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What The Water Gave Me by Florence And The Machine
What The Water Gave Me
Normal Tuning
Capo 1st
Tabs are not in relation to the Capo
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Since this is a song that has a few changes in every section
I'll be making paragraphs for every section if necessary)
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Chords: (after capo)
Bm
D
G
F#m
Em
A
Intro:
(Only bass)
Chords: Bm D G F#m
Bars: 4 4 2 2
Riff
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--------3------3-/5---3--------------|
D---5------5-------------5------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Chords: Bm D G F#m
Bars: 4 4 2 2
Riff, repeated until "Take what the water gave me"
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G------3--3/5--3-----|
D--5-(5)-------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
You only hear the bass in the verses but
I'll show the chords with the lyrics in case of...
Bm
D G F#m
Time it took us
Bm D
To where the water was
G F#m Bm
That's what the water gave me
D G F#m
And time goes quicker
Bm D
Between the two of us
G F#m Bm
Oh, my love, don't forsake me
D Em
Take what the water gave me
Chorus:
(You still pretty much only hear the bass but
I usually play power-chords when the drums fade in)
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D F#m
Be the ooooverflow
End Riff:
Shred these notes:
E-----21--21\---|
B--/20--20------|
G---------------|
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|
Verse 2:
(The same as the 1st with the riff and all)
Bm
D G F#m
And oh poor Atlas
Bm D
The world's a beast of a burden
G F#m Bm
You've been holding on a long time
D G F#m
And all this longing
Bm D
And the ships are left to rust
G F#m Em
That's what the water gave us
Chorus:
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D F#m
Be the ooooverflow
Bridge:
(First 2 are open chords then
it's switched to power chords with PM)
Em
'Cause they took your loved ones
Bm
But returned them in exchange for you
G A
But would you have it any other way?
Em G
Would you have it any other way?
A Em
You could have had it any other way
Verse 3:
(Instead of the usual guitar
riff there are quiet PMd chords)
Bm
D G F#m
'Cause she's a crueller mistress
Bm D
And the bargain must be made
G F#m Bm
But oh, my love, don't forget me
D G F#m Em
But I let the water take me
Chorus:
(Still with the bass, maybe a couple of slides
and notice the change at the last line!!!)
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm G A
Be the ooooverflow
Chorus:
(This time with a change)
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
G Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
G Bm D D
Be the ooooverflow
Then just continue with the regular Chorus chords until it fades out…
Bonus:
(I tried figuring out the harp bit,
not sure though)
E-----------------------|
B---16-13---13-16-13----|
G-15------15------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
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version 2
Eb Ab
Time it took us
Cm Eb
To where the water was
Ab Gm Cm
That’s what the water gave me
Eb Ab
And time goes quicker
Cm Eb
Between the two of us
Ab Gm Cm
Oh, my love, don’t forsake me
Eb Fm
Take what the water gave me
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Eb Ab
And oh poor Atlas
Cm Eb
The world’s a beast of a burden
Ab Gm Cm
You’ve been holding on a long time
Eb Ab
And all this longing
Cm Eb
And the shields are left to rust
Ab Gm Cm
That’s what the water gave us
Fm Cm
So Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Fm Cm
‘Cause they took your loved ones
Eb Bb
But returned them in exchange for you
Fm Cm
But would you have it any other way?
Fm Cm
Would you have it any other way?
Eb Bb
You could have had it any other way
Fm Cm
‘Cause she’s a crueller mistress
Eb Bb
And the bargain must be made
Fm Cm
But oh, my love, don’t forget me
Eb Bb
But I let the water take me
Fm Cm
So Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Fm Cm
So Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm
Be the overflow
Eb Bb
Pockets full of stones
Fm Cm
Lay me down
Eb Bb
Let the only sound
Fm Cm Eb Gm
Be the overflow
Fm
Yeah
Cm
Yeah
Eb
Yeah
Bb
Yeah
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version 3
Capo on the First Fret.
Em Bm
Time it took us
D A
To where the water was
Em Bm
That’s what the water gave me
Em Bm
And time goes quicker
D A
Between the two of us
Em Bm
Oh, my love, don’t forsake me
D A
Take what the water gave me
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D A
Be the overflow
Em Bm
And oh poor Atlas
D A
The world’s a beast of a burden
Em Bm
You’ve been holding on a long time
Em Bm
And all this longing
D A
And the shields are left to rust
Em D A
That’s what the water gave us
Em Bm
So Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D A
Be the overflow
Em Bm
‘Cause they took your loved ones
D A
But returned them in exchange for you
Em Bm
But would you have it any other way?
Em Bm
Would you have it any other way?
D A
You could have had it any other way
Em Bm
‘Cause she’s a crueller mistress
D A
And the bargain must be made
Em Bm
But oh, my love, don’t forget me
D A
But I let the water take me
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the over flow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
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version 4
Cm Gm
Time it took us
Bb F
To where the water was
Cm Gm
That’s what the water gave me
Cm Gm
And time goes quicker
Bb F
Between the two of us
Cm Gm
Oh, my love, don’t forsake me
Bb F
Take what the water gave me
Cm Gm
Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm
Be the overflow
Bb F
Pockets full of stones
Cm Gm
Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm Bb F
Be the overflow
Cm Gm Bb F
And oh poor Atlas
Cm Gm Bb F
The world’s a beast of a burden
Cm Gm Bb F
You’ve been holding on a long time
Cm Gm Bb F
And all this longing
Cm Gm Bb F
And the shields are left to rust
Cm Gm Bb F
That’s what the water gave us
Cm Gm
So Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm
Be the overflow
Bb F
Pockets full of stones
Cm Gm
Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm Bb F
Be the overflow
Cm
‘Cause they took your loved ones
Gm F
But returned them in exchange for you
Cm Gm
But would you have it any other way?
F
Would you have it any other way?
Cm Gm
You could have had it any other way
Cm Gm
‘Cause she’s a crueller mistress
F
And the bargain must be made
Cm Gm
But oh, my love, don’t forget me
F
But I let the water take me
Cm Gm
Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm
Be the overflow
Bb F
Pockets full of stones
Cm Gm
Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm Bb F
Be the overflow
Cm Gm
Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm
Be the overflow
Bb F
Pockets full of stones
Cm Gm
Lay me down
Bb F
Let the only sound
Cm Gm Bb F
Be the overflow
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