Water Of Love

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"WATER OF LOVE" off LP "Dire Straits"(1978)

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Tabbed by: Les Gibson

Tuning: Standard

This is most probably played in some open tuning, but I couldnt tab it that

way, so I did it in standard. its more convenient, and sounds fine anyway.

There are 3 guitar parts: strumming chords in background, slide, and clean

electric guitar.

---INTRO:

D C

e|--/10--------------------------------|-----/10~~-------------------------|

B|-------131210-----------10---------|-----------------/1312--10-10-10--|

G|----------------10--10/11------------|-----------------------------------|slide

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B|-10/12--------------10-10/12---------|-------10---------------10---------|

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D C

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G D

e|-------10~~--------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B|-10/12-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------/109--7---|-----------------------------------|

D|--------------------------/109----7-|-(7)---------------2/3--0---0-5/7--|

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B|-------------------------------------|----5--x--5/7----------------------|

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D|-------------------------------------|--------------------2b--0---7-9----|

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--VERSE 1:

D

High and dry in the long hot day

D

Lost and lonely in every way

Am

Got the flats all around me, sky up above,

D

Yes, I need a little water of love

--VERSE 2:

D

I've been too long lonely and my heart feels pain

D

Crying out for some soothing rain

Am

I believe I've taken enough,

D

I need a little water of love

-CHORUS:

Am7

Water of love deep in the ground,

G D

but there aint no water here to be found

Am7

Some day baby when the river runs free,

G D

It's gonna carry that water of love to me

--SLIDE FILL:

e|--/10--------------------------------|-----/109/10----------------------|

B|-----10-131210-----------10--------|-----------------/1312--10-10-10--|

G|----------------10--10/11------------|-----------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

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e|-------10~~-----------------10~------|-/8--8----/8-8-----/8--8---/8-8---|

B|-10/12--------------10-10/12---------|-------10---------------10---------|

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--VERSE 3:

D

There's a bird up in a tree, sitting up high,

D

Just a-waitin' for me to die

Am

If I don't get some water soon,

D

I'll be dead and gone in the afternoon

--CHORUS

--SLIDE BREAK:

e|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G|--/7~----------------/7-/7-/7-|-/75---------------10---10-----11-|

D|------------------------------|----------------9/10---10---9/11---|

A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------10-----|--/8--8----/8-8-----------/12~~----|

B|------------------/12-----8--|--------10-------------------------|

G|--11/12-12--------------------|-----------------------------------|

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A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

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--VERSE 4:

D

Once I had a woman I could call my own,

D

Once I had a woman now my woman is gone

Am

Once there was a river now there's a stone

D

You know it's evil when you're living alone

--CHORUS X 2

--SECOND SLIDE SOLO: variation on first, to fade. Make it your own!

There are fills between the lines of the verse and the chorus that are pretty

similar to the intro parts.

Enjoy, and please rate/comment.

| / slide up

| slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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