Head Above Water chords by Avril Lavigne (Ver. 3)

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Bm7 G D

Verse 1:
A/D    Bm7       G    D    A/D
I've gotta keep the calm before the storm
 Bm7        G     D    A/D
I don't want less, I don't want more
   Bm7       G    D    A/D
Must bar the windows and the doors
  Bm7       G    D   A/D
To keep me safe, to keep me warm
     Bm7       G    D   A/D
Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for
   Bm7         G     D   A/D
Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
    Bm7        G    D   A/D
And my voice becomes the driving force
    Bm7       G  D
I won't let this pull me overboard

Chorus:
       Bm     G
God, keep my head above water
       D       A
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
       Bm       G
I'll meet you there, at the altar
   D        A
As I fall down to my knees
       Bm      G
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
       D             A
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown


Verse 2:
  Bm7       G  D    A/D
So pull me up from down below
      Bm7      G  D   A/D
'Cause I'm underneath the undertow
   Bm7      G    D    A/D
Come dry me off and hold me close
 Bm7       G    D   A/D
I need you now, I need you most


Chorus:
       Bm     G
God, keep my head above water
       D       A
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
       Bm      G
I'll meet you there, at the altar
   D        A
As I fall down to my knees
       Bm      G
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
       D             A
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown
       Bm      G
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
       D             A
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown (keep my head above water, above water)


Bridge:
  G A   Bm     Dsus  D
And I can't see, in the stormy weather
G A7/G Bm/F#      Dsus D
I can't seem, to keep it all together
  G     A     Bm     Dsus D
And I, I can't swim, the ocean, like this forever
  G    A
And I can't breathe


Refrain:
N.C
God, keep my head above water
N.C
I lose my breath, at the bottom
N.C
Come rescue me, I'll be waiting
    A
I'm too young to fall asleep


Chorus:
       Bm     G
God, keep my head above water
       D       A
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
       Bm      G
I'll meet you there, at the altar
     D     A
As I fall down to my knees


Outro:
       Bm  G
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
       D  A
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
       Bm  G
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
          D      A
Keep my head above water, above water