Water – guitar tab
Water | guitar tab
By the Who, 1970
>Available on Rarities Vol II., 1983, Two's Missing, 1987, and Odds & Sods reissue, 1998
Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd.
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Previous transcription by Andy Dennis
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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 2001-05-22 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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F7sus4 x 8 8 8 11 11
Bb(add4) x(8)8 8 11 10
F x 8 10 10 10 x
F5 133xxx
Bb5 x133xx
G7 3x0031
C x355xx
Note: leads are approximate
[intro]
F7sus4 Bb(add4)
----11-------11------------------10----------
------11-------11-----11x----------11--------
---8----8---8----8---8---8-------8---8---8---
--8--------8--------8-----8----8--------8----
-8--------8--------8----------8--------8-----
---------------------------------------------
The foreman over there hates the gang
|-6------------
|-8------------
|-7--.-.-.-.-.-
|--------------
|--------------
|--------------
The poor people on the porch get it so rough
|-8--8-8---
|-9--9-9---
|-8--8-8---
|----------
|----------
|----------
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--- |--8------
|0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1----- |---------
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...
[verse; 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-x-x-|-8--8--8--8-8/.||
||.10-10-10-10-8-10--10-8-|-8--8--8---8--8-8/|-10-8--8-x-x-|-8--8--8--8-8/.||
||-8--8--8--8--8-8---8----|-8--8--8---8---(6)|-8--8--8-x-x-|----------6-6/-||
||------------------------|------------------|-------------|---------------||
|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 F7b5 F | |Dm |Dm/C |Dm/Bb |Dm/A |
They need water Good water (They...)
|---------------|-----------------|----1--|--1---|--1----|---1------|
|---------------|-----------------|----3--|--3---|--3----|---3------|
|---------------|-----------------|----2--|--2---|--2----|---2------|
|3--3--3-3-1-3--|3--3-1h3-1-1h3-1-|0-----0|------|-------|----------|
|3--3--3-3-1-3--|3--3-1h3-1-1h3-1-|-------|3----3|1-----1|-0--0-----|
|1--1--1-1-1-1--|1--1-------------|-------|------|-------|------3-1-|
G7 |Bb |
They need water And maybe somebody's daughter
|F7sus4 |Bb(add4) |F F7sus4 F |Bb(add4) |
|11---11--11-11-11---|10-10-10----------|-----------------|----------|
|11---11--11-11-11---|11-11-11----------|-----------------|----------|
|8----8---8--8--8--xx|8--8--8--8-8-8-8\-|--3-3-3-3-1------|3---3--1--|
|8----8---8--8--8--xx|8--8--8--8-8-8-8\-|3-3-3-3-3-1-3--3-|3---3--1--|
|8----8---8--8--8----|---------6-6-6-6\-|3-3-3-3-3---3--3-|1---1--1--|
|--------------------|------------------|1--------------1-|----------|
Indian Lake is burning
New York skyline is hazy
The River Thames is turning dry
The whole world is blazing
|F5 F7b5 F | |Dm |Dm/C |Dm/Bb |Dm/A |
We need water Wow yeah, good water Ooh, they need
|---------------|-----------------|1---1--|1--1--|1--1---|1----1----|
|---------------|-----------------|3---3--|3--3--|3--3---|3----3----|
|----------1----|-----------------|2---2--|2--2--|2--2---|2----2----|
|--3---1h3---3--|-------3---------|0-----0|------|-------|----------|
|--3------------|3-3----3---------|-------|3----3|1-----1|-0--------|
|1-1-1----------|1-1----1---------|-------|------|-------|----------|
|G7 |Bb |F
Water and maybe somebody's daughter
|F |Bb |F |Bb |
(Ah gimme...)
|----------|------------------|--------|----------|
|----------|------------------|--------|----------|
|---3---3-3|-------3-3-1-3-1^-|--------|----------|
|3--3-3-3-3|3-3-3--3-3-1-3-1^-|3--3-3--|3-3-3----3|
|3--3------|------------------|--------|----------|
|1---------|------------------|--1-1-1-|-1--1----1|
|F | Bb F Bb F |
Ah gimme gimme good water (A-gimme...)
|-------------|------------------------------|
|-------------|-10h11-10-11--10--------------|
|-------------|-10----10-10--10--------------|
|3-3----3--3--|-10h12-10-12--10--------------|
|3-3----3--3--|-------------------8-8-8-8----|
|1-1----1--1--|--------------------------11-9|
|F | Bb F Bb F7 |
A-gimme gimme gimme good water (Gimme good...)
|-------------|----------------------------|
|-------------|-10h11-10-11--10------------|
|---10--10-10-|-10----10-10--10------------|
|---10--10-10-|-10h12-10-12--10------------|
|8--8---8--8--|-----------------8-8-8-8----|
|---8---8--8--|------------------------11-9|
|F | Bb F Bb F |
Gimme good water, please don't refuse me, mister, I seen your
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------|-10h11-10-11--10--------------|
|-----10----10--10---|-10----10-10--10---10-10------|
|-----10----10--10---|-10h12-10-12--10---10-10------|
|8----8-----8---8----|-------------------8--8-------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|C C |C |F
Daughter at the Oasis and I'm beginning to blister (My Chev...)
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----
|5----------------5-------------|5-------------------------|----
|5----------------5-------------|5-----------------------1-|3---
|3----------------3-------------|3-----------------3-3-3---|----
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----
My Chevrolet just made steam
Your crop is layin' foul
My grass skirt's lost its green
I'm alive, but I don't know how
|F5 Eb/F F | |Dm |Dm/C |Dm/Bb |
I need water Good good water
|---------------|-----------------|-------|------|-------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------|------|-------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------|------|-------|
|3--3--3-1-3-3-1|3--3--3-1-3-3----|-------|------|-------|
|3--3--3-1-3-3-1|3--3--3-1-3-3----|3^(5)-5|3----3|1-----1|
|1--1--1-1-1-1-1|1--1--1-1-1-1----|-------|------|-------|
|Dm/A |G7 |Bb |
They need water
|----------|------------------|-------|
|----------|------------------|-------|
|----------|------------------|3------|
|----------|-----3h5-3h5-3h5\-|3------|
|-0--------|------------------|1------|
|----------|3-----------------|-------|
Gimme gimme gimme good water
Wow, gimme gimme gimme good water
Gimme gimme gimme good water
|F |Bb |F |
(water)
|------------|---------------------|----------1----------|
|------------|---------------------|-----------4-1-4/6-6-|
|------------|------------1-1^-1---|---------------------|
|3--3-3-3--3-|---3-3--1-3-------3-1|3--3--1-3------------|
|3--3-3-3----|1--------------------|---------------------|
|1--1-1-1---1|---------------------|---------------------|
|Bb |F |
Come on Gimme, gimme, a gimme, gimme
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|4-6-6--6-4--6-6-6--4--6-6-|6-4-6-6-6-4/6-6-6-6-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|Bb |F |
Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme more water
|8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4-------|8p4-8p4-6p4-6p4-------------|
|---6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6------|---6---6---6---6------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------5--8-10-8--|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------10|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|Bb |F |Bb |
hey more water
|-------------------------|----------------1---|----4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4|
|-------------------------|----------------1-4-|4^--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--|
|8^---8-5--3-1------------|----------1-3^------|---------------------|
|-------------3-1-3-------|----3-1-3-----------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|------------------1h4-1h4|1-------------------|---------------------|
|F |Bb |F |Bb |
|4/1-1-------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----1-3p1---------------|1--1-1-1--1-----|---------------|----------------|
|------3p1---------------|1--1-1-1--1-----|---------------|--------8-8----8|
|----------3--3-3--3-1---|1--1-1-1--1-----|3/6-6/8\--3-3--|--8--6--8-8----8|
|----------------------3-|----------------|---------------|--------6-6--6-6|
|------------------------|------------4-1-|1/4-4/6\--1-1--|--6--4----------|
|F |Bb |
come on come on, gimme water wow,
|-----------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------|10----------|
|8/10--------10------8--------|8----------8|
|8/10--------10------8--------|8----------8|
|6/8---------8-------8--------|8----------6|
|-----------------------------|------------|
|F |Bb
water water gimme, a-gimme good water
|--------------------------------|------------
|--------------------------------|10--10---10-
|10----10----10-------8----------|8---8----8--
|10----10----10-------8----------|8---8----8--
|8-----8-----8--------8----------|8---8----8--
|--------------------------------|------------
(Somebody...champagne!)
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[Extra verse from stage versions]
Samson seems sorta sweaty
The draftsman they smudged their work
The captain of a ship is swimming
Then just wore off a keen bank clerk [?]
[bridge from stage versions]
F F Bb F Bb F7
Ah gimme gimme good water
|-13-13-|--------------------|
|-13-13-|-10h11-10-10h11-/13-|
|-10-10-|-10----10-10--------|
|-10-10-|-10h12-10-10h12-/13-|
|-------|--------------------|
|-------|--------------------|
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