The Score - Head Up: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Head Up" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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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Learn Head Up Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Score
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Head Up" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C#m A Lately I've been feeling so alone E G# Can someone give the antidote to me so I can C#m A Finally understand where I belong E G# The world outside to me is like an ocean and I C#m Can't swim A I'm losing my grip E Caught up in the current G# Won't drown in this ship C#m I can't swim A I'm starting to slip E G# I'm running out of breath, I'm scared to death Chorus: C#m A I gotta keep my head up up up up E G# Up above the water, up above the water C#m A Gotta keep my head up up up up E G# I'm never going under, never going under C#m As long as air's in my lungs A Blood's in my veins E G# I'm not going down this way C#m A I gotta keep my head up up up up E G# Up above the water, up above the water If I hit the bottom will I break? Cause I've been there before a million times but I don't Know how much more of this I can take I'm at the surface, what is my purpose? It's making me nervous, I Can't swim I'm losing my grip Caught up in the current Won't drown in this ship I can't swim I'm starting to slip I'm running out of breath, I'm scared to death Chorus: I gotta keep my head up up up up Up above the water, up above the water Gotta keep my head up up up up I'm never going under, never going under As long as air's in my lungs Blood's in my veins I'm not going down this way I gotta keep my head up up up up Up above the water, up above the water A B Holding on, still holding on C#m G# How'd it get so deep? Yeah A B Holding on, still holding on C#m G# How'd it get so deep? Yeah A B Holding on, still holding on G# I'm running out of breath, I'm scared to death Chorus: I gotta keep my head up up up up Up above the water, up above the water Gotta keep my head up up up up I'm never going under, never going under As long as air's in my lungs Blood's in my veins I'm not going down this way I gotta keep my head up up up up Up above the water, up above the water You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#m  E  G#  B  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 "Head Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Head Up" by The Score.