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Verse
G C G D I believe submarines G C G D Underneath deep blue sea G C G D Saw the flags, Japanese G C G D No one will believe meChorus
Em D Ran back to the town bar, and G I told the people how Em D I had seen a submarine C And everyone laughed aloudBreak
G C G D (x2, normal) I did spy a periscope Dead of night on the eastern coast The police made them jokes Told me I'd seen a ghost Everyone thinks I'm a lie And no one knows the truth If it was a bigger fire I would be on the roof G C G D (x2, quiet) G C G D (x2, normal) Ships will rust in Baldwin Bay (Let me go!) No one trust what I say (I don't know!) Oh my God, no one paid (Attention!) Overnight my head turned grey (Oh, oh, oh!) In the end it boils down To credibility I have none, so I will die With the secrets of the sea G C Em D (x2, loud!) G C G D (x2, normal) Submarine... (Submarine!)
Here are the basic chords used to play this song. You'll want to experiment with strumming and picking patterns to match the song's rhythmic and dynamic needs.
e-|----3----0----2----0---- B-|----0----1----3----0---- G-|----0----0----2----0---- D-|----0----2----0----2---- A-|----2----3---------2---- E-|----3--------------0---- G C D Em
If you want to more closely emulate the piano melody heard on the album, here is a simple addition to you add to the C-chord. Use your pinky to add the extra note (on the B string). Listen along to get the timing down.
e-|----3---------0-----0-----3-----------2----|--- B-|----0---------1-----2-----0-----------3----|--- G-|----0---------0-----0-----0-----------2----|--- D-|----0---------2----(2)----0-----------0----|--- A-|----2---------3----(3)----2----------------|--- E-|----3---------------------3----------------|--- G C Cadd9 G D "I believe sub - mar - ines..."
| G . . | G . . | C . . | G . . | G . . | D . . | (repeat)
| Em . . | Em . . | Em . . | D . . | | G . . | G . . | G . . | G . . | | Em . . | Em . . | Em . . | D . . | | C . . | C . . | C . . | C . . |
Song: Submarines
Artist: The Lumineers
Album: The Lumineers
Year: 2012
Label: Dualtone Records
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My name is David Potsiadlo, and I created Songnotes to share my collection of guitar tabs, chords, and lyrics for my favorite songs.
Since I started playing guitar over 10 years ago, I've often been frustrated by the preponderance of mediocre and incomplete song tabs littered across the internet. To combat this, I started keeping my own collection of notes for each song I learn -- always taking the extra time to make sure accuracy and completeness are never compromised. Years later, my collection grew to the point where I knew I had to share it online with fellow aspiring musicians.
In December 2012, I began designing & developing a website that became Songnotes. Here, I share my personal collection of hand-crafted music notation with all those online. I hope you enjoy.
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