Submarines — The Lumineers
Chords and lyrics for Submarines by The Lumineers (key of C).
Verse 1
The trick to this song is staying on top of the triplets when you're
strumming.
Some of the chords are transitions so listen for the changes. On the C-
[Cadd9]change, you just drop your pinky down right before the second G.
Be careful towards the end of the song the chord progressions changes to
I have chorded the whole song and it should be right.
include an Em
Enjoy.
Verse 1
[G]I believe [C]submarines[D][G]
[G]Underneath [C]deep blue [G]seas[D]
[G]Saw the [C]flags: [G]Japanese[D]
[G]No one will [C]believe me[D][G]
Bridge
[Em]Ran back to the town [D]bar and
[G]I told the people how
[Em]I had seen the submarine[D] and
[C]Everyone laughed aloud
Instrumental
[G] [C] [Cadd9] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [Cadd9] [G] [D]
Verse 2
[G]I did spy [C]periscopes[D][G]
[G]Dead of night[C] on the [G]eastern [D]coast
[G]The police [C]made them [G]jokes[D]
[G]Told me I'd [C]seen a [G]ghost[D]
Bridge
[Em]Everyone thinks I'm a[D] liar No one knows [G]the truth
[Em]If it was a bigger [D]fire I would be on the [C]roof
Instrumental
[G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 3
[G]Ships will [C]rust in [Em]Baldwin Bay [D](Let me go!)
[G]No one trusts[C] what I say [Em](I [D]don't know!)
[G]Oh my God, no[C] one paid [Em][D](Attention!)
[G]Overnight my [C]hair turned [Em]gray [D](Oh oh oh!)
Bridge
[Em]In the end it boils down to [D]credibility[G]
[Em]I had none, so I will die with[D] the secrets of the sea[C]
Instrumental
[G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D]
Then this chord progression for the rest of it with the rests.
[G](Submarine! [C]Can't find [G]me! [D]Submarine!)
Submarine...
(Submarine!)
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