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Head Above The Water

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[Intro]
Ebmaj7 Cm7
Ebmaj7 Cm7
Ebmaj7 Cm7
Ebmaj7 Cm7
[Verse 1]
   Ebmaj7CleaCm7r, it's crystal clear
   Ebmaj7That you're so pCm7ure you taste like gEbmaj7old
FeaCm7r is through my dear
   Ebmaj7Fills your mind Cm7with tears I'm Ebmaj7toldCm7  
Tears I'm Ebmaj7toldCm7  
Tears I'm Ebmaj7toldCm7  
Tears I'm BbtooFold
[Chorus]
Ebmaj7  Bb
Keep your head above the Ebmaj7waterBb  
Keep your Dmaj7head above the Ebmaj7water yeahBb  
Keep your head above the Ebmaj7waterBb  
Keep your head above
[Verse 2]
        Ebmaj7FirCm7e is in your heart
   Ebmaj7PromisCm7es, they break like bEbmaj7ones
LiaCm7r you play good part
   Ebmaj7Diamonds yCm7ou with words like stEbmaj7ones
DowCm7n in your ose
   Ebmaj7ConfidCm7ence is taking blEbmaj7ows
FrowCm7n revealing woes
   Ebmaj7Trust no oCm7ne they're all your Ebmaj7foesCm7  
All your Ebmaj7foesCm7  
All your Ebmaj7foesCm7  
All your BbfooFoes
[Chorus]
Ebmaj7  Bb
Keep your head above the Ebmaj7waterBb  
Keep your Dmaj7head above the Ebmaj7water yeahBb  
Keep your head above the Ebmaj7waterBb  
        Ebmaj7     Cm7Drowning in yEbmaj7ouBb  
Keep your head above the Ebmaj7waterBb  
Keep your Dmaj7head above the Ebmaj7water yeahBb  
Keep your head above the Ebmaj7waterBb  
Keep your Dmaj7head above
[Solo]
Ebmaj7(4 bars)
[Outro]
    Cm7Running running running
    Gm7Running running running
    Cm7Running running running
    Ebmaj7You're running from
[Instrumental]
Cm7 Gm7 Cm7 Ebmaj7

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Head Above The Water

by Palace

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

Cm7

Dmaj7

Gm7

[Intro]

Ebmaj7 Cm7

[Verse 1]

Ebmaj7 Cm7

Clear, it's crystal clear

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7

That you're so pure you taste like gold

Cm7

Fear is through my dear

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7 Cm7

Fills your mind with tears I'm told

Ebmaj7 Cm7

Tears I'm told

Ebmaj7 Cm7

Tears I'm told

Bb F

Tears I'm tooold

[Chorus]

Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water

Dmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water yeah

Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water

Keep your head above

[Verse 2]

Ebmaj7 Cm7

Fire is in your heart

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7

Promises, they break like bones

Cm7

Liar you play good part

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7

Diamonds you with words like stones

Cm7

Down in your ose

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7

Confidence is taking blows

Cm7

Frown revealing woes

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7 Cm7

Trust no one they're all your foes

Ebmaj7 Cm7

All your foes

Ebmaj7 Cm7

All your foes

Bb F

All your foooes

[Chorus]

Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water

Dmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water yeah

Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7 Bb

Drowning in you

Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water

Dmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water yeah

Ebmaj7 Bb

Keep your head above the water

Dmaj7

Keep your head above

[Solo]

Ebmaj7

(4 bars)

[Outro]

Cm7

Running running running

Gm7

Running running running

Cm7

Running running running

Ebmaj7

You're running from

[Instrumental]

Cm7 Gm7 Cm7 Ebmaj7

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