Chords
Shallow

Shallow was written for the 2018 remake of the film A Star Is Born and serves as a duet between Lady Gagas and Bradley Coopers characters. The song reflects on the aspirations and inner depths of the characters, especially in facing truths and challenges of the world around them. It stood out for its lyrical theme and emotional performance, becoming a worldwide hit.

Key: G

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
                         Em7    D/F#  G  
                     C    G    D  
                     Em7    D/F#    G  
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + etc.                                                                                 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
        1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em                    D              G  
        Tell me something girl...
C                                                              G              D  
        Are you happy in this modern world?
Em              D            G  
        Or do you need more?
C                                                                                      G                      D  
        Is there something else you' re searching for?
        Em  D  G  
        I' m fall-in' 
C                                                                    G              D                            Em  D  G  
        In all the good times I find myself longin'          for    change
C                                                                 G              D            Em  D  G  
        And in the bad times I fear myself
Em7                    D/F#              G  
        Tell me something boy...
C                                                                            G                      D  
        Aren' t you tired tryin'  to fill that void
Em7              D/F#            G  
        Or do you need more?
C                                                                      G              D  
        Ain' t it hard keeping it so hardcore
        Em7  D/F#  G  
        I' m fall-ing
C                                                                    G              D                            Em7  D/F#  G  
        In all the good times I find myself longin'          for    change
C                                                                 G              D  
        And in the bad times I fear myself
Am                                                    D/F#  
I' m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
G                            D                    Em  
I' ll never meet the ground
Am                                                                 D/F#  
Crash through the surface, where they can' t hurt us
                G                              D                 Em  
We' re far from the shallow now
Post-Chorus
Am                                      D/F#  
        In the sha-ha-sha-ha-low
G                      D                                 Em  
        In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-low
Am                                      D/F#  
        In the sha-ha-sha-ha-ha-low
                        G                              D                 Em  
        We' re far from the shallow now
Bridge
Bm      D  
Wooaaaah
A            Em         Bm         D         A  
Woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
  Am                                                    D/F#  
I' m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
G                            D                    Em  
I' ll never meet the ground
Am                                                                 D/F#  
Crash through the surface, where they can' t hurt us
                G                              D                 Em  
We' re far from the shallow now
Post-Chorus
Am                                      D/F#  
        In the sha-ha-sha-ha-low
G                      D                                 Em  
        In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-low
Am                                      D/F#  
        In the sha-ha-sha-ha-ha-low
                        G                              D                 Em  
        We' re far from the shallow now