The Water - Feist
Tuning ---- Standard
There isn't really too much of a strummy chordy (yes, Strummy Chordy)
guitar part in this song, so I kind of had to improvise here and
there, but I think this is pretty close to what should be used.
Chords Used:
Dm C G Fm Am
e|-----1-----0-----3----1----0----|
B|-----3-----1-----3----1----1----|
G|-----2-----0-----0----1----2----|
D|-----0-----2-----0----3----2----|
A|-----X-----3-----2----3----0----|
E|-----X-----X-----1----1----X----|
Intro: Dm, C, G -x2
Verse 1:
Dm C G
Telegraph cables hum
Dm C G
And few can decipher who the message is from
Dm C G
And deliver it quietly
Dm C G
cause some don't get much company
Dm, C, Gm -x2
Verse 2:
Dm C G
The harbour becomes the sea
Dm C G
And lighting the house keeps it collision free
Fm Dm
Understand the lay of the land
Fm Fm
And don't let it hurt you
Dm Dm
Or it will be the first to
Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/feist/the_water_crd.html ]
Am Dm Am Dm
The water, the water
G
Didn't realize
C
It's dangerous size
Am Dm Am Dm
The mountain, the mountain
G
Came to recognize
C
It's steep and rocky sides
Dm C G
More than realized
Dm, C, Gm -x2
Verse 3:
Dm C G
Pale as a pile of bones
Dm C
You hope for your babies
G
And this is how they grow
Dm C
Wind-battered, knocked over
G
The teeth by the shoulder
Dm C
Watching the grey sky
Fm C
That's acting like a good guy
Chorus:
Am Dm Am Dm
The water, the water
G
Came to recognize
C
It's dangerous size
Am Dm Am Dm
The mountain, the mountain
G
Came to recognize
C
It's steep and rocky sides
G
Came to recognize
C
It's steep and rocky sides
Dm C G
More than realize
Dm C G
---End---
