Treading Water

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UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro: E A C D

Verse:
E             A                      C D
My heart just sank the moment I saw you
E          A         C           D
You're the image of a girl that I used to know
E        A                  C       D
Don't be alarmed if it seems hard for me to explain
E         A             C         D
But every detail of your face makes me recall her name

Pre-Chorus:
Bm       A             Db             B 
Treading water, I keep         treading water

Chorus:
            Gbm                         B
Maybe it's another chance to mug myself again
            Gbm
Maybe it's another chance
                          B
I'm sure I'll xxxx things up in the same way
            Gbm                         B
Maybe it's another chance to mug myself again

Interlude: E A C D

Verse:
E          A                C D
Can you forgive the things I do that I can't amend
E       A              C      D
Nor the way I yearn for her, I hope you can pretend
E              A              C          D
Girl, you're a fire and you'll find that I want to get burned
E         A                 C      D
No matter what you can teach me I'm sure I'll never learn

Pre-Chorus:
Bm       A             Db              B 
Treading water, I keep          treading water

Chorus:
            Gbm                         B
Maybe it's another chance to mug myself again
            Gbm
Maybe it's another chance
                          B
I'm sure I'll xxxx things up in the same way
            Gbm                         B
Maybe it's another chance to mug myself again

Interlude: Dbm Abm Dbm B

Bridge:
Dbm                 Abm
If my concentration seems spread too thin
Dbm                   B
And when you speak my eyes glaze over
Ab 
I'm sorry girl, it's not you, it's her

Chorus:
            Gbm                         B
And you're another chance to mug myself again.
              Gbm
Baby you're another chance
                          B
I'm sure I'll xxxx things up in the same way
            Gbm                 B
Maybe it's another chance
            Gbm                         B
Maybe it's another chance to mug myself again
             Gbm
Baby you're another chance
                          B
I'm sure I'll xxxx things up in the same way
            Gbm                         B
Maybe it's another chance to mug myself again   

Outro: C D A B    
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
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Kai

I’m in trouble. I need the full song -.-

pierce the em

missing half of the song:
I’m in trouble, I’m so cliche see that word just wears me out
makes me feel like just another guy to laugh and joke about
and even worse I can’t stop calling her, I love to hear that voice
and honestly, I’m left with no choice. (repeat bridge and chorus, using 1, 12, 123 pattern for the “ohs”)

ushuaia

The chords aren’t right. It’s supposed to be Bb, Eb, and F. Or another way I learned before I knew more chords was put in standard D tuning and use C,F, and G

Spiderman

+6 with a capo on the first fret sounds most like the original.

Watson Patty

please post the full song this is only half of it!

BeautifulMusicLover

Transpose -3 is the easiest its chords G, C, F

nickname#7

-3 sounds great with a capo on the first fret

cookistlr

Thanks so much! i play it -3 and it sounds awesome

Caitie

This way more or less works, but Chris actually plays Bb, Eb, F and he starts on Bb

mercyalltheway

@Caitie and @ushuaia. They are correct, actually. Like j.austin said, the original song is in transposed to -5.

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Biography

Alexander George “Alex” Clare (born 14 September 1985) is a British singer and songwriter from south-west London now living in north-west London, UK. The Too Close Songfacts says that he took up the trumpet and drums as a youngster, but as he grew older he graduated to guitar-based songwriting, playing open-mike nights with original material. Clare dated Amy Winehouse for a year during these early days, after meeting her during a performance at The Hawley Arms in Camden, North London.

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