Intro: Dm  Bb  F
 
Verse 1:
           Dm            Bb          F
I've gotta keep the calm before the storm
  Dm                 Bb          F
I don't want less, I don't want more
     Dm              Bb       F
Must bar the windows and the doors
   Dm               Bb       F
To keep me safe, to keep me warm
 
Verse 2:
         Dm               Bb        F
Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for
      Dm                  Bb         F
Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
       Dm                Bb       F
And my voice becomes the driving force
        Dm               Bb   F
I won't let this pull me overboard
 
Chorus:
             Dm         Bb
God, keep my head above water
             F
Don't let me drown
        C
It gets harder
              Dm           Bb
I'll meet you there at the altar
     F               C
As I fall down to my knees
             Dm              Bb
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
              F                            C
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown
 
Verse 3:
   Dm              Bb    F
So pull me up from down below
          Dm             Bb    F
Cause I'm underneath the undertow
     Dm             Bb       F
Come dry me off and hold me close
  Dm              Bb        F
I need you now, I need you most
 
Chorus:
             Dm         Bb
God, keep my head above water
             F
Don't let me drown
        C
It gets harder
              Dm           Bb
I'll meet you there at the altar
     F               C
As I fall down to my knees
             Dm              Bb
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
              F                            C
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown
             Dm              Bb
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
                   F                            C
(Don't let me,     don't let me, don't let me drown)

Keep my head above water,                 above water
 
Bridge:
    Bb  C    F          Dm     C
And I can't see in the stormy weather
Bb  C    F               Dm  C
I can't seem to keep it all together
    Bb       C        F          Dm    C
And I can't swim the ocean like this forever
    Bb       C
And I can't breathe
 
Chorus:
             Dm         Bb
God, keep my head above water
          F
I lose my breath
        C
At the bottom
            Dm          Bb
Come rescue me, I'll be waiting
        F                C
I'm too young to fall asleep
             Dm         Bb
God, keep my head above water
             F
Don't let me drown
        C
It gets harder
              Dm           Bb
I'll meet you there at the altar
     F               C
As I fall down to my knees
             Dm  Bb
Don't let me dro-own
              F                            C
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown
             Dm  Bb
Don't let me dro-own
                   F                            C
(Don't let me,     don't let me, don't let me drown)

Keep my head above water,                 above water
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