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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:16
D | D | C | C
G | G | A7 | C
0:32
D | D | C | C
G | G | D7 | D7

Verse 1: 0:47
D
  High and dry in the
             D9
Long hot day,
D
  Lost and lonely in
          D7 | D7sus4 D
Every way.
1:02
          Am
Got the flats all around me, the sky up above,
 D
Yes, I need a little
              D7
Water of love.

Verse 2: 1:18
           D
I've been too long lonely and my
                 D9
Heart feels pain,
D
  Crying out for some
              D7 | D7sus4 D
Soothing rain.
1:35
Am
  I believe I've taken enough,
 D
Yes, I need a little water of love.

Chorus: 1:50
 Am
Water of love deep in the ground,
          G
But there ain't no water here
 D
To be found.
1:59
 Am
Some day, baby,
          Am7
When the river runs free,
            G!
It's gonna carry that
           D!
 Water of love to me.

Instrumental: 2:07
D | D | C | C
G | G | A7 | C

Verse 3: 2:22
           D
There's a bird up in a tree
                D9
Sitting up high,
D
  Sits there waiting
              D7 | D7sus4 D
For me to die.
2:38
Am
  If I don't get some water soon,
         D
I'll be dead and gone in the afternoon.

Chorus: 2:54
 Am
Water of love deep in the ground,
          G
But there ain't no water here
 D
To be found.
3:02
 Am
Some day, baby,
          Am7
When the river runs free,
            G!
It's gonna carry that
          D!
Water of love to me.

Instrumental: 3:11
D | D | C | C
G | G | A7 | C

Verse 4: 3:26
D
Once I had a woman I could
            D9
Call my own,
D
Once I had a woman, now my
                 D7 | D7sus4 D
Woman she's gone.
3:42
Am
Once there was a river, now there's a stone,
D
  You know, it's evil when you're living alone.

Chorus: 3:58
 Am
Water of love deep in the ground,
          G
But there ain't no water here
 D
To be found.
4:06
 Am
Some day, baby,
          Am7
When the river runs free,
            G!
It's gonna carry that
          D!
Water of love to... Carry that

Chorus: 4:14
 Am
Water of love deep in the ground,
          G
But there ain't no water here
 D
To be found.
4:22
 Am
Some day, baby,
          Am7
When the river runs free,
            G!
It's gonna carry that
          D!
Water of love to me.

Coda: (x3) 4:30
D | D | C | C
G7 | G7 | Am | C6

Key

key
D
original
key
D
D# C#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

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