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Head Above Water Tabs

(ver. 1)
Avril Lavigne
Intro:

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------


Verse 1:
I gotta keep the calm before the storm

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

I don't want less, I don't want more

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

Must bar the windows and the doors

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

To keep me safe, to keep me warm

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------


Verse 2:
Yeah my life is what I'm fighting for

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

And my voice becomes the driving force

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

I won't let this pull me overboard

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1-
B|---1---1---1---1-|---
G|-----------------|---
D|-3---------------|---
A|-----------------|---
E|-----------------|---


Chorus 1:
God keep my head above water
Don't let me drown.
It gets harder.

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---------

I'll meet you there
at the altar as I
fall down to my knees

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|---------|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------


Don't let me drown drown drown
don't let me don't let me
don't let me drown

Electric Guitar: Palm Muted
e|---------|---------|---------|---
B|---------|---------|---------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-
A|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---


Verse 3:
So pull me up from down below

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

cause I'm underneath the undertow

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

Come dry me off and hold me close

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-3---------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

I need you now I need you most

Electric Guitar:
e|---|---|---
B|---|---|---
G|-7-|-3-|---
D|-7-|-3-|-3-
A|-5-|-1-|-3-
E|---|---|-1-

Piano:
e|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-
G|-----------------|---------
D|-0---------------|---------
A|-----------------|-1-------
E|-----------------|---------

e|-1---1---1---1---|-1-
B|---1---1---1---1-|---
G|-----------------|---
D|-3---------------|---
A|-----------------|---
E|-----------------|---


Chorus 2:
God keep my head above water
Don't let me drown.
It gets harder.

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---------

I'll meet you there
at the altar as I
fall down to my knees

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|---------|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------

Don't let me drown drown drown
don't let me don't let me
don't let me drown

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|---------|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------

Don't let me drown drown drown
I keep my head above water
above water

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|---------|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------


Bridge:
And I, I can't see in this stormy weather

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-|-0-|-1-|-1-
B|-3-|-1-|-3-|-1-
G|-3-|-0-|-2-|-2-
D|-3-|-2-|-0-|-3-
A|-1-|-3-|---|-3-
E|---|---|---|-1-

And I can't seem to keep it all together

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-|-1-|---|-1-
B|-3-|-3-|---|-1-
G|-3-|-3-|-2-|-2-
D|-3-|-3-|-3-|-3-
A|-1-|-1-|-0-|-3-
E|---|---|---|-1-

I can't swim the ocean like this forever

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-
G|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-
D|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
A|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-

And I can't breathe

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-1-
G|-3-3-3-3-|-0-
D|-3-3-3-3-|-2-
A|-1-1-1-1-|-3-
E|---------|---


Chorus 3:

God keep my head above water
I lose my breathe at the bottom

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E|-----------------|-----------------

Come rescue me I'll be waiting
I'm too young to fall asleep

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E|-----------------|-----------------


Chorus 4:
God keep my head above water
Don't let me drown.
It gets harder.

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|---------

I'll meet you there
at the altar as I
fall down to my knees

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-
D|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
A|-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------

Acoustic Guitar:
e|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|---------|-0-0-0-0-
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-1-1-1-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-
A|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---------

Don't let me drown drown drown
don't let me don't let me
don't let me drown

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-|---------
D|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-
A|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-

Acoustic Guitar:
e|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|---------
B|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|---------
D|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-
A|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-|---------|-3-3-3-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-

Don't let me drown drown drown
I keep my head above water
above water

Electric Guitar:
e|---------|---------|---------|---
B|---------|---------|---------|---
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-
D|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-
A|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---

Acoustic Guitar:
e|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-
B|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-
G|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-
D|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-
A|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-|---------|-3-
E|---------|---------|---------|---
            
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