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Intro (basically the first two minutes of the song)
Chords Em, E  
Picking going something like this:
e--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
g--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
d-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--
a---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----
e-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------
Mid-Break Bit
e--0-0-2-2-0-0--------
b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------
g--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----
d----------------2-2--
a------------------2--
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-
Verse Bit
I am not actually how BDB is actually playing it, but he may be doing a similar
picking pattern to the main intro bit, with alternating bass notes for the chords.
EmSo we've restored harmony
Smoothed the lines on the Cface
Of an old enemy
But there's no Amwood on the Dfire againEm  
We can meet any Amplace
You know Dwhere I know Gwhen
To B7go......
EmSkip like a CStone on the GWaterB7  
EmFall with no Ctrace to lie GpermanentB7ly
Next verse is the same, but I dont know the words so it would be wrong
of me to defile the great man's work
any comments/suggestions: [email protected]

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Stone On The Water

by Badly Drawn Boy

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------#

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Intro (basically the first two minutes of the song)

Em E

Chords ,

Picking going something like this:

e--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

g--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

d-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--

a---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----

e-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------

Mid-Break Bit

e--0-0-2-2-0-0--------

b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------

g--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----

d----------------2-2--

a------------------2--

e-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-

Verse Bit

I am not actually how BDB is actually playing it, but he may be doing a similar

picking pattern to the main intro bit, with alternating bass notes for the chords.

So we've restored harmony

Smoothed the lines on the face

Of an old enemy

Am D Em

But there's no wood on the fire again

We can meet any place

D G

You know where I know when

To go......

Em C G B7

Skip like a Stone on the Water

Em C G B7

Fall with no trace to lie permanently

Next verse is the same, but I dont know the words so it would be wrong

of me to defile the great man's work

any comments/suggestions: [email protected]

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