INTRO (use this same tab during the verse)

E ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––––––––––0h2p0–––––
B ||–––––3–––––3–––3–––––––––––––––––––––1–3–––––––3–––3–––3––––––3––––
G ||–––0–––0–––2–––0–––––––––––––––––––0–––––0–––––––––0–––2––––––––2––
D ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––––––––––
A ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––––––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––
E ||–0–––––––2–––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––––
Em D/F# G C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E –|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––||
B –|–––––3–––––3–––3–––––––––––––––––||
G –|–––0–––0–––2–––0–––––––––––––––––||
D –|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|| ...then, start verse
A –|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––||
E –|–0–––––––2–––––3–––––––––––––––––||
Em D/F# G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

VERSE #1

Em D/F# G C G D
...Tell me somethin', girl... are you happy in this modern world?
Em D/F# G C G D
...Or do you need more?... is there somethin' else you're searchin' for?
Em D/F# G C G D
I'm fall---ing... in all the good times I find myself a-longing...
Em D/F# G C G D
......For change... and in the bad times I fear myself

[ Em - D/F# - G x2 ]

VERSE #2

Em D/F# G C G D
...Tell me something, boy... aren't you tired tryin' to fill that void?
Em D/F# G C G D
...Or do you need more?... ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore?
Em D/F# G C G D
I'm fall---ing... in all the good times I find myself, longing...
Em D/F# G C G D
......For change... and in the bad times I fear myself

PRE-CHORUS

Am D
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
G D/F# Em
I'll never meet the ground
Am D
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
G D/F# Em
We're far from the shallow now

CHORUS
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em
...In the shallow, sha-la-la-la-low
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em (stay on E-minor before the build up)
We're far from the shallow now

BRIDGE
Bm D A Em
 Oh, ahhhhh.... Ah, hahhhh.....
Bm D A
Oh, ahh..... ahhhhhh----------

PRE-CHORUS

Am D
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
G D/F# Em
I'll never meet the ground
Am D
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
G D/F# Em
We're far from the shallow now

CHORUS
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em
...In the shallow, sha-la-la-la-low
Am Am/G D/F#
...In the sha-ha, sha-ha-low
G D/F# Em
We're far from the shallow now

[ ...end with a single E-minor strum ]

Chords needed
“Magic ring” chord shapes (used for intro & verse fingerpicking):

E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B ––––3–––––3–––––3–––––3––––– <== left ring finger stays here,
G ––––0–––––2–––––0–––––0––––– on 3rd fret, for all chords!
D ––––2–––––0–––––0–––––2–––––
A ––––2–––––0–––––2–––––3–––––
E ––––0–––––2–––––3–––––––––––
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9

Conventional chord shapes (used throughout the song):

E ––––0–––––3–––––3–––––0––––0–––––0–––––2–––––0––––
B ––––0–––––3–––––3–––––1––––1–––––1–––––3–––––2––––
G ––––0–––––2–––––0–––––0––––2–––––0–––––4–––––2––––
D ––––2–––––0–––––0–––––2––––2–––––2–––––4–––––2––––
A ––––2–––––––––––2–––––3––––0–––––x–––––2–––––0––––
E ––––0–––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––
Em D G C Am Am/G Bm A

How to learn the intro riff

When learning this song, I recommend using the following as a guide to understand the rhythm of the intro
& verse chords. Whether you strum or fingerpick, you’ll want to note which chords are switched to on the
beat, and which are “pushed” so that you switch to them an 8th note ahead of the main beat (e.g., the first G
is played on the “4 +” count instead of the “1” count).

E ||––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––3–––––2–––––––––|–
B ||––3–––––––3–––––3–––––––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––3–––––3–––––––––|–
G ||––0–––––––2–––––0–––––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0–––––2–––––––––|–
D ||––2–––––––0–––––0–––––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––0–––––0–––––––––|–
A ||––2–––––––0–––––2–––––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––|–
E ||––0–––––––2–––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––|–
Em D/F# G C G D
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

From here, you can bring in the fingerpicking tab as heard in the actual song. Notice how the chord changes
happen on the beats prescribed above.

E ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––––––––––0h2p0–––––
B ||–––––3–––––3–––3–––––––––––––––––––––1–3–––––––3–––3–––3––––––3––––
G ||–––0–––0–––2–––0–––––––––––––––––––0–––––0–––––––––0–––2––––––––2––
D ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––––––––––
A ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––––––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––
E ||–0–––––––2–––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––––
Em D/F# G C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Simplifying the intro & verse riff

Here’s the same intro progression, but using the simplified chord shapes that keep your left ring finger on
the same note for all chords. Can’t beat that!

E ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
B ||––3–––––––3–––––3–––––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––3–––––3––––––––|–
G ||––0–––––––2–––––0–––––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0–––––2––––––––|–
D ||––2–––––––0–––––0–––––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––0–––––0––––––––|–
A ||––2–––––––0–––––2–––––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––2––––––––––––––|–
E ||––0–––––––2–––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––|–
Em D/F# G C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

If you want to keep things simpler for the intro and/or the verse, I recommend learning this approach. The
benefit is that your left ring finger stays on the B string (3rd fret) for all chords, which makes things so much
easier. Note, this gets looser with the timing - which also keeps things simpler (don’t feel like you HAVE to
match the exact timing of the song, if it’s giving you a hard time).

E ||––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––––

B ||–––––3––– –––––3––– –––––3––– ––––3––– ––––3––– ––––3––– ––––3––– –––––3–––
G ||–––0–––0– –––2–––2– –––0–––0– ––0–––0– ––0–––0– ––0–––0– ––0–––0– –––2–––2–
D ||––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –0–––––––
A ||––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––– –3–––––– –3–––––– –––––––– –––––––––
E ||–0––––––– –2––––––– –3––––––– –3–––––– –––––––– –––––––– –3–––––– –––––––––
Em D/F# G G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D

Chord progression cheat sheet

There are four beats per measure - and each of the main song sections used the following chords (sometimes
you stay on a chord for 4 counts, other times you split a measure between two different chords).

Verse: "Tell me something, girl..."

| Em D/F# | G | C | G D |

Pre-chorus: "I'm off the deep end..."

| Am | D | G D/F# | Em |

Chorus: "In the shallow, shallow..."

| Am Am/G | D/F# | G D/F# | Em |

Bridge: "Whoaaaa....."
| Bm | D | A | Em |
| Bm | D | A |

Strumming pattern
After the verse sections are over, I usually strum the rest of the song. Quite simply, I’ll use a “down, down
up… up down up” pattern, over and over again.

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D U U D U