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Lyrics w/ chords
INTRO (use this same tab during the verse)
E ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0βββββββββββ0h2p0βββββ
B ||βββββ3βββββ3βββ3βββββββββββββββββββββ1β3βββββββ3βββ3βββ3ββββββ3ββββ
G ||βββ0βββ0βββ2βββ0βββββββββββββββββββ0βββββ0βββββββββ0βββ2ββββββββ2ββ
D ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0βββββββββββ
A ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββ3βββββββββββββββββββββββ
E ||β0βββββββ2βββββ3βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββββββββββ
Em D/F# G C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E β|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ||
B β|βββββ3βββββ3βββ3βββββββββββββββββ||
G β|βββ0βββ0βββ2βββ0βββββββββββββββββ||
D β|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|| ...then, start verse
A β|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ||
E β|β0βββββββ2βββββ3βββββββββββββββββ||
Em D/F# G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
VERSE #1
Em D/F# G C G D
...Tell me somethin', girl... are you happy in this modern world?
Em D/F# G C G D
...Or do you need more?... is there somethin' else you're searchin' for?
Em D/F# G C G D
I'm fall---ing... in all the good times I find myself a-longing...
Em D/F# G C G D
......For change... and in the bad times I fear myself
[ Em - D/F# - G x2 ]
VERSE #2
Em D/F# G C G D
...Tell me something, boy... aren't you tired tryin' to fill that void?
Em D/F# G C G D
...Or do you need more?... ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore?
Em D/F# G C G D
I'm fall---ing... in all the good times I find myself, longing...
Em D/F# G C G D
......For change... and in the bad times I fear myself
PRE-CHORUS
Am D
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
G D/F# Em
I'll never meet the ground
Am D
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
G D/F# Em
We're far from the shallow now
CHORUS
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em
...In the shallow, sha-la-la-la-low
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em (stay on E-minor before the build up)
We're far from the shallow now
BRIDGE
Bm D A Em
Oh, ahhhhh.... Ah, hahhhh.....
Bm D A
Oh, ahh..... ahhhhhh----------
PRE-CHORUS
Am D
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
G D/F# Em
I'll never meet the ground
Am D
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
G D/F# Em
We're far from the shallow now
CHORUS
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em
...In the shallow, sha-la-la-la-low
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em
We're far from the shallow now
[ ...end with a single E-minor strum ]
Chords needed
βMagic ringβ chord shapes (used for intro & verse fingerpicking):
E ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
B ββββ3βββββ3βββββ3βββββ3βββββ <== left ring finger stays here,
G ββββ0βββββ2βββββ0βββββ0βββββ on 3rd fret, for all chords!
D ββββ2βββββ0βββββ0βββββ2βββββ
A ββββ2βββββ0βββββ2βββββ3βββββ
E ββββ0βββββ2βββββ3βββββββββββ
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9
Conventional chord shapes (used throughout the song):
E ββββ0βββββ3βββββ3βββββ0ββββ0βββββ0βββββ2βββββ0ββββ
B ββββ0βββββ3βββββ3βββββ1ββββ1βββββ1βββββ3βββββ2ββββ
G ββββ0βββββ2βββββ0βββββ0ββββ2βββββ0βββββ4βββββ2ββββ
D ββββ2βββββ0βββββ0βββββ2ββββ2βββββ2βββββ4βββββ2ββββ
A ββββ2βββββββββββ2βββββ3ββββ0βββββxβββββ2βββββ0ββββ
E ββββ0βββββββββββ3ββββββββββββββββ3ββββββββββββββββ
Em D G C Am Am/G Bm A
How to learn the intro riff
When learning this song, I recommend using the following as a guide to understand the rhythm of the intro & verse chords. Whether you strum or fingerpick, youβll want to note which chords are switched to on the beat, and which are βpushedβ so that you switch to them an 8th note ahead of the main beat (e.g., the first G is played on the β4 +β count instead of the β1β count).
E ||ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0βββββββββββββββ3βββββ2βββββββββ|β
B ||ββ3βββββββ3βββββ3βββββββββββββββββ1βββββββββββββββ3βββββ3βββββββββ|β
G ||ββ0βββββββ2βββββ0βββββββββββββββββ0βββββββββββββββ0βββββ2βββββββββ|β
D ||ββ2βββββββ0βββββ0βββββββββββββββββ2βββββββββββββββ0βββββ0βββββββββ|β
A ||ββ2βββββββ0βββββ2βββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββββββββ2βββββββββββββββ|β
E ||ββ0βββββββ2βββββ3βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββββββββ|β
Em D/F# G C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
From here, you can bring in the fingerpicking tab as heard in the actual song. Notice how the chord changes happen on the beats prescribed above.
E ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0βββββββββββ0h2p0βββββ
B ||βββββ3βββββ3βββ3βββββββββββββββββββββ1β3βββββββ3βββ3βββ3ββββββ3ββββ
G ||βββ0βββ0βββ2βββ0βββββββββββββββββββ0βββββ0βββββββββ0βββ2ββββββββ2ββ
D ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0βββββββββββ
A ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββ3βββββββββββββββββββββββ
E ||β0βββββββ2βββββ3βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββββββββββ
Em D/F# G C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Simplifying the intro & verse riff
Hereβs the same intro progression, but using the simplified chord shapes that keep your left ring finger on the same note for all chords. Canβt beat that!
E ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
B ||ββ3βββββββ3βββββ3βββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββββββββ3βββββ3ββββββββ|β
G ||ββ0βββββββ2βββββ0βββββββββββββββββ0βββββββββββββββ0βββββ2ββββββββ|β
D ||ββ2βββββββ0βββββ0βββββββββββββββββ2βββββββββββββββ0βββββ0ββββββββ|β
A ||ββ2βββββββ0βββββ2βββββββββββββββββ3βββββββββββββββ2ββββββββββββββ|β
E ||ββ0βββββββ2βββββ3βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ3ββββββββββββββ|β
Em D/F# G C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If you want to keep things simpler for the intro and/or the verse, I recommend learning this approach. The benefit is that your left ring finger stays on the B string (3rd fret) for all chords, which makes things so much easier. Note, this gets looser with the timing - which also keeps things simpler (donβt feel like you HAVE to match the exact timing of the song, if itβs giving you a hard time).
E ||βββββββββ βββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ
B ||βββββ3βββ βββββ3βββ βββββ3βββ ββββ3βββ ββββ3βββ ββββ3βββ ββββ3βββ βββββ3βββ
G ||βββ0βββ0β βββ2βββ2β βββ0βββ0β ββ0βββ0β ββ0βββ0β ββ0βββ0β ββ0βββ0β βββ2βββ2β
D ||βββββββββ βββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ β0βββββββ
A ||βββββββββ βββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ β3ββββββ β3ββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ
E ||β0βββββββ β2βββββββ β3βββββββ β3ββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ β3ββββββ βββββββββ
Em D/F# G G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D
Chord progression cheat sheet
There are four beats per measure - and each of the main song sections used the following chords (sometimes you stay on a chord for 4 counts, other times you split a measure between two different chords).
Verse: "Tell me something, girl..."
| Em D/F# | G | C | G D |
Pre-chorus: "I'm off the deep end..."
| Am | D | G D/F# | Em |
Chorus: "In the shallow, shallow..."
| Am Am/G | D/F# | G D/F# | Em |
Bridge: "Whoaaaa....."
| Bm | D | A | Em |
| Bm | D | A |
Strumming pattern
After the verse sections are over, I usually strum the rest of the song. Quite simply, Iβll use a βdown, down upβ¦ up down upβ pattern, over and over again.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D U U D U
Thanks and good luck!
I hope this helps, and as always let me know if you have any questions. While youβre here, check out my other lessons for songs from A Star is Born:
Always Remember Us This Way
Lesson timestamps:
βΒ 0:00 Lesson preview & agenda βΒ 1:45 Chords shapes needed βΒ 4:53 Chord progressions βΒ 7:04 Strumming patterns βΒ 11:18 Chorus: strum & timing βΒ 14:05 Chorus: advanced voicings βΒ 16:23 Putting it all together βΒ 18:03 Farewell & thanks
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