpulling is required.

Just pluck the three highest strings!

Capo on three (or two, if that suits your voice better)!

Chords -

* (xxx453) (Basically Dm moved up two)

(xxx232)

(x32010)

Cadd9

(x32033)

Em7

(x22033)

Em Em

* is an chord, but it's a variation. Hence, the asterisk!

Em D Em D C D

Intro: * *

Verse:

Em D

I believe right now if I could

Em D

I would swallow you whole

Em D

I would leave only bones and teeth

Em D

We could see what was underneath

Cadd9

And you would be free then

Em D Em D

* *

Once I thought only tears could make us free

Em D

Salt wearing down to the bone

Em D

Like sand against the stone

Cadd9

Against the shoreline

Chorus (strum):

Em7 D

I am friend to the undertow

Em7 D

I take you in, I don't let go

Cadd9

And now I have you

Em D Em D

* *

Ooh

Verse:

Em D

I wanted to learn all the secrets

Em D

From the edge of a knife

Em D

From the point of a needle, from a diamond

Em D

From a bullet in flight

Cadd9

I would be free then

Chorus:

Em7 D

I am friend to the undertow

Em7 D

I take you in, I don't let go

Cadd9

And now I have you

Em7 D

I am friend to the undertow

Em7 D

I take you in, I don't let go

Cadd9

And now I have you

Verse:

Em D Em D

* *

I wanted to see how it would feel to be that sleek

Em D Em D

* *

And instead I find this hunger's made me weak

C D

I believe right now if I could

Em D

I would swallow you whole

Em D

I would leave only bones and teeth

Em D

We could see what was underneath

Cadd9

And you would be free then

Chorus:

Em7 D

I am friend to the undertow

Em7 D

I take you in, I don't let go

Cadd9

And now I have you

Em7 D

I am friend to the undertow

Em7 D

I take you in, I don't let go

Cadd9

And now I have you

Em D Em D

* *

Ooh

End on * ...

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