Head Above Water Bass

Avril Lavigne
Head Above Water
Upcoming 6th Album
2018 BMG Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@gmail.com
 
Key: F
 
Tuning: Standard EADG
 
Intro: Piano
 
Verse 1:
I gotta keep the calm before the storm
I don't want less, I don't want more
Must bar the windows and the doors
To keep me safe, to keep me warm
 
 
Verse 2:
Yeah my life is what I'm fighting for
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Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
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And my voice becomes the driving force
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I won't let this pull me overboard
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Chorus 1:
God keep my head above water
Don't let me drown.
It gets harder.
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I'll meet you there
at the altar as I
fall down to my knees
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Don't let me drown drown drown
don't let me don't let me
don't let me drown
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Verse 3:
So pull me up from down below
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cause I'm underneath the undertow
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Come dry me off and hold me close
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I need you now I need you most
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Chorus 2:
God keep my head above water
Don't let me drown.
It gets harder.
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I'll meet you there
at the altar as I
fall down to my knees
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Don't let me drown drown drown
don't let me don't let me
don't let me drown
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Don't let me drown drown drown
I keep my head above water
above water
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Bridge:
And I, I can't see in this stormy weather
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And I can't seem to keep it all together
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I can't swim the ocean like this forever
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And I can't breathe
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Chorus 3:
 
God keep my head above water
I lose my breathe at the bottom
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Come rescue me I'll be waiting
I'm too young to fall asleep
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Chorus 4:
God keep my head above water
Don't let me drown.
It gets harder.
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I'll meet you there
at the altar as I
fall down to my knees
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Don't let me drown drown drown
don't let me don't let me
don't let me drown
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Don't let me drown drown drown
I keep my head above water
above water
don't let me drown
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