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Dirty Water
D G
O-o-o-oh the water's getting deep
A G A G
And I can't swim because it's dirty, dirty water
D G D A
O-o-o-oh, o-o-o-oh
D A D
Many's the time I've asked you to say
A D
Why do you feel so bad day to day?
G D G D
Could it be you're wrong to push yourself along
G
I'd say it's not a guess, you make yourself a mess
E A
And get yourself in deeper water
D A D
Why do you think it's all wrong for you?
A D
Maybe it's in some things that you do
G D G D
Baby, it's alright to stay out every night
G
If I could change your mind I'd bring you back in line
E A
To do the things you really oughtta
D G
O-o-o-oh the water's getting deep
A G A G
And I can't swim, if I could then I'd come in
D G
O-o-o-oh, the water's getting deep
A G A G
And I can't swim because it's dirty, dirty water
D G D A
O-o-o-oh, o-o-o-oh
D A D
Why do you think it's all wrong for you?
A D
Maybe it's in some things that you do
G D G D
Baby, it's alright to stay out every night
G
If I could change your mind I'd bring you back in line
E A
To do the things you really oughtta
D G
O-o-o-oh the water's getting deep
A G A G
And I can't swim, if I could then I'd come in
D G
O-o-o-oh, the water's getting deep
A G A G
And I can't swim because it's dirty, dirty water
D G
O-o-o-oh the water's getting deep...
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version 2
Rick's guitar interception during Francis' singing:
E|-17--15--12--10--8-|
H|-17--15--13--10--8-|
G|-------------------| to be played where '*'
D|-------------------| is marked in the lyrics
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Dirty Water
(Rossi/Young)
Intro: C - Bb - F - C <- twice!!
C F
Oh-oh-oh-oh the water's getting deep
G - F
And I can't swim
G F-G C F
Because it's dirty, dirty water oh-oh-oh-oh
C G
oh-oh-oh-oh
C G C
Many's the time I ask you to say*
G C - C7
Why do you feel so bad - day to day*
F C
Could it be you're wrong
F C
To push yourself along
F
I say it's not a guess
You make yourself a mess
D G
And get yourself in deeper water
C G C
Why do you think it's all wrong for you*
C G C - C7
Maybe it's in somethings that you do
F C
Baby, it's alright
F C
To stay up every night
F
If I could change your mind
I'll bring you back in line
D G
To do the things you really oughta
C F
Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
G - F
And I can't swim
G
If I could - can I come in
F - G C F
Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
G - F
And I can't swim
G F C
Because it's dirty, dirty water oh-oh-oh-oh*
F C G
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Guitar solo:
C G
E|-------------------12----15-12---------------------------|
H|----------------13----13-------13--15-12-----------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------12--10-10h12p10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
C
E|----------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------|
G|-9-9h10p9----9--------------------|
D|----------12---12-10-7-9-10-10-10-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
G
E|-------12----15----12---------------------------|
H|----13----13----13----13--15-12-----------------|
G|-12-----------------------------12--10-10h12p10-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
C C7 F C
E|--------------------------13----13----13--12----12----12---|
H|----------------------------13----13----13--13----13----13-|
G|-9-9h10p9----9-10----9--------14----14--------12----12-----|
D|----------12------12---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F C
E|-13----13----13--12----12----12---|
H|---13----13----13--13----13----13-|
G|-----14----14--------12----12-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
F
E|-13----13----13--13----13----13---|
H|---13----13----13--13----13----13-|
G|-----14----14--------14----14-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
D G C
E|-14----14----14--13-12-------------------------|
H|---15----15----15------15-13-12-------------13-|
G|-----14----14-------------------14-12----------|
D|--------------------------------------15-14----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
C G C
Why do you think it's all wrong for you*
C G C - C7
Maybe it's in somethings that you do*
F C
Baby, it's alright
F C
To stay up every night
F
If I could change your mind
I'll bring you back in line
D G
To do the things you really oughta
C F
Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
G - F
And I can't swim
G
If I could - can I come in
Bb C F
Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
G - F
And I can't swim
G F - G C
Because it's dirty, dirty water oh-oh-oh-oh*
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version 3
Francis: Standard Tuning
Rick: Open G - Capo 5th Fret
I have BASED this transcription on the live
version that can be found on Youtube.
Although Rick fills in between the words most of the time,
I have written down how he would play the chords.
Ricky has this little riff that goes:
D|-19-17-14-12-10-|
B|-17-15-12-10-8--|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
Chords (Rick):
DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD
C|x0000x F|555555 Bb|x555xx
DGDGBD DGDGBD
G|777777 D|222222
Chords (Francis-with Chorus):
E A D G B E E A D G B E EADGBE
C|8 10 10 9 x x F|x 8 10 10 x x Bb|688788
E A D G B E EADGBE
G|x 10 12 12 x x D|x5777x
Intro (Francis):
C Bb F C Bb C
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------6-5---5---------5---------------------|
G|-7b-7b-rb-5--5b-rb-3------7---7-7b----7b-7b-rb-5----------5-|
D|--------------------------------------------------3-2-0---5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo: |C| |G| |C| |C| |C| |G| |C| |C|
|F| |C| |F| |C| |F| |F| |D| |G|
E|-------12----15-12-----------------------------------------|
B|----13----13-------13--15-12-------------------------------|
G|-12--------------------------12-10-10h12p10-9--9h10p9----9-|
D|------------------------------------------------------12---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------12----15----12------------------|
B|------------------------13----13----13----13--15-12--------|
G|---------------------12-----------------------------12-10--|
D|-12-10-9----9-10-------------------------------------------|
A|---------12------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------13-------13-------13----|
B|--------------------------------------13-------13-------13-|
G|-10h12p10-9-9h10p9----9-10----9----------14-------14-------|
D|-------------------12------12------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-------12-------12-----13-------13-------13----13-------|
B|----13-------13-------13-----13-------13-------13----13----|
G|-------12-------12--------------14-------14-------------14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-------13-------14-------14-------14-----13-12----------|
B|----13-------13-------15-------15-------15--------15-13-12-|
G|-------14----------------14-------14-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-14-12-------|
D|-------15-14-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
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