Deep Water

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Step 1 / 8Position: 12
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
DEEP WATER - Seal
Intro:
E7i – D5/A – -
Cmaj7sus4/F
(One, two, one two three four)
E7 D A
– –
e|------------12s-------------/
B|---12-------12s---s10-10s-5-/
G|------13----13s-----------6-/
D|-12-----12----------------7-/
A|----------------------------/
E|----------------------------/
I'll kiss that away
E7 D A
– –
E7
Both of them swam from a northern blue sky
G
Smile on their faces they entered their doom
D
Like they kne - w
A
If their world should end they won't ca - re about that anyway
E
I jade the water and I burn the fire
G
Nuclear chemicals making their doom
D
Like you kne - w
A
If the world should end you won't ca - re about that anyway
D A
Maybe that’s the way You live your life but I know
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Life
G
It don't always live that way
D A
E7ii
Jade a shade of pa - in and then we die
D A
E7ii
Jade a shade of pa - in and then we die
D A
E7ii
Jade a shade of pa - in and then we die
D
(But it's just the way)
A
Maybe that's the way you live your life but I know
(You live your life)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Life
G
You see it don't always live that way
D A
E7ii
Jade a shade of pa - in and then we die
D A
E7ii
Jade a shade of pa - in and then we die (Oh why)
D A
E7ii
Jade (a shade of pa - in and then we die
D
Maybe that's the way)
Maybe that's the way
A E7ii
But it don't always li - ve that way
Inter:
E F#7 Amaj7E
- - -
Break:
E G6 Asus2Dsus2
– – – * 2x
E
Now that I understand
G6 Asus2
The be – auty of what they've left to hand me down
Dsus2
When you need a place to live
E
And no one understands you
G6
And all you want to do
Asus2
Is to cry out loud
Dsus2 Dsus2
But you don't know how
E G6
No way no one
Asus2 Dsus2
No one understands
E
The hand that strikes
G6
When just a touch of love
Asus2
Is all the problem needed
Dsus2
And when you hurt someone so much
E
That still they die loving you
G6
And all you want to do
Asus2
Is to cry out loud
Dsus2
But you don't know how
E G6 Asus2Dsus2
– –
Jade (jade)
E G6 Asus2Dsus2
- – –
Cmaj7C Dmaj7
-
Jade
Cmaj7C E
-
A shade of pain and then
E/GE
–
And then we die
C Dmaj7
Jade (no no noo)
C E
A shade of pain and then
E/GE E/GE
– –
And then we die
Cmaj7 Dmaj7
But you don't know how
Cmaj7 E
'Til you try somehow
Cmaj7 Dmaj7
But you don't know how
Cmaj7 E
But you try somehow
E/GE
–
E/GE
-
And then we die/
D Dsus2
We will fi – nd a way
C C/E C/E
Letting the sun go down
D A
Maybe we'll fi - nd a way
Em Em
Holding the sun
D A/E
We will fi – nd a way
C/G
Letting our life go by
D A/E
I tell you we'll find a way
C/G
Holding the sun//
* = the bassnote (e = 0xxxxx / g = 3xxxxx) is not too hard to play within,
but it leaves the chordprogression less clear.
E7i 020130
D5/A
xxx23x
A5/E x<77>xxx
Cmaj7sus4/F xxx101208
E7
020100
D
xx0232
A
x02220
E
022100
G
320003
Fmaj7
102210
E7ii 022130
F#7
242322
Amaj7
x02120
G6
32200x
Asus2
x02200
Dsus2
xx0230
Cmaj7
x32000
C
x32010
Dmaj7
xx0222
E/G
322100
C/E
xx2013
Em
022000
A/E
002220
C/G
332010

Deep Water chords and lyrics

Free chords for Deep Water by Seal. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

DEEP WATER      -       Seal
Intro:
E7i – D5/A –  - 
Cmaj7sus4/F 
(One, two,   one two three four)
E7 – D – A 
(You live your life)
Maybe that's the way 
A                            E7ii                                    
    But it don't always li -        ve that way
Inter:
E -   F#7 -   Amaj7 -   E 
Break:
E – G6 – Asus2 – Dsus2 *     2x 
E - G6 – Asus2 – Dsus2 
E/G – E 
* = the bassnote (e = 0xxxxx / g = 3xxxxx) is not too hard to play within, 
but it leaves the chordprogression less clear.
E7i         020130
Cmaj7sus4/F xxx101208
E7          020100
D           xx0232
A           x02220
E           022100
G           320003
F#7         242322
Amaj7       x02120
G6          32200x
Asus2       x02200
Dsus2       xx0230
Cmaj7       x32000
C           x32010
Dmaj7       xx0222
E/G         322100
C/E         xx2013
Em          022000
A/E         002220
C/G         332010

Deep Water Chords by Seal

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