Deep Water Acoustic chords by Richard Clapton

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

Intro:
C#m7 G#m7 Bm7 F#m7
E D E D E D E D

Interlude:
D5
D5 D6 X4

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