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The Shallows

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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I don't know the exact thing he does in the verses, but I just do something similar and it sounds fine:
     E   Step1  Step2    E
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--1------1------2------1-------|
D|--2------2------2------2-------|
A|--2------2------2------2-------|
E|---------2------2--------------|
I use my thumb in this but you can also re-finger your E using your pinky finger.
(Listen to the song for timing ofc)
[Verse]
ECome sick and sore
ECome black with sin
ECome rich and poor
EI'll let you in
ECome defend them
ECome learn to live
EYou'll see a change
EI promise it
[Chorus]
      C#m  BDown at the AwaterEs edge
      C#m  BSwimming in tAhe shaEllows
      C#m  BWe're all fAriends Ehere
      G#And that's what AmatterEs
      G#That's what AmatterEs
[Verse]
ECome young and old
ECome sunk with shame
ECome back, come home
EDon't ever leave
[Chorus]
      C#m  BDown at the AwaterEs edge
      C#m  BSwimming in tAhe shaEllows
      C#m  BWe're all fAriends Ehere
      G#And that's what AmatterEs
      G#That's what AmatterEs
[Instrumental]
C#m G#
C#m G#
B   A
C#m G#
C#m G#
B   A
E
[Verse]
ECome sick and sore
ECome black with sin
ECome rich and poor
EI'll let you in
[Chorus]
      C#m  BDown at the AwaterEs edge
      C#m  BSwimming in tAhe shaEllows
      C#m  BWe're all fAriends Ehere
      G#And that's what AmatterEs
      G#That's what AmatterEs

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The Shallows

by Bear Hands

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C#m

I don't know the exact thing he does in the verses, but I just do something similar and it sounds fine:

E Step1 Step2 E

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|--1------1------2------1-------|

D|--2------2------2------2-------|

A|--2------2------2------2-------|

E|---------2------2--------------|

I use my thumb in this but you can also re-finger your E using your pinky finger.

(Listen to the song for timing ofc)

[Verse]

Come sick and sore

Come black with sin

Come rich and poor

I'll let you in

Come defend them

Come learn to live

You'll see a change

I promise it

[Chorus]

C#m B A E

Down at the waters edge

C#m B A E

Swimming in the shallows

C#m B A E

We're all friends here

G# A E

And that's what matters

G# A E

That's what matters

[Verse]

Come young and old

Come sunk with shame

Come back, come home

Don't ever leave

[Chorus]

C#m B A E

Down at the waters edge

C#m B A E

Swimming in the shallows

C#m B A E

We're all friends here

G# A E

And that's what matters

G# A E

That's what matters

[Instrumental]

C#m G#

B A

C#m G#

B A

[Verse]

Come sick and sore

Come black with sin

Come rich and poor

I'll let you in

[Chorus]

C#m B A E

Down at the waters edge

C#m B A E

Swimming in the shallows

C#m B A E

We're all friends here

G# A E

And that's what matters

G# A E

That's what matters

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