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Dirty Water

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Rockin All Over The World 1977

Greg Harper webmaster at tabs-database.com.com

Francis: Standard Tuning

Richard: Open G- Capo 5th Fret

I have BASED this tablature on the live

version that can be found on Youtube.

Although Rick fill in between the words most of the time,

I have written down how he would play the chords.

Ricky has this little riff that goes:

D|-19-17-14-12-10-|

B|-17-15-12-10-8--|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

Chords (Rick):

DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD

C|x0000x F|555555 Bb|x555xx

DGDGBD DGDGBD

G|777777 D|222222

Chords (Francis-with Chorus):

E A D G B E E A D G B E EADGBE

C|8 10 10 9 x x F|x 8 10 10 x x Bb|688788

E A D G B E EADGBE

G|x 10 12 12 x x D|x5777x

Intro (Francis):

C Bb F C Bb C

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-5--------------------6-5---5---------5---------------------|

G|-7b-7b-rb-5--5b-rb-3------7---7-7b----7b-7b-rb-5----------5-|

D|--------------------------------------------------3-2-0---5-|

A|--------------------------------------------------------3-3-|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Main-On the record a C is played at the beginning of the verse.

Live, he misses it out:

C

Oh Oh Oh Oh (Oh Oh Oh Oh)

F

The waters gettin deep

G F

And I can't swim

G F G

'Cos its dirty dirty water

C F C G

Oh Oh Oh Oh (Oh Oh Oh Oh)

C G C

Many's the time I ask you to say

C G C F

Why do you feel so bad day to day

C F

Could it be you're wrong

C

To push yourself along

F

I say it's not a guess

You make yourself a mess

D G

And get yourself in deeper water

Bass comes in playing the root note twice to each chord.

C G C

Why do you think it's all wrong for you

C G C

Maybe it's in somethings that you do

F C

Baby, it's alright

F C

To stay up every night

F

If I could change your mind

F

I'd bring you back in line

D G

To do the things you really oughta

Whole band in full swing...

Bass does something like this:

C

G|----------------------------|

D|----------------------------|

A|-3-3---3-3------------------|

E|-----3-----3---1-1-1--1-1-1-|Etc.

C F

Oh oh oh oh the water's getting deep

G F

And I can't swim

G

If I could can I come in?

F G C F

Oh Oh Oh Oh the water's getting deep

G F

And I can't swim

G F

Because it's dirty, dirty water

C F

Oh Oh Oh Oh

C G

Oh Oh Oh Oh

Solo: |C| |G| |C| |C| |C| |G| |C| |C|

|F| |C| |F| |C| |F| |F| |D| |G|

E|-------12----15-12-----------------------------------------|

B|----13----13-------13--15-12-------------------------------|

G|-12--------------------------12-10-10h12p10-9--9h10p9----9-|

D|------------------------------------------------------12---|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------12----15----12------------------|

B|------------------------13----13----13----13--15-12--------|

G|---------------------12-----------------------------12-10--|

D|-12-10-9----9-10-------------------------------------------|

A|---------12------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------13-------13-------13----|

B|--------------------------------------13-------13-------13-|

G|-10h12p10-9-9h10p9----9-10----9----------14-------14-------|

D|-------------------12------12------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-12-------12-------12-----13-------13-------13----13-------|

B|----13-------13-------13-----13-------13-------13----13----|

G|-------12-------12--------------14-------14-------------14-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13-------13-------14-------14-------14-----13-12----------|

B|----13-------13-------15-------15-------15--------15-13-12-|

G|-------14----------------14-------14-----------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-14-12-------|

D|-------15-14-|

A|-------------|

E|-------------|

C G C

Why do you think it's all wrong for you

C G C F

Maybe it's in somethings that you do

C F

Baby, it's alright

C

To stay up every night

F

If I could change your mind

I'd bring you back in line

D G

To do the things you really oughta

C F

Oh Oh Oh Oh the water's getting deep

G F

And I can't swim

G Bb

If I could can I come in?

C F

Oh Oh Oh Oh the water's getting deep

G F

And I can't swim

G F G C

Because it's dirty, dirty water Oh Oh Oh Oh

The odd 7th chord appears on the track.

They don't always play it live though.

This tab is a good mixture of the two.

E-mail me if you want me to put it into bars for you.

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