Knees Deep chords by The Beths

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: G

Intro:

G  G




Verse I:
     G
Watching light through water
     C
I want to bend the way it bends
  Em               D
You slice like a knife through the surface
      C
But what a thrill to see it mend
    Am    C
With no scar, no memory
  G            Am
I’m envious, why pretend I’m not

Verse II:
    G
Wading in up to the ankles
     C
The cold speaks straight to my bones
  Em         D
Whole body and soul hesitation
    C
I am a coward turned to stone
    Am    C
I stay there for centuries
  G   F    Em  Am
So all of history knows about it

Pre-Chorus:
  D
But hey hey
         D
We made it to the longest day
    D
And the sun, the wind the earth
        D
Are wearing me away

Chorus:
  G            C
The shame! I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
   Em         D
But I never have been and never will be
  C                  G
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
                C
The shame! I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
   Em         D
But I never have done and never will do
   C
Still only knees deep
I’ll never be brave like you

Verse III:
G
 Lighten up like a candle
    C
I’m as likely to go out
    Em           D
You can sigh from the bottom of your lungs
     C
Until the house gets blown down
  Am     C
One step, then two, then three
   G    F   Em   Am
‘Til I’ve forgotten how to count them

Pre-Chorus:
  D
But hey hey
         D
We made it to the longest day
    D
And the river’s ready current
       D
Can carry me away

Chorus:
  G            C
The shame! I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
   Em         D
But I never have been and never will be
  C                  G
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
                C
The shame! I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
   Em         D
But I never have done and never will do
   C
Still only knees deep
I’ll never be brave like you

Instrumental:
G  C  Em  D  C
G  C  Em  D  C
D

Chorus:
G               C
 The shame! I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
   Em         D
But I never have been and never will be
  C                  G
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
                C
The shame! I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
   Em         D
But I never have done and never will do
   C                     G
Still only knees deep
I’ll never be brave like you