The Who - Water guitar tab

Water 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. Previous transcription by Andy Dennis ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== 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!) =========================================================================== [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-| |-------|--------------------| |-------|--------------------| ============= litgo@aol.com