Water BY
View chords used in this chart
[intro]
F7sus4 Bb(add4)
----11-------11--------------10----------
------11-------11-----11-------11--------
---8----8---8----8---8--8---8----8---8---
--8--------8--------8------8--------8----
-8--------8--------8------8--------8-----
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The foreman over there hates the gang
|-6------------
|-8------------
|-7--.-.-.-.-.-
|--------------
|--------------
|--------------
The poor people on the farms get it so rough
|-8--8-8-8--
|-9--9-9-9--
|-8---------
|-----------
|-----------
|-----------
Truck drivers drive like the devil
|---11--
|--11---
|-8-----
|-------
|-------
|-------
The policemen they're acting so tough
|-------------------
|-------------------
|-10----------------
|-10-/-/-/-/-/-/-/--
|-8-----------------
|-8-----------------
They need water Good water
|-------------- |---------
|-------------- |-----8---
|----------1--- |----8----
|----/-/-/-3--- |---8-----
|-3--------3--- |--8------
|-1------------ |---------
They need water
|--11---------------
|--11---------------
|--8----------------
|--8----------------
|--8----------------
|-------------------
And I'm sure there isn't one of us here who'd say no to somebody's daughter
No, no, no...
[approximate strum pattern...]
F (Eb) Bb(add4) (Eb) F7sus4 (Eb) Bb(add4) (Eb)
||------------------------|----10-10--10-----|----11-11---|-10-10-10---||
||-10-10-10---------------|-11-11-11--11-----|----11-11---|-11-11-11---||
||-10-10-10-10-8-10--10-8-|-8--8--8---8--8-8/|-10-8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8/||
||-10-10-10-10-8-10--10-8-|-8--8--8---8--8-8/|-10-8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8/||
||-8--8--8--8--8-8---8----|-8--8--8---8---(6)|-8--8--8--8-|----------6/||
||------------------------|------------------|------------|------------||
F Bb(add4)
The foreman over there hates the gang
F Bb(add4)
The poor people on the farms get it so rough
F Bb(add4)
Truck drivers drive like the devil
F Bb(add4)
The policemen they're acting so tough
F5
They need water
Dm Dm/C Dm/Bb Dm/A
Good water
---|----1--|---1--|---1---|---1---|
---|----3--|---3--|---3---|---3---|
---|----2--|---2--|---2---|---2---|
-3-|-0----0|------|-------|-------|
-3-|-------|-3---3|-1----1|-0-----|
-1-|-------|------|-------|-------|
G7 Bb
They need water
And maybe somebody's daughter
| F7sus4 | Bb(add4) | F | Bb(add4) |
Indian Lake is burning
The New York skyline is hazy
The River Thames is turning dry
The whole world is a-blazing
We need water
Wow yeah, good water
Ooh, we need water
And maybe somebody's daughter
F F Bb F Bb F7
Ah gimme gimme good water
|-13-13-|--------------------|
|-13-13-|-10/11-10-10/11-/13-|
|-10-10-|-10----10-10--------|
|-10-10-|-10/12-10-10/12-/13-|
|-------|--------------------|
|-------|--------------------|
A-gimme gimme gimme good water
Gimme good water
Please don't refuse me, mister
C C
I seen your daughter at the Oasis
C
And I'm beginning to blister
|-----------------|----|
|-----------------|----|
|-----------------|----|
|---------------1-|-3--|
|---------3-3-3---|----|
|-----------------|----|
My Chevrolet just made steam
Your crop is laying foul
My grass skirt's lost its green
I'm alive, but I don't know how
I need water
Good good water
They need water
Gimme gimme gimme good water
Wow, gimme gimme gimme good water
Gimme gimme gimme good water
Come on gimme gimme gimme...
(Somebody...champagne!)
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How to play Water BY
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.