m: Litgo
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:22:39 EST
Subject: TAB: Water BY: Who
Water
by the Who, 1970, 1973
written by Pete Townshend
Previous transcription by Andy Dennis
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transcribed by
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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 3×0031
C x355xx
[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——
——————————————
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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