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  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-|
                          |-------|--------------------|
                          |-------|--------------------|
  
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