• Song:

    Deeper Water

  • Artist:

    Paul Kelly

  • Album:

    Deeper Water

This song is one of my favourites and surprisingly easy, 
it is three chords throughout, I've only listed the chords  
as I'm not good with solos etc.  
It is based on C, D and G, although D/F# is sometimes used: 
      C      D         D/F#        G       
 e   0           2         2           3 
 B   1           3         3           0 
 G   0           2         2           0 
 D   2           0         0           0 
 A   3           -         -           2 
 E   -           -         2           3 
 
The whole song is four strums on C, then 2 on D, and 2 on G, for a better 
effect alternate between strumming and picking notes. 
 
The lyrics: 
         C5            D5               G5 
On a crowded beach in a distant time  
            C5                      D5          G5  
At the height of the summer see a boy of five  
            C5            D5                   G5             
At the waters edge so nimble and free 
       C5                      D5             G5 
Jumpin over the waves looking way out to sea 
         C5                  D5               G5       
(No words)                             
      C5                    D5             G5 
Now a man comes up from amongst the throng 
      C5                    D5             G5 
takes the young boy's hands and his hand is strong 
      C5                          D5                 G5 
And the child feels safe, yeah the child feels brave 
      C5                            D5               G5 
As he's carried in those arms up and over the waves,  
      C5            D5      G5 
Deeper water  
      C5            D5      G5 
Deeper water  
      C5                    D5      G5 
Deeper water.....................is calling him on 
C5                 D5                 G5 
(no words) 
C5                 D5                 G5 
(no words) 
C5                 D5                 G5 
(no words) 
 
Lets move forward now and the childs seventeen 

With a girl in the back seat tuggin at his jeans 

And she knows what she wants, she guides with her hands 

And a voice cries inside him , I'm a man, I'm a man 

Deeper water 

Deeper water 

Deeper water.............................is calling him on 
 
Now the man meets a woman unlike the rest 

Well he doesn't know it yet but he is out of his depth 

And he thinks he can run it's a matter of pride 

But he keeps coming back just like a cork on the tide. 
C5            D5      G5                  ( Different timing) 
Deeper      water 
C5            D5      G5 
Deeper      water 
 
Now the years hurry by and the woman loves the man 

One night in bed he grabs a hold of his hand 

Says 'dad can you feel it kicking inside' 

And the man gets a shiver right up and down his spine 
      C5            D5      G5 
Deeper  water 
      C5            D5      G5 
Deeper  water 
      C5            D5      G5 
Deeper  water.....................is calling him on 
 
So the clock moves on and the child is a joy 

But death doesn't care just who it destroys 

Now the woman gets sick 

Its down through the bone 

She says where I'm going, I'm going alone 
C5            D5      G5                  ( Different timing) 
Deeper      water 
C5            D5      G5 
Deeper      water 
 
On a distant beach lonely and wild 
At a later time see a man and a child 
And the man takes the child up into his arms 
Takes her over the breakers, to where the water is calm 
 
Repeat chords and fade. 
 
And that's it :), I hope someone will enjoy this.
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