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Ed Sheeran - Dive Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Well maybe I [C]came on too strong, maybe I [Am]waited too long [F] [G] Maybe I [C]played my cards wrong, oh just a little bit wrong Baby [Am]I [F]apologize for it

[F]I could fall, or I could fly, [Am]here in your aero plane. [Em]And I could live, I could die, [F]hanging on the words you say. [F]And I’ve been known to give my all, [Am]and jumping in harder than. [G]Ten thousand rocks on the lake…

So don’t call me [C]baby, unless you [Am]mean it. [F] And don’t [G]tell me you [C]need me, if you don’t [Am]believe it. So [F]let me know the [G]truth, [Am]before I [G]dive right [Em]into [C]you.

You’re a [C]mystery, I have travelled the world and There’s [Am]no other girl like [F]you, no [G]one, what’s your [C]history? Do you have a tendency to lead some [Am]people on? ‘Cause I [F]heard you do, [G]mmm-mmm

[F]I could fall, or I could fly, [Am]here in your aero plane [Em]And I could live, I could die, [F]hanging on the words you say [F]And I’ve been known to give my all, [Am]and lie awake, every day [G]Don’t know how much I can take…

So don’t call me [C]baby, unless you [Am]mean it. [F] And don’t [G]tell me you [C]need me, if you don’t [Am]believe it. So [F]let me know the [G]truth, [Am]before I [G]dive right [Em]into [C]you.

[C] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [F]I could fall, or I could fly, [Am]here in your aero plane. [Em]And I could live, I could die [F]hanging on the words you say. [F]And I’ve been known to give my all, [Am]sitting back, looking at. [G]Every mess that I’ve made…

So don’t call me [C]baby, unless you [Am]mean it. [F] And don’t [G]tell me you [C]need me, if you don’t [Am]believe it. So [F]let me know the [G]truth. [Am]Before I [G]dive right [Em]into [C]you. [Am]Before I [G]dive right [Em]into [C]you. [Am]Before I [G]dive right [Em]into [C]you.

Artist Ed Sheeran
Album Divide
Genres Pop, Soul
Year 2017
Key C

How to Play Dive on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Dive can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, Em chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Dive with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.