Dec162022

Matt Maeson – Cut Deep Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Am    E
Oooh, oooh,
F     C
Oooh, oooh,
Am    E
Oooh, oooh,
F     C
Oooh, oooh.

[Chorus]
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till
         C
the day I die 'cause,
Am        E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F         C
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh),
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till the
      C
day I die 'cause,
Am            E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F         N.C.
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh).

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[Verse 1]
                   Am
Don't speak when I talk man,
E                F
God speed when I walk man,
C               Am
I speak from my chest man,
E                  F
Bounce back when I last
scraped off all the rust,
C                     Am
I'm just really tryna rock now,
E                       F
What you think I'm done for?
C                      Am
What you think I'm not strong?
     E                    F    C
Well I'm just tryna move along.

[Chorus]
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till the day
  C
 I die 'cause,
Am        E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F         C
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh),
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till the
     C
 day I die 'cause,
Am            E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh).

[Verse 2]
C                    Am
I'm about to cause a damn
ruckus,
E                      F
How you bleed when you bleed
 nothin'?
C                     Am
How you sing when you can't
 trust 'em?
    E
Oh, Jesus, plеase,
        F
 let me feel somеthin',
  C                  Am
I swear I had to be alone,
  E
I swear I don't pick
        F
up the phone,
  C
I just keep moving
       Am
'till I'm numb,
      E
We're all just tryna
         F    C
 see the sun.

[Chorus]
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till
         C
 the day I die 'cause,
Am        E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F         C
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh),
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till the
     C
day I die 'cause,
Am            E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F             C
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh)

[Bridge]
Am    G         D/F#  F
  I'm behind my wall,
Am              G
Haunted smile reprieved
   D/F#           F
to try and see it all,
Am    G             D/F#  F
  I'm not scared to talk,
           Am
They won't fix you,
           G
They ain't with you,
           D/F#
They won't muzzle the mouth
            F
 that just bit you.

[Outro]
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till
         C
 the day I die 'cause,
Am        E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F         C
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh),
Am                     E
Cut deep and I'm still alive,
  F
I talk my shit 'till
         C
the day I die 'cause,
Am            E
Oh baby I live, (Ooh),
F             C
Oh baby I tried, (Ooh).

How to play Cut Deep: key, chords and progression

These are Cut Deep chords by Matt Maeson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Cut Deep by Matt Maeson is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: Am, E, F, C, G and D/F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – E – F – C (vi – III – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is lah – mi – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.