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Deep Water

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Deep Water
Richard Clapton
[Intro]
C#m7  G#m7  Bm7
C#m7  G#m7  Bm7  F#m7
E D  E D
[Verse]
  AWe used to go down to the Dbeach at night
  AFireflies dancing in the Dpromenade lights
  Bm7Ah those rock n roll bands used to reEally swing
  AAnd I'd do the foxtrot with Dsweet Christine
  C#m7Speakin' to me with her gentle Bm7hands
  C#m7Fly on down to WonderlBm7and
[Chorus]
  ADeep water I'm Ecaught up in its flow
DIf I'm in o-ver my head I'd Ebe the last to know
  DDeep Awater  Ddeep Awater
[Intro]
C#m7  G#m7  Bm7  F#m7
E D  E D
[Verse]
  AThey closed down the doors to the DTrocadero
  AAnd I came back looking just Dlike a ghost
  Bm7Posters are scattered all Eover the stairs
  ANobody reads them so Dnobody cares
  C#m7Kids all retired when they Bm7reached twenty-one
  C#m7Really just ain't my i-Bm7dea of fun
[Chorus]
  ADeep water I'm Ecaught up in its flow
DIf I'm in o-ver my head I'd Ebe the last to know
  DDeep Awater  Ddeep Awater
[Interlude]
C#m7  G#m7  Bm7  F#m7
E D  E D
    A      A      G    Gx3
A    A    G Bm7 D
E D  E D  E D
  D5    D5    D6    D6X4
[Bridge] original tempo
  Amaj7Sitting out on the Palm Beach Road
  Fmaj7I'm so drunk and the car won't go
  DMy crazy eyes keep E11looking out to Asea
           Amaj7`
  The sunday drivers are cruising round
           Fmaj7`
  Wish they'd all go back to town
  DWhat do they ex-Epect to find
  ASure as hell ain't Dpeace of mind......
[Chorus]
  ADeep water I'm Ecaught up in its flow
DIf I'm in o-ver my head I'd Ebe the last to know
  DDeep Awater (deep water)  Ddeep Awater (deep water)
  DDeep Awater  Ddeep Awater

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Deep Water

by Richard Clapton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

G#m7

Bm7

F#m7

Amaj7

Fmaj7

E11

Deep Water

Richard Clapton

[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

[Chorus]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Interlude]

C#m7 G#m7 Bm7 F#m7

E D E D

A A G G

A A G Bm7 D

E D E D E D

D5 D5 D6 D6

[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......

[Chorus]

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) deep water (deep water)

D A D A

Deep water deep water

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