• Song:

    Dirty Water

  • Artist:

    Status Quo

  • Album:

    The Silver Collection

Status Quo
Dirty water


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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