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Water Song

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Taken from the Going Somewhere album
Standard tuning
Chords used:
 C- X32010
 D- X54030
G - 320033
 C/B- X20010
 Am- X02210
Gsus2 - 300033
 G/B- X20033
Intro: C - D - G (slide from the C to D throughout the song)
CThis boy and Dgirl were loGvers
CThey came frDom different Gtowns
CNow they botDh live in the Gsame one
CThey see each Dother arouGnd
CHe saw her aDt the RosebowGl 
Cjust the othDer dayG  
Cshe showed hiDm what she boGught there
           C              D              G  G-Gsus2- G/B  
And they struggled for what to say
Chorus:
    C                C/B                Am        G  G-Gsus2-    G/B  
      They say we're made mostly of water
    C             C/B                 Am        G  G-Gsus2-   G/B  
      So how come we can't find the sea
    C                C/B                Am            G  G-Gsus2-   G/B  
      They say true love creeps up on you slowly
     C   C/BOh how blind somAme people can beG  
Rest of the song played the same. Pretty simple chord wise. Comments welcome.

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32OOO3

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

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Skill · find home

G major

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Water Song

by Colin Hay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

G/B

Gsus2

Taken from the Going Somewhere album

Standard tuning

Chords used:

- X32010

- X54030

G - 320033

C/B

- X20010

- X02210

Gsus2 - 300033

G/B

- X20033

Intro: C - D - G (slide from the C to D throughout the song)

C D G

This boy and girl were lovers

C D G

They came from different towns

C D G

Now they both live in the same one

C D G

They see each other around

C D G

He saw her at the Rosebowl

C D G

just the other day

C D G

she showed him what she bought there

C D G G Gsus2 G/B

And they struggled for what to say

Chorus:

C C/B Am G G Gsus2 G/B

They say we're made mostly of water

C C/B Am G G Gsus2 G/B

So how come we can't find the sea

C C/B Am G G Gsus2 G/B

They say true love creeps up on you slowly

C C/B Am G

Oh how blind some people can be

Rest of the song played the same. Pretty simple chord wise. Comments welcome.

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