Rolling In The Deep chords

by Adele

Song Key: B Minor ( Relative Minor of D Major)

Key Signature: 2 sharps (F#, C#)

Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)

Tempo: 104 bpm (Moderate driving beat)

Vocal Range: Bb3 - D5

Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate

Chords: Bm, F#m, G, A

Power Chords (optional): B5, F#5, G5, A5

Rolling In The Deep

The Relative Major Key of Bm is highlighted - Transpose to any other key.

                  Bm
Intro: 4/4 ‖              |      𝄎      ‖

   Bm             F#m
1. There's a fire start-ing in my heart
   A                             F#m                      A
   Reach-ing a fev-er pitch it's bring-ing me out the dark
   Bm              F#m
   Fin-al-ly I can see you crys-tal clear
   A                             F#m                     A 
   Go a-head and sell me out and I'll lay your stuff bare
   Bm                   F#m
   See how I leave with ev-‘ry piece of you
   A                           F#m                  A
   Don't un-der-est-i-mate the things that I will do 
   Bm             F#m
   There's a fire start-ing in my heart
   A                                 F#m                      A
   Reach-ing a fev-er pitch and it's bring-ing me out the dark

       G             A                    F#m
Bridge: The scars of your love re-mind me of us
                     G                               
        They keep me think-ing that we al-most had it all
                     A                       F#m
        The scars of your love they leave me breath-less
                     F#m
        I can't help feel-ing

                             Bm      A
Chorus: We could have had it a – a - all
                        G
        Rol-ling in the dee – ee - eep
            A               Bm           A
        You had my heart in-side of your hand
                G                  A        
        And you played it   To the bea – ea - eat   Yea – ea - ea – eh...
        
        
               Bm
        ‖              |      𝄎      ‖    
        

   Bm              F#m
2. Ba-by I have no sto-ry to be told
       A                               F#m                       A
   But I've heard one on you   And I'm gon-na make your head burn
   Bm                 F#m
   Think of me in the depths of your des-pair
   A                           F#m                      A
   Make a home down there   As mine sure won't be shared

       G             A                    F#m
Bridge: The scars of your love re-mind me of us
                     G
        They keep me think-ing that we al-most had it all
                     A                       F#m
        The scars of your love they leave me breath-less

        I can't help feel-ing

                             Bm      A
Chorus: We could have had it a – a - all
                        G
        Rol-ling in the dee – ee - eep
            A               Bm           A
        You had my heart in-side of your hand
                G                A        
        And you played it to the bea – ea – eat

            A                   G       A
Chorus: You could have had this a – a - all
                        Bm         A
        Rol-ling in the dee – ee - eep
            A               G
        You had my heart in-side of your hand
                A        
        But you played it   With a beat-in’

   Bm
3. Throw your soul through ev-e-ry o-pen door   (woah)

   Count your bles-sings to find what you look for   (woah)
   Bm
   Turn my sor-row in-to treas-ured gold   (woah)

   You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow  (woah)


    Bm                     A
** (You're gon-na wish you ne-ver had met me) 
                         G                                           A 
    We could have had it all (Tears are gon-na fall, rol-ling in the deep) 
                         Bm                                        A
    We could have had it all  Yea-ea-ea-eh (You're gon-na wish you ne-ver had met me)
       G           
    It all   it all   it all   (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)


           A                 Bm      A
Chorus: We could have had it a – a - all
                        G
        Rol-ling in the dee -  ee - eep
            A               Bm           A
        You had my heart in-side of your hand
                G
        And you played it   To the be-e-e-eat


            A                 Bm      A
Chorus: You could have had it a – a - all
                        G
        Rol-ling in the dee – ee - eep
            A               Bm           A
        You had my heart in-side of your ha-a-a-a-ands
                G
        But you played it   You played it   You played it
            A                Bm
        You played it to the beat...

Notes:

Beginners: Fairly easy, although you will need to know some barre chords.
The song can be played using all power chords since the strumming pattern is all down-beat. This means all the chords are '5' chords, which means you play the tonic and 5th interval of the each chord omitting the 3rd interval.

The chord formula is 1 - 5 (2-note power chord), or 1-5-1 (3-note power chord). You can do this by simply playing all the chords as barre chords and hitting the bottom 3 strings on each down-stroke.

You may want to play the Bm with the barre on the 7th fret using an Em shape. All the other chords are E-shape chords, although technically speaking, since you're playing power chords and only hitting the bottom 3 strings, you can play all the power chords using the Em shape... very easy. Instead of Bm - F#m - G - A, the power chords would read, B5 - F#5 - G5 - A5.
Remember that power chords are neither major or minor due to the omission of the 3rd. This means you can play power chords over major and minor chords and they sound fine.
The down-stroke pattern is ↓↓ ↓↓ ↓↓ ↓↓ (1& 2& 3& 4&) - each down stroke is muted with the palm of your hand.
I have used 'normal chords' on the song chart just in case you want to play it differently, and for beginners who may find the above a little confusing.

Song Details:

Songwriters: Paul Epworth, Adele Adkins
Date: 2010
Lyrics Begin: There's a fire starting in my heart, reaching a fever pitch, and it's bringing me out the dark.
Performing Artist: Adele
Single Release: 29 November 2010
Album: 21
Recorded: May 2009 – October 2010
Released: 24 January 2011

About the Song

Rolling In The Deep was Adele's first No. 1 hit in the US, reaching number 1 in 11 other countries.

It was the first single released from the album 21 (digital release), and was motivated after Adele’s relationship with her boyfriend had ended.

The song was the means for Adele’s well-deserved breakthrough to success in the USA and internationally. It went to number 1 in more than 10 countries and sold more than 7 million copies in the USA. The song was Adele’s first number 1 hit in the US and it stayed in that position for 7 weeks, remaining in the charts for more than twelve months.

In 2012, the song became the highest selling digital song by a female artist. The song was nominated for numerous awards including MTV Music Video Awards, Grammy Awards and Billboard Awards. The result - it won 3 MTV Awards, 3 Grammy Awards and Billboard Year End Top Hot 100 Single.

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