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Drink The Water by Jack Johnson
Drink The Water
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6~-6-6-6/9-9-9-11~-11-11-11\4-4-4-4/13-13-13-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11--4-4-4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4~-4-4-4/7-7-7--9~--9--9--9\2-2-2-2/11-11-11-7-7-7-7/9---9--9--9--2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
guitar chords
C#m x 4 6 6 5 4
G# 4 6 6 5 4 4
F# 2 4 4 3 2 2
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
C#m
Drink the water drink it down
This time I know I'm bound
G#
To spit it back up
F#
I didn't want this
C#m
Salty substitute, just not going to do
G# F#
I need some air, if I'm going to live through
C#m
This experience reminds me of a clock
G#
That just won't tick
F#
I want to wake up
C#m
From this concussion
But my dreams just not done
G#
I'm late again,
F# C#m
It's just one of those bad days
Look outside and
Be careful what you ride
G#
You just might find
F# E
That you're out of time
G# C#m
To swim ashore
E G#
If I drift long enough
C#m
I'll be home
[Chorus]
(notice that there are two main riffs for the verse
the C#m, G# and F# one and the E, G# and C#m one...
these will be called VERSE part 1 and VERSE part 2
from now onwards)
[Interlude]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6~-6-6-6/9-9-9-11~-11-11-11\4-4-4-4/13-13-13-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11--4-4-4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4~-4-4-4/7-7-7--9~--9--9--9\2-2-2-2/11-11-11-7-7-7-7/9---9--9--9--2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
(guitar silent)
He's got delusions between his ears
Man it takes up too much space
And all that tension between his gears man
He'll never ever leave this place
[Verse Part 1] (x2)
He's got stones instead of bones
And everybody knows
Ah, man that can make you real real slow
And if heaven was below
He'd know just where to go
Dive in the ocean
And he'd sink like a stone
And he'd say
[Verse Part 2] (x2)
It's time to swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
[Verse Part 1] (x2)
Hold on if you can
You're gonna sink faster
Than you can imagine so
Hold on if you can
You're gonna sink faster
Than you can imagine so
[Verse Part 2] (x2)
It's just time to swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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version 2
The intro kind of goes like this. I know it's missing a few notes but if
you play this with the right rythm, anyone who knows the song will reconize it.
e-------------------- I've ------------------------------|
B-------------------- heard ------------------------------|
G-------------------- him do ------9--11-----13--9--11-----|
D-------------------- it live --11--9--11--9--13--9--11--9--|
A--4-7-9-2-11-7-9-7-- like --11--7--9---9--11--7--9---9--|
E-------------------- this--> --9----------7-------------7--|
The verses mainly go Dm, G#, F# on the Brushfire Fairytales CD. In his acoustic
version he plays a G7 real quick before switching to F#
Drink the water...Spit it...I didn't want this
Dm G# G7 F#
e---4----------------4-----3---2-----------|
B---5----------------4-----3---2-----------|
G---6----------------5-----4---3-----------|
D---6----------------6-----3---4-----------|
A---4----------------6-----5---4-----------|
E---4----------------4-----3---3-----------|
The chorus is played E, G#, Dm two times through and then goes into the intro
again. On an acoustic version he plays G# and A after the chorus
To time to swim a shore
E G# Dm repeat G# A G#
e---0----------4------4--------|----4--5--4-|
B---0----------4------5--------|----4--5--4-|
G---1----------5------6--------|----5--6--5-|
D---2----------6------6--------|----6--7--6-|
A---2----------6------4--------|----6--7--6-|
E---0----------4------4--------|----4--5--4-|
The rest of the song follows those same chord progressions
Drink the water drink it down
This time I know I'm bound
To spit it back up
I didn't want this
Salty substitute, just not going to do
I need some air, if I'm going to live through
This experience reminds me of a clock
That just won't tick
I want to wake up
From this concussion
But my dream is just not done
I'm late again,
It's just one of those
Bad days look outside and
Be careful what you ride
You just might find
That you're out of time
To swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
He's got delusions between his ears
Man it takes up too much space
And all that tension between his gears man
He'll never ever leave this place
He's got stones instead of bones
And everybody knows
Ah, man, that can make you real real slow
And if heaven was below
He'd know just where to go
Dive in the ocean
And he'd sink like a stone
And he'd say
It's time to swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
Hold on if you can
You're gonna sink faster
Than you can imagine so hold
Hold on if you can
You're gonna sink faster
Than you can imagine so hold
It's just time to swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
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version 3
Intro
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A--4-4-4-4/7-7-7h9-9-9-2-2-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7h9-9-9-3-3----|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Drink the water drink it down
This time I know I'm bound
To spit it back up
I didn't want this
Salty substitute, just not going to do
I need some air, if I'm going to live through
This experience reminds me of a clock
That just won't tick
I want to wake up
From this concussion
But my dream is just not done
I'm late again,
It's just one of those
Bad days look outside and
Be careful what you ride
You just might find
That you're out of time
To swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
He's got delusions between his ears
Man it takes up too much space
And all that tension between his gears man
He'll never ever leave this place
He's got stones instead of bones
And everybody knows
Ah, man, that can make you real real slow
And if heaven was below
He'd know just where to go
Dive in the ocean
And he'd sink like a stone
And he'd say
It's time to swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
Hold on if you can
You're gonna sink faster
Than you can imagine so hold
Hold on if you can
You're gonna sink faster
Than you can imagine so hold
It's just time to swim ashore
If I drift long enough
I'll be home
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