Today in this lesson I will show you how to play Rolling In The Deep by Adele using only 5 Chords. Scroll down for a complete lesson.
Rolling In The Deep Chords
[Verse]
[Am]There’s a fire [Em]starting in my heart,
[G]Reaching a fever pitch and it’s [Em]bringing me out the dark[G]
[Am]Finally, I can [Em]see you crystal clear.
[G]Go ahead and sell me out and I’ll [Em]lay your shit bare.[G]
[Am]See how I leave, [Em]with every piece of you
[G]Don’t underestimate the [Em]things that I will do[G].
[Am]There’s a fire [Em]starting in my heart,
[G]Reaching a fever pitch and it’s [Em]bringing me out the dark[G]
[Pre-Chorus]
[F]The scars of your love, [G]remind me of us.
[Em]They keep me thinking [F]that we almost had it all
[F]The scars of your love, [G]they leave me breathless
[Em]I can’t help [E7]feeling…
[Chorus]
We could have had it [Am]all – o [G]all
Rolling in the [F]Deep…. [G]
You had my heart [Am]Inside of your [G]hand
And you [F]played it, To the [G]beat
[Verse]
[Am]Baby I have no [Em]story to be told,
[G]But I’ve heard one of you and I’m [Em]gonna make your head [G]burn.
[Am]Think of me in the [Em]depths of your despair.
[G]Making a home down there, [Em]as mine sure won’t be [G]shared.
[Pre-Chorus]
[F]The scars of your love, [G]remind me of us.
[Em]They keep me thinking [F]that we almost had it all
[F]The scars of your love, [G]they leave me breathless
[Em]I can’t help [E7]feeling…
[Chorus]
We could have had it [Am]all – o [G]all
Rolling in the [F]Deep…. [G]
You had my heart [Am]Inside of your [G]hand
And you [F]played it, To the [G]beat
We could have had it [Am]all – o [G]all
Rolling in the [F]Deep…. [G]
You had my heart [Am]Inside of your [G]hand
And you [F]played it, To the [G]beat
[Verse]
[Am]Throw yourself through ever open [Em]door [Whoa]
[G]Count your blessings to find [Em]what look for [G]
[Am]Turn my sorrow into treasured [Em]gold
And [G]pay me back in kind- You [Em]reap just what you [G]sow.
[Chorus]
([Am]You’re gonna wish you, [G]never had met me)
We could have had it [F]all… O- [G]All
We could have had it [Am]all yeah [G]
[F]It all
It all, It all [Rolling in [G]the deep]
We could have had it [Am]all – o [G]all
Rolling in the [F]Deep…. [G]
You had my heart [Am]Inside of your [G]hand
And you [F]played it, To the [G]beat
We could have had it [Am]all – o [G]all
Rolling in the [F]Deep…. [G]
You had my heart [Am]Inside of your [G]hand
And you [F]played it, To the [G]beat
How to play Rolling in the Deep on Guitar
Rolling in The Deep is without a doubt, one of the most popular songs by Adele from her 2011, album ’21’ and it is pretty easy to play as well. You just need 5 basic chords, Am, Em, G, F, and E7. That’s all.
Note: To sound exactly like the original song or to play along you have to use a capo on the 3rd fret.
Learning the Chords
As I have mentioned above we only need 5 basic chords that are: Am, Em, G, F, and E7. Here except for the F bar chord, the rest of the chords are open and pretty easy to play. It is also easy to switch between these chords since this song involves some fast and tricky chord switches that you can learn in the video above.
The Strumming Pattern
The strumming pattern is the simplest among all because it’s all downstrokes with a touch of palm muting to it. Do refer to the video above for a visual representation of this pattern.
Wrap
That’s everything you need to play this song from start to end. The only thing you have to work upon is the tricky chord switching part but except for that, the whole song is pretty easy to play.
