Submarines chords by
The Lumineers (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1

G

C

G

D

I believe submarines

G

C

G

D

Underneath deep blue seas

G

C

G

D

Saw the flags, Japanese

G

C

G

D

No one will believe me

Bridge 1

Em

Ran back to the town bar

D

G

and I told the people how

Em

D

I had seen the submarine

C

And everyone laughed aloud

Interlude 1

G

C

G

D

G

C

G

D

Verse 2

G

C

G

D

I did spy periscopes

G

C

G

D

Dead of night on the eastern coast

G

C

G

D

The police made them jokes

G

C

G

D

Told me I'd seen a ghost

Bridge 2

Em

D

Everyone thinks I'm a liar

G

D

No one knows the truth

Em

D

If it was a bigger fire

Cmaj9

I would be on the roof

Interlude 2

G

C

G/B

D/F#

G

C

G/B

D/F#

G

C

G/B

D/F#

G

C

G/B

D/F#

Verse 3
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Ships will rust in Baldwin Bay
D D 
 
(Let me go!)
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
No one trusts what I say (I don't know!)
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh my God, no one paid
D D 
 
(Attention!)
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Overnight my hair turned gray
D D 
 
(Oh oh oh!)

Bridge 3

Em

D

G

In the end it boils down to credibility

Em

D

I had none, so I will die

Cadd9

with the secrets of the sea

Outro 1
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
(Submarine!)
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
(Can't find me!)
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Submarine
D D 
 
G G 
 
(Submarine!)

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG C D Em Cmaj9...

Chords

G
C
D
Em
Cmaj9
G/B
D/F#
Cadd9

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Submarines by The Lumineers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Submarines the way The Lumineers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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