Head Above Water Ukulele chords by Avril Lavigne

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Key: Dm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Dm     Bb F      Fmaj7

Verse 1:
      Dm        Bb    F  Fmaj7
I've gotta keep the calm before the storm
  Dm         Bb     F  Fmaj7
I don’t want less, I don't want more
   Dm       Bb    F  Fmaj7
Must bar the windows and the doors
  Dm        Bb   F
To keep me safe, to keep me warm
     Dm        Bb    F  Fmaj7
Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for
   Dm          Bb     F  Fmaj7
Can’t part the sea, can't reach the shore
    Dm         Bb   F  Fmaj7
And my voice becomes the driving force
    Dm        Bb F
I won't let this pull me overboard

Chorus:
       Dm     Bb
God, keep my head above water
       F        C
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
       Dm      Bb
I'll meet you there at the altar
   Am        C
As I fall down to my knees
       Dm        Bb
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
        F              C
Don't let me, don't let me, don’t let me drown

Verse 2:
  Dm        Bb   F  Fmaj7
So pull me up from down below
      Dm       Bb  F  Fmaj7
’Cause I'm underneath the undertow
   Dm       Bb    F  Fmaj7
Come dry me off and hold me close
  Dm       Bb    F
I need you now, I need you most

Chorus:
       Dm     Bb
God, keep my head above water
        F       C
Don’t let me drown, it gets harder
       Dm      Bb
I'll meet you there at the altar
   Am        C
As I fall down to my knees
       Dm        Bb
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
        F              C
Don't let me, don’t let me, don't let me drown
       Dm        Bb
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
                     Am      C
(Don´t let Me...) To keep my head above water, above water

Bridge:
  Bb C   Dm     Bb  F
And I can't see in the stormy weather
Bb C/Bb  F/A      F
I can't seem to keep it all together
  Bb      C   Dm      F
And I, I can't swim the ocean like this forever
  Bb    C
And I can't breathe

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

Chorus:
       Dm     Bb
God, keep my head above water
       F        C
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
       Dm      Bb
I'll meet you there at the altar
   Am        C
As I fall down to my knees

Outro:
        F/C
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
Bb       Dm
 Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
C/E       F/A
 Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me drown)
Bb            Dm      C
 And keep my head above water, above water