How to Play Head Above Water on Guitar?

Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water can be played in the key of Dm using the Dm, Bb, F, C chords. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Head Above Water with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water Chords

Chord reference Dm, Bb, F, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Dm] [Bb] [F] I’ve gotta [Dm]keep the calm [Bb]before the [F]storm I [Dm]don’t want less, I [Bb]don’t want [F]more Must [Dm]bar the windows [Bb]and the [F]doors To [Dm]keep me safe, to [Bb]keep me [F]warm

Yeah, my [Dm]life is what I’m [Bb]fighting [F]for Can’t [Dm]part the sea, can’t [Bb]reach the [F]shore And my [Dm]voice becomes the [Bb]driving [F]force I won’t [Dm]let this pull me [Bb]over [F]board

So [Dm]pull me up from [Bb]down [F]below, ’cause I’m [Dm]underneath the [Bb]under [F]tow Come [Dm]dry me off and [Bb]hold me [F]close, I [Dm]need you now, I [Bb]need you [F]most

God, keep my [Dm]head above [Bb]water, don’t let me [F]drown It gets [C]harder, I’ll met you [Dm]there at the [Bb]altar As I [F]fall down to my [C]knees, don’t let me [Dm]drown, drown, [Bb]drown Don’t let me, [F]don’t let me, don’t let me [C]drown Don’t let me [Dm]drown, drown, [Bb]drown (Don’t let me, [F]don’t let me, don’t let me [C]drown) Keep my head above water, above water

And [Bb]I [C]can’t [F]see in the [Dm]stormy [C]weather [Bb]I [C]can’t [F]seem to keep it [Dm]all [C]together And [Bb]I can’t [C]swim the [F]ocean like [Dm]this [C]forever, and [Bb]I can’t [C]breath

God, keep my [Dm]head above [Bb]water, I loose my [F]breath, at the [C]bottom Come rescue [Dm]me, I’ll be [Bb]waiting, I’m too [F]young to fall asl [C]eep God, keep my [Dm]head above [Bb]water, don’t let me [F]drown, it gets [C]harder I’ll met you [Dm]there at the [Bb]altar, as I [F]fall down to my [C]knees Don’t let me [Dm] [Bb]drown don’t let me, [F]don’t let me, don’t let me [C]drown Don’t let me [Dm] [Bb]drown (Don’t let me, [F]don’t let me, don’t let me [C]drown) Keep my head above water, above water

Artist Avril Lavigne

Album Head Above Water

Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop

Year 2019

Key Dm

Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water can be played in the key of Dm using the Dm, Bb, F, C chords.

For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
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 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.

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

You can play Head Above Water with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.