Treading Water Chords by Alex Clare
Tempo:
90.15 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#m
A
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#m] [Am]
[D] [E] [B] [A]
[Am] [D] [E] My [A] heart just sank the [Am] moment I [D] saw [E] you.
You're the [A] image [Am] of a girl [D] that I [E] used to know.
[B] Don't be [A] alarmed if [Am] it seems hard [D] for me to [E] explain.
But [A] every detail [Am] of your face [D] makes me [Bm] recall her name.
Mmm, I'm [F#m] treading water.
[A] I keep treading [B] water.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance [Bm] to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
I'm [E] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance [B] to mug myself again.
[E]
[F#m] [C] Can [D]
[E] [A] you forgive the [Am] things I do [D] that I [E] can't amend?
[A] Now the way I [Am] yearn for her, [G] I hope you [E] can't pretend.
[Am] Girl, you're a fire and you'll find [D] that I want [C#m] to get burned.
No [Am] matter what you can teach [Dm] me, I'm sure I'll [Bm] never learn.
Mmm, [F#m] I'm treading water.
[A] I keep treading [B] water.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
[E] I'm [F#] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another [F#] chance [B] to mug myself again.
[C#m] [G#]
[A] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
My [G#] concentration [A] seems spread [C#m] too thin.
And when you [F#m] speak, my eyes glaze [G#] over.
I'm sorry, girl.
It's not you, it's [F#m] her.
And you're a bloody chance to mug [B] myself again.
[F#] Maybe you're a bloody chance.
[C#m] I'm [F#m] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same [D#m] way.
[F#] Maybe it's another chance.
[A]
[B] [F#] Maybe it's another chance [A] to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe you're a bloody chance.
I'm sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another [F#] chance to mug [B] myself again.
[C] [D]
[A]
[C#m] [B]
[Em]
[D] [E] [B] [A]
[Am] [D] [E] My [A] heart just sank the [Am] moment I [D] saw [E] you.
You're the [A] image [Am] of a girl [D] that I [E] used to know.
[B] Don't be [A] alarmed if [Am] it seems hard [D] for me to [E] explain.
But [A] every detail [Am] of your face [D] makes me [Bm] recall her name.
Mmm, I'm [F#m] treading water.
[A] I keep treading [B] water.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance [Bm] to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
I'm [E] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance [B] to mug myself again.
[E]
[F#m] [C] Can [D]
[E] [A] you forgive the [Am] things I do [D] that I [E] can't amend?
[A] Now the way I [Am] yearn for her, [G] I hope you [E] can't pretend.
[Am] Girl, you're a fire and you'll find [D] that I want [C#m] to get burned.
No [Am] matter what you can teach [Dm] me, I'm sure I'll [Bm] never learn.
Mmm, [F#m] I'm treading water.
[A] I keep treading [B] water.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
[E] I'm [F#] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another [F#] chance [B] to mug myself again.
[C#m] [G#]
[A] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
My [G#] concentration [A] seems spread [C#m] too thin.
And when you [F#m] speak, my eyes glaze [G#] over.
I'm sorry, girl.
It's not you, it's [F#m] her.
And you're a bloody chance to mug [B] myself again.
[F#] Maybe you're a bloody chance.
[C#m] I'm [F#m] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same [D#m] way.
[F#] Maybe it's another chance.
[A]
[B] [F#] Maybe it's another chance [A] to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe you're a bloody chance.
I'm sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another [F#] chance to mug [B] myself again.
[C] [D]
[A]
[C#m] [B]
[Em]
Key:
B
F#m
A
E
Am
B
F#m
A
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [A] _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] My [A] heart just sank the [Am] moment I [D] saw [E] you.
You're the [A] image [Am] of a girl [D] that I [E] used to know.
[B] Don't be [A] alarmed if [Am] it seems hard [D] for me to [E] explain.
But [A] every detail [Am] of your face [D] makes me [Bm] recall her name.
Mmm, I'm [F#m] treading water.
_ [A] I keep _ treading [B] water.
_ [F#m] Maybe it's another chance [Bm] to mug [B] myself again.
_ [F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
I'm [E] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ _ chance [B] to mug myself again.
_ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C] Can [D] _ _
[E] _ [A] you forgive the [Am] things I do [D] that I [E] can't amend?
[A] Now the way I [Am] yearn for her, [G] I hope you [E] can't pretend.
[Am] Girl, you're a fire and you'll find [D] that I want [C#m] to get burned.
No [Am] matter what you can teach [Dm] me, I'm sure I'll [Bm] never learn.
Mmm, [F#m] I'm treading water.
_ [A] I keep _ treading [B] water. _
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ chance to mug [B] myself again. _
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
[E] I'm [F#] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ _ [F#] chance [B] to mug myself again. _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
My [G#] concentration [A] seems spread [C#m] too thin.
And when you [F#m] speak, my eyes glaze [G#] over.
I'm sorry, girl.
It's not you, it's [F#m] her.
And you're a bloody _ chance to mug [B] myself again.
_ [F#] Maybe you're a bloody _ chance.
[C#m] I'm [F#m] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same [D#m] way.
[F#] Maybe it's another chance.
_ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] Maybe it's another chance _ [A] to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe you're a bloody _ chance.
I'm sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ [F#] _ chance to mug [B] myself again.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [A] _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] My [A] heart just sank the [Am] moment I [D] saw [E] you.
You're the [A] image [Am] of a girl [D] that I [E] used to know.
[B] Don't be [A] alarmed if [Am] it seems hard [D] for me to [E] explain.
But [A] every detail [Am] of your face [D] makes me [Bm] recall her name.
Mmm, I'm [F#m] treading water.
_ [A] I keep _ treading [B] water.
_ [F#m] Maybe it's another chance [Bm] to mug [B] myself again.
_ [F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
I'm [E] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ _ chance [B] to mug myself again.
_ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C] Can [D] _ _
[E] _ [A] you forgive the [Am] things I do [D] that I [E] can't amend?
[A] Now the way I [Am] yearn for her, [G] I hope you [E] can't pretend.
[Am] Girl, you're a fire and you'll find [D] that I want [C#m] to get burned.
No [Am] matter what you can teach [Dm] me, I'm sure I'll [Bm] never learn.
Mmm, [F#m] I'm treading water.
_ [A] I keep _ treading [B] water. _
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ chance to mug [B] myself again. _
[F#m] Maybe it's another chance.
[E] I'm [F#] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ _ [F#] chance [B] to mug myself again. _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
My [G#] concentration [A] seems spread [C#m] too thin.
And when you [F#m] speak, my eyes glaze [G#] over.
I'm sorry, girl.
It's not you, it's [F#m] her.
And you're a bloody _ chance to mug [B] myself again.
_ [F#] Maybe you're a bloody _ chance.
[C#m] I'm [F#m] sure I [B] fucked things up in the same [D#m] way.
[F#] Maybe it's another chance.
_ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] Maybe it's another chance _ [A] to mug [B] myself again.
[F#m] Maybe you're a bloody _ chance.
I'm sure I [B] fucked things up in the same way.
[F#m] Maybe it's another _ [F#] _ chance to mug [B] myself again.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _