Interpol - Stella was a diver and she was always down: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Stella was a diver and she was always down" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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F                              Dm Am
When she walks down the street,
      F                          Dm Am
She knows there's people watching.
     F                             Dm Am
The building fronts are just fronts
    F                          Dm Am
To hide the people watching her

But she once fell through the street
Down a manhole in that bad way
The underground drip
Was just like her scuba days

Dm  Am
Days
Daze
Days
 F
Daze

Am F                           Dm            C
She was all right because the sea was so airtight,
     Am
she broke away
  F                            Dm            C
She was all right because the sea was so airtight,
     Am
she broke away
F                         Dm               C
She is all right but she can't come out tonight
     Am
she broke away
F
She was all right, yeah
the sea was so tight, air tight

F                       Dm A#
She broke away, broke away
F                       Dm A#
She broke away, broke away
F                       Dm A#
She broke away, broke away
F             Dm
She broke away

She lies in no place
She lies in nowhere
She lies in no place
She hides in nowhere
She hides in nowhere

At the bottom of the ocean she dwells
At the bottom of the ocean she dwells
From crevices caressed by fingers
And fat blue serpent swells

Stella, Stella, oh Stella
Stella I love you, Stella
I love you, Stella I love you

Chorus:
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight,
she broke away
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight,
she broke away
She was all right but she can't come out tonight,
she broke away
She was all right, yeah, the sea was so tight,
airtight
She broke away, broke away
She broke away, broke away
She broke away, broke away
She broke away

Well, she was my catatonic sex toy, love-joy diver
Well, she was my catatonic sex toy, love drug diver
She went down, down, down there into the sea
Yeah, she went down, down, down there
Down there for me, right on
Oh yeah, right on
So good, oh yeah, right on
So good, oh yeah

There's something that's invisible
There's some things you can't hide
Trying to detect you when I'm sleeping
In a wave you say goodbye
There's something that's invisible
There's some things you can't hide
Trying to detect you when I'm sleeping
In a wave you say goodbye


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Stella was a diver and she was always down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stella was a diver and she was always down" by Interpol.