• Song:

    In Shallow Seas We Sail

  • Artist:

    Emery

  • Album:

    10 Years

This is one of my favorite songs and it wasn't on here so I went ahead and transcribed 
A really interesting fact worth noting is that this song is in standard tuning while most 
their other songs are a half-step down.

Tabbed by: David Myers
Email: david.d.myers(at)gmail.com

Feedback is welcome!

Chords Used:
   F5 (133xxx@1)Ab5 (133xxx@4)name="chord_x133xx@4">C#5 Bb5 (x133xx@1)name="chord_355xxx@1">G5  C5 (x355xx@1)Eb5 (xx134x@1)name="chord_022xxx@1">E5  F#5e|-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X--| (244xxx@1)B|-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X--|
G|-X---X---6---3---X---5---8---9---X--|
D|-3---6---6---3---5---5---8---9---4--|
A|-3---6---4---1---5---3---6---7---4--|
E|-1---4---X---X---3---X---X---X---2--|

Verse 1:
F5 (133xxx@1)              Ab5 (133xxx@4)                                   C#5 (x133xx@4)           Bb5I (x133xx@1)got eyes in the back of my head and I, see where you're going with this I'm not surprised
F5 (133xxx@1)              Ab5 (133xxx@4)                             C#5 (x133xx@4)                        Bb5You (x133xx@1)take me for a fool, maybe you're right If I was wiser I would not have let myself 
here tonight

Chorus:
C#5You (x133xx@4)sold yourself, you'll never learn
(You sold yourself...)
Bb5 (x133xx@1)                  F5 (133xxx@1)   Ab5Here (133xxx@4)I am watching the summer fading out
                  (The summer we shared fade away with the winter)
C#5 (x133xx@4)                           Bb5Your (x133xx@1)hands were warm on my face. Now they're cold, pushing away
(Your hands were warm now...)
F5 (133xxx@1)   Ab5Slowly (133xxx@4)now
(F5                           Ab5 (133xxx@4)             Bb5)
(Colder than ice and they are slowly pushing me away)
           G5Pushing (355xxx@1)me away

Verse 2:
F5 (133xxx@1)         Ab5 (133xxx@4)                        C#5I (x133xx@4)knew it (I knew it) right from the start
              Bb5 (x133xx@1)                F5I've (133xxx@1)got this big, big hole in my heart
           Ab5 (133xxx@4)                 C#5I (x133xx@4)wanted (I wanted) to put you in
             Bb5 (x133xx@1)                        C#5 (x133xx@4)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
But for some reason you just wouldn't fit        You just wouldn't fit

Chrous:
C#5You (x133xx@4)sold yourself, You'll never learn
(You sold yourself...)
Bb5 (x133xx@1)                  F5 (133xxx@1)   Ab5Here (133xxx@4)I am watching the summer fading
                  (The summer we shared fade away with the winter)
C#5 (x133xx@4)                            Bb5Your (x133xx@1)hands were warm on my face. Now they're cold, pushing away
(Your hands were warm now...)
F5 (133xxx@1)   Ab5 (133xxx@4)name="chord_x133xx@1">Bb5
Slowly now Pushing me away
(F5                           Ab5 (133xxx@4)             Bb5(Colder (x133xx@1)than ice and they are slowly pushing me away)
C#5 (x133xx@4)                       Eb5 (xx134x@1)E5pushing (022xxx@1)me away, pushing me away

Ab5 (133xxx@4)                        Eb5 (xx134x@1) E5Lust (022xxx@1)can give a man so many regrets
Ab5 (133xxx@4)             F#5 (244xxx@1)         F5Just (133xxx@1)this once is what we tell ourselves
            Bb5 (x133xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F5 (133xxx@1)        Bb5 (x133xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

F5 (133xxx@1)                          Bb5Ships (x133xx@1)don't sink if they have wind in their sails
C#5 (x133xx@4)                          F5 (133xxx@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1)name="chord_x133xx@4">C#5
But if the wind fails is there hope for me (I guess your love, was only as safe..)
C5 (x355xx@1)           Bb5 (x133xx@1)            C5I (x355xx@1)thought your love was safe as promise you made(..as the promise you made...)

C#5 (x133xx@4)                             Bb5Now (x133xx@1)I am drowning in your shallow sea; I swim
(you are the storm, the wind and the waves, you break me in two and toss me away)
F5 (133xxx@1)                        Eb5 (xx134x@1)name="chord_x133xx@4">C#5
You are the waves that toss me in.
(I fell apart when I fell for you)

C#5 (x133xx@4)                                Bb5How (x133xx@1)can I float above the water that fills my lungs?
(you are the water filing my lungs, killing me softly without a word)
           F5 (133xxx@1)           Eb5 (xx134x@1)name="chord_x133xx@4">C#5
Killing me softly without a   word.
(Without a word)

Outro:
C#5 Bb5 F5
C#5 Bb5 F5
Eb5 C#5
Show more