Ellie Goulding – How Deep Is Too Deep Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Ellie Goulding – How Deep Is Too Deep Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmCBbGm

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[VERSE ONE]
                       Dm     
 I watch you while you dress,
                     C
  it's a quarter to one
                      Bb
 I’m running out of moves, 
 so I keep it undone
                    Dm 
 You like me in a mess 
                       C        Bb
 'cause I always come back to you
                      Dm           
 You cast me in your thriller just 
                    C
 to cut the scene out
                 Bb
 Sowing all the seeds, just to
  bring me a drought
                    Dm              
 You wanna wash me off, but you want 
          C           Bb
 me as your tattoo

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 [PRE-CHORUS]
                     Dm           
 'Cause I’ve been holding it down,
              C
  holding it down
                           Bb
 Waiting for the blood to rise
                    Dm       
 And you've been keeping me 
                       C
 'round, keeping me 'round
                     Bb
 Just so you can fantasize

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[CHORUS]
                             Dm  
 That you're doing nothing wrong 
                           C
 'cause you give me just enough
                Bb          
 Waiting for another one you 
                   Gm
 don't have to love
                  Dm            
 You hold me so tight, say it's 
               C
 getting too deep for you, but

 How deep is too deep?
  Dm C Bb  Dm C Bb  
   
 [VERSE TWO]
    Dm                            
 You’re sipping on my drink while
      C
  you talk on the phone
    Bb
 I love your suit and tie and
  the way that you smoke
 Dm                       
 I stumble in your dreams, 
          C                     Bb
 but I know you don’t want me to
  Bb
 No, no

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[PRE-CHORUS]
                    Dm            
 'Cause I’ve been holding it down, 
      C
 holding it down
                   Bb         Gm
 Waiting for the blood to rise
                  Dm        
 And you've been keeping me 
                         C
 'round, keeping me 'round
                     Bb Gm
 Just so you can fantasize

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 [CHORUS]
                            Dm  
 That you’re doing nothing wrong 
                              C
 'cause you're doing just enough
                Bb                
 Waiting for another one you don't 
             Gm
 have to love
                  Dm            
 You hold me so tight, say it's 
               C
 getting too deep for you, but
       Bb
 How deep is too deep?
                               Dm   
 Think you're doing something right
                           C
  'cause you give me just enough
                Bb                
 Waiting for another one you only
             Gm
  have to love
                  Dm            
 You hold me so tight, say it's 
               C
 getting too deep for you, but
       Bb
 How deep is too deep?

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[BRIDGE]
   C                         
 Oh, I could do better, baby, 
             Bb
 let's be honest
  Bb              Dm
 It's ironic, I know
 Dm             C
 I can find something deeper baby, but
  Bb                Gm
 How deep is too deep?
  Dm C Bb                   Gm
 (Ooh, how deep is too deep?)
 Dm C Bb                    Gm 
 (Ooh) How deep is too deep?
 
 [CHORUS]
                Dm                 
 Doing nothing wrong 'cause you're
                C
  doing just enough
               Bb                            
 Waiting for another one you
  don't have to love
                  Dm           
 You hold me so tight, say it's
               C
  getting too deep for you, but
   Bb
 How deep is too deep?
                                Dm  
 Think you're doing something right 
                              C
 'cause you give me just enough
                 Bb
 Waiting for another one you only
  have to touch
                   Dm           
 You hold me so tight, say it's 
               C
 getting too deep for you, but
  Bb                 Dm C Bb C  Dm C  
 How deep is too deep?
 Bb                  C Dm C Bb
 How deep is too deep?

 [OUTRO]
  Bb
 How deep is too deep?

How to play How Deep Is Too Deep: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of How Deep Is Too Deep by Ellie Goulding on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How Deep Is Too Deep by Ellie Goulding is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 4 chords: Dm, C, Bb and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Bb – Dm – C (VII – VI – i – VII in D minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, G, Em (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

How Deep Is Too Deep chords: questions

What key is How Deep Is Too Deep in?

How Deep Is Too Deep by Ellie Goulding is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in How Deep Is Too Deep?

How Deep Is Too Deep uses 4 chords: Dm, C, Bb, Gm.

What is the chord progression of How Deep Is Too Deep?

The main progression is C – Bb – Dm – C (VII – VI – i – VII).

Is How Deep Is Too Deep easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, G, Em (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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