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[Intro]
    G      D7     G   D7Well its..
[Chorus]
GWater, water D7ev'rywhere
And not a drop to Gdrink, So G7tell me now
COh, what else can a Gpoor fellow do
But D7sit right down and Gthink
[Verse 1]
Think about his Cgirl
Think about the times we had,  Gtogether, boy
   COn Friday we'd Gpaint the town
But D7now she ain't Garound, theres D7only
[Chorus]
GWater, water D7ev'rywhere
And not a drop to Gdrink, So G7tell me now
COh, what else can a Gpoor fellow do
But D7sit right down and Gthink
[Verse 2]
Think about some Ctea
Even if I wanted to Gbe, a tee-totaller
   CIt's only the Gsalty sea
BetD7ween the drink and Gme, it D7drives you mad
[Chorus]
GWater, water D7ev'rywhere
And not a drop to Gdrink, So G7tell me now
COh, what else can a Gpoor fellow do
But D7sit right down and Gthink
[Verse 3]
Think about Croast beef
Think about some fish and Gchips, in newspaper
   CThese galley meals Gare okay
But D7sausage ev'ry Gday, it's as D7bad as 
[Chorus]
GWater, water D7ev'rywhere
And not a drop to Gdrink, So G7tell me now
COh, what else can a Gpoor fellow do
But D7sit right down and Gthink
[Verse 4]
Think about those Cgirls
In the pin-up photographs Ghuh, around your bunk
   CThey're standing withGin arm's reach
And D7ev'ry one a Gpeach, it's D7just like
[Outro]
GWater, water D7ev'rywhere
And not a drop to Gdrink, So G7tell me now
COh, what else can a Gpoor fellow do
But D7sit right down, on the deck, and Gthink

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Water Water

by Tommy Steele

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D7 G D7

Well its..

[Chorus]

G D7

Water, water ev'rywhere

G G7

And not a drop to drink, So tell me now

C G

Oh, what else can a poor fellow do

D7 G

But sit right down and think

[Verse 1]

Think about his girl

Think about the times we had, together, boy

C G

On Friday we'd paint the town

D7 G D7

But now she ain't around, theres only

[Chorus]

G D7

Water, water ev'rywhere

G G7

And not a drop to drink, So tell me now

C G

Oh, what else can a poor fellow do

D7 G

But sit right down and think

[Verse 2]

Think about some tea

Even if I wanted to be, a tee-totaller

C G

It's only the salty sea

D7 G D7

Between the drink and me, it drives you mad

[Chorus]

G D7

Water, water ev'rywhere

G G7

And not a drop to drink, So tell me now

C G

Oh, what else can a poor fellow do

D7 G

But sit right down and think

[Verse 3]

Think about roast beef

Think about some fish and chips, in newspaper

C G

These galley meals are okay

D7 G D7

But sausage ev'ry day, it's as bad as

[Chorus]

G D7

Water, water ev'rywhere

G G7

And not a drop to drink, So tell me now

C G

Oh, what else can a poor fellow do

D7 G

But sit right down and think

[Verse 4]

Think about those girls

In the pin-up photographs huh, around your bunk

C G

They're standing within arm's reach

D7 G D7

And ev'ry one a peach, it's just like

[Outro]

G D7

Water, water ev'rywhere

G G7

And not a drop to drink, So tell me now

C G

Oh, what else can a poor fellow do

D7 G

But sit right down, on the deck, and think

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