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TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - Collective Conciousness Society (CCS)
CCS were an early 70's studio band made up of session musicians headed by Alexis Korner.
They're most famous for their cover of Whole Lotta Love which was used as the theme tune to BBC's "Top Of The
Pops" throughout the 1970's and early 1980's.
Tap Turns On The Water was a top five hit in the UK 1971.
Standard tuning 
Intro:   G  
Then:   C   E   Fx 6
then:   C   E   F  G  
then:   C   B   A   G   F   E   G   E   E   G   E   D   C   A   G   D   C   E   D   Cx 2   (phew!!)
Stay on C
Alexis Korner vocals come in @ 01.02
CPeek through the bathroom door   (did yBbou ever? Did yoFu ever?)
CSee your sister in the raw?       (Did Bbyou ever?  Did Fyou ever?)
CSwear you could booze all night?   (Did Bbyou ever?  Did Fyou ever?)
CSweating hard and you're turning white?   (BbDid you ever?  DFid you ever?)
CThey're wrong so you're cutting out    (BbDid you ever?   DiFd you ever?)
CBack to the window when they've all gone out   (BbYes you did! You Fknow you did!)
 C   E   Fx 4
CTap turEns on the waFter   sCee the Ewater Fflow aCcorn maEkes the fForest wCatch the fEorest Fgrow
CEverything's behEind yFou everCything's Eto cFome 
CCome and rEide the riFver coCme and fEind the Fsun
 D   G   Ax 3
D G A Gb
DNow's Dbthe tiBme to gAet up GanGbd do Ait  doGbn't blame Ait Gbto thEe riDght wBhen theAre's Eso DmucGbh to Ebe donDe
DNow's tDbhe tiBme to aAdmit GthaGbt yoAu blew it lGbeft tAime Gbto do Eit Dright Bcos Athe EjubilDee Gbhas EcomDe
FTap tuGrns on the wAbater seFe the waGters fAblow acoFrn makGes the fAborest wFatch the Gforest grAbow 

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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A minor

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Ccs - Tap Turns On The Water

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Ccs - Tap Turns On The Water

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TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - Collective Conciousness Society (CCS)

CCS were an early 70's studio band made up of session musicians headed by Alexis Korner.

They're most famous for their cover of Whole Lotta Love which was used as the theme tune to BBC's "Top Of The

Pops" throughout the 1970's and early 1980's.

Tap Turns On The Water was a top five hit in the UK 1971.

Standard tuning

Intro:

C E F

Then: x 6

C E F G

then:

C B A G F E G E E G E D C A G D C E D C

then: x 2 (phew!!)

Stay on C

Alexis Korner vocals come in @ 01.02

C Bb F

Peek through the bathroom door (did you ever? Did you ever?)

C Bb F

See your sister in the raw? (Did you ever? Did you ever?)

C Bb F

Swear you could booze all night? (Did you ever? Did you ever?)

C Bb F

Sweating hard and you're turning white? (Did you ever? Did you ever?)

C Bb F

They're wrong so you're cutting out (Did you ever? Did you ever?)

C Bb F

Back to the window when they've all gone out (Yes you did! You know you did!)

C E F

x 4

C E F C E F C E F C E F

Tap turns on the water see the water flow acorn makes the forest watch the forest grow

C E F C E F

Everything's behind you everything's to come

C E F C E F

Come and ride the river come and find the sun

D G A

x 3

D G A Gb

D Db B A G Gb A Gb A Gb E D B A E D Gb E D

Now's the time to get up and do it don't blame it to the right when there's so much to be done

D Db B A G Gb A Gb A Gb E D B A E D Gb E D

Now's the time to admit that you blew it left time to do it right cos the jubilee has come

F G Ab F G Ab F G Ab F G Ab

Tap turns on the water see the waters flow acorn makes the forest watch the forest grow

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