Water Chords

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Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	F
Capo:	no capo

Author plasticdel [a] 316. Last edit on Mar 29, 2020

Chords

F7sus4

Bb6

Fm7

Bbsus2/F

Eb/F

Bb5

Eb5

Dm/C

Dm/Bb

Dm/A

Bb/F

Bb7sus4

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[Chords]
F7sus4      X8881111
Bb6         XXX687
Bb          X8X76X
Fm7         XXX898
Bbsus2/F    113311
Eb/F        X8888X
F           X8101010X
Bb          X88101110
Eb          XX888X
Bb5         688XXX
Eb5         X688XX
F5          X81010XX
Dm          XX0231
Dm/C        X30231
Dm/Bb       X10231
Dm/A        X00231
G           320033
G7          320031
Bb/F        1133XX
Bb7sus4     1111XX
F           133XXX
 
 
 
[Intro]
F7sus4
 
[Verse 1]
N.C.                                  Bb6     Bb
The foreman over there hates the gang
N.C.                                          Fm7
The poor people on the barbs get it so rough
N.C.                                  F7sus4
The truck driver drives like a devil
N.C.                                  Bbsus2/F
The policemen - they're acting so tough
N.C.
They need water
Fm7               Eb/F
Good, good water
N.C.
We need water
F7sus4
And I'm sure there ain't one of us here
N.C
Who'd say, "no" to somebody's daughter
N.C.
(No! No! No! No! No!)
 
F///
Eb/F
F/
Eb/F
Bb////
Eb
F
F7sus4//
Bb/////
Eb/
F///
Eb
F
Bb///
Eb///
Bb5
 
[Verse 2]
    Eb5 F5                        Bb5   Bb   Eb5
The foreman over there hates the gang
F5       F            Eb5  F        Bb       Eb5
The poor people on the barbs get it so rough
F5            Eb5 F5          Bb             Eb5
Truck drivers drive like the devil
          F5          Eb5  F5        Bb
The policemen they're acting so tough
 
[Chorus]
F5
They need water
Dm  Dm/C Dm/Bb
Good water
Dm/A      G    G7
They need water
Bb5
And maybe somebody's daughter
 
[Verse 3]
Eb5 F5                    Bb5   Bb   Eb5
   Indian Lake is burning
F5       F    Eb5  F     Bb       Eb5
 The New York skyline is hazy
F5         Eb5 F5       Bb             Eb5
 The River Thames is turned black
  F5      Eb5  F5    Bb
The whole world is blazing
 
[Chorus]
F5
They need water
Dm  Dm/C Dm/Bb
Good water
Dm/A      G    G7
They need water
Bb5
And maybe somebody's daughter
 
[Bridge]
Bb                    F     Bb   F   Bb
Give me, give me good water
F                                     Bb   F   Bb
Give me, give me,  give me good water
F                                   Bb F Bb  F
Give me good water, please don’t refuse me mister
                C
I’ve seen your daughter at the oasis and I’m beginning to blister
 
[Verse 4]
 Eb5   F                     Bb5   Bb   Eb5
My Chevrolet just made of steel
F5    F      Eb5        Bb   Eb5
Your crop is laying foul
F5          Eb5 F5            Bb
My grass skirt's lost its green
Eb5  F          Eb5  F5      Bb
I'm alive but I don't know how
 
[Chorus]
F5
They need water
Dm Dm/C Dm/Bb
Good water
Dm/A G G7
They need water
 
[Outro]
Bb5 N.C.                       F  Eb5  F
        Gimme gimme gimme good water
Bb              Eb5    E5   F5
Wow, gimme gimme gimme good water
Bb                     F     Bb   F
Gimme gimme gimme good water
Bb       F                       Bb                                F
Come on gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme warm water
Bb        F      Bb   F   Bb   F   Bb   F                           Bb
Hey, good water                         Come on, Come on, gimme water wow
 
[Fade out]
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Bb/F is in fact Bb5/F, but you don't seem to use that chord anymore. The last F is also F5 and it's not clear when to use which. Since you've already decleared the higher version of the F5 chord, i'd recommend using F5* for the 133xxx Seems to be a very detailed tab though :)