Artist: Shakey Graves
Song: The Waters
Tuning: Open D (D A D F# A D)
No capo
This tab is for the wonderful performance on Live for Musical Chairs
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YZgDCKriLI)
Chords:
D 000000 G 555555
Dsus4 000100 A 777777
Dsus#4 000200 B5 99912xx
D5 000300 D5* 000xxx (bend the 2nd fret on the lowest string for the riff)
D#5 000010 G5 555xxx (575xxx is used for the riff)
D6 000020 E5* 202xxx
D7 000030 F5* 303xxx
Bm x20020 F#5 404xxx
Gmaj9 5x0000 A5 777xxx
G7 555575 Bm7 9-9-9-12-12-12
[Intro] (During Bm do Hammer-ons from open 5th string to 2nd fret)
D Dsus4 Dsus#4
D D#5 D6 D7
Bm Gmaj9
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5 D D#5 D6 D7
[Verse]
D Dsus4 Dsus#4
Well I went down to wander round the waters today
D
Something on my mind would not go away
Bm Gmaj9
That cute girl from the bookstore that didn't even know my name
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5 D D#5 D6 D7
Bm Gmaj9
Yeah well a fish with ugly eyes jumped into my hands
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5 D D#5 D6 D7
Oh it was no surprise I was begging again
G A
Yeah I seem to only want them before they put the coins in my tin
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5 D D#5 D6 D7
[Chorus]
Bm
Yeah but I've been known to wander
G
By the waters every now and again
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
D D#5 D6 D7
D7
[Verse]
B5
Yeah well my teachers always said you're gonna get hurt
D5*
Yeah them girls been known to shove and push you in dirt
G5 A
Well I don't think I'll listen oh I kinda like the way that it burns
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
D#5 D6 D7
Bm Gmaj9
Yeah but my only spot of refuge is a stream in the town
D5 E5* F5* F#5*
The river gives a feeling that your sorrows can drown
G5 A5
Well I jump into the waters where the fishes and the minos can swim
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5 D D#5 D6 D7
[Chorus]
Bm
Yeah but I've been known to wander
G A
By the waters every now and again
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
D D#5 D6 D7
[Bridge]
Bm G D5*
Yeah well sometimes I feel like I am dying
Bm G D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
You know I need oh someone to revive me
G A
You know over by the waters yea that's where she can find me
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
D D#5 D6 D7
G G7 A
Yeah over by the waters that's where she can find me
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
G A G D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
Yeah over by the waters oh that's where she can find me
D#5 D6 D7
That's where she can find me
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5 D#5 D6 D7
Yeah that's where she can find Oh little ol' me
N.C.
Mm-hhmm
[Interlude]
B5
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
D D#5 D6 D7
Bm7
[Outro]
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
D D#5 D6 D7
Yea that's where you can find me
D Dsus4 Dsus#4 D5
That's where you can
D D#5 D6 D7
Find me