What The Water Gave Me Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Only bass)

 Chords: Bm D G F♯m

Bars: 4 4 2 2

Riff

Verse 1

 Chords: Bm D G F♯m

Bars: 4 4 2 2

You only hear the bass in the verses but

I'll show the chords with the lyrics in case of...

Bm

DTime it tooGk us F♯m

BmTo where the watDer was

GThat's what the F♯mwater gavBme me

DAnd time goes qGuickerF♯m

BmBetween the twDo of us

GOh, my F♯mlove, don't forBmsake me

DTake what the water gEmave me

Chorus

(You still pretty much only hear the bass but

I usually play power-chords when the drums fade in)

 Lay me dEmown Bm

 Let the Donly soAund

 Be the Emoverflow Bm

 Pockets fDull of stonAes

 Lay me dEmown Bm

 Let the Donly sAound

 Be the EmooooBmverfDlow F♯m

Verse 2

(The same as the 1st with the riff and all)

Bm

 And Doh poor GAtlas F♯m

 The world's Bma beast of a burdDen

 You've been hGolding F♯mon a lBmong time

 And Dall this lGonging F♯m

 And the Bmships are leDft to rust

GThat's what the F♯mwater gEmave us

Chorus

 Lay me dEmown Bm

 Let the Donly soAund

 Be the Emoverflow Bm

 Pockets fDull of stonAes

 Lay me dEmown Bm

 Let the Donly sAound

 Be the EmooooBmverfDlow F♯m

Bridge

(First 2 are open chords then

it's switched to power chords with PM)

 'Cause they took your lEmoved ones

 But returned them in excBmhange for you

 But would you have it any Gother way? A

 Would you Emhave it any Gother way?

 You could hAave had it any Emother way

Verse 3

(Instead of the usual guitar

riff there are quiet PMd chords)

Bm

 'Cause she's a crDueller miGstress F♯m

 And the Bmbargain mDust be made

 ButG oh, my love, dF♯mon't forBmget me

 But DI let the water tGake me F♯m Em

Chorus

(Still with the bass, maybe a couple of slides

and notice the change at the last line!!!)

 Lay me Emdown Bm

 Let the Donly soAund

 Be the Emoverflow Bm

 Pockets fDull of stonAes

 Lay me dEmown Bm

 Let the Donly sAound

 Be the EmooooBmverfGlow A

Chorus

(This time with a change)

 Lay me Emdown Bm

 Let the Donly soAund

 Be the Goverflow Bm

 Pockets fDull of stonAes

 Lay me dEmown Bm

 Let the Donly sAound

 Be the GoooBmoverDflow D

Then just continue with the regular Chorus chords until it fades out

Hope you enjoy this awesome song as much as I do,

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