Emery – In Shallow Seas We Sail (Ukulele)

Key

Versions (4)

Auto-scroll

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  G#5 C#5 A#5 G5  C5  D#5 E5  F#5
e|-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X--|
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                G#5                                     C#5             A#5
I got eyes in the back of my head and I, see where you're going with this I'm not surprised

F5                G#5                               C#5                          A#5
You take me for a fool, maybe you're right If I was wiser I would not have let myself

here tonight Chorus:

C#5
You sold yourself, you'll never learn

(You sold yourself...)

A#5                    F5     G#5
Here I am watching the summer fading out

(The summer we shared fade away with the winter)

C#5                             A#5
Your hands were warm on my face. Now they're cold, pushing away

(Your hands were warm now...)

F5     G#5
Slowly now

(F5                           G#5               A#5)
(Colder than ice and they are slowly pushing me away)

           G5
Pushing me away

Verse 2:

F5           G#5                          C#5
I knew it (I knew it) right from the start

              A#5                  F5
I've got this big, big hole in my heart

           G#5                   C#5
I wanted (I wanted) to put you in

             A#5                          C#5 C5
But for some reason you just wouldn't fit        You just wouldn't fit

Chrous:

C#5
You sold yourself, You'll never learn

(You sold yourself...)

A#5                    F5     G#5
Here I am watching the summer fading

(The summer we shared fade away with the winter)

C#5                              A#5
Your hands were warm on my face. Now they're cold, pushing away

(Your hands were warm now...)

F5     G#5 A#5
Slowly now Pushing me away

(F5                           G#5               A#5
(Colder than ice and they are slowly pushing me away)

C#5                         D#5  E5
pushing me away, pushing me away

G#5                          D#5   E5
Lust can give a man so many regrets

G#5               F#5           F5
Just this once is what we tell ourselves

            A#5 C5
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

F5          A#5 C5
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

F5                            A#5
Ships don't sink if they have wind in their sails

C#5                            F5   D#5 C#5
But if the wind fails is there hope for me (I guess your love, was only as safe..)

C5             A#5              C5
I thought your love was safe as promise you made(..as the promise you made...)

C#5                               A#5
Now 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                          D#5 C#5
You are the waves that toss me in.

(I fell apart when I fell for you)

C#5                                  A#5
How can I float above the water that fills my lungs?

(you are the water filing my lungs, killing me softly without a word)

           F5             D#5 C#5
Killing me softly without a   word.

(Without a word) Outro: C#5 A#5 F5 C#5 A#5 F5 D#5 C#5