Woman In The Waves
Michael Franks
Blue Pacific
Transcribed by: Steven P.


Am7	5x555x
D9	x54555
Esus	022200
E7	020100
Fsus	133311
F7	131211
F#sus	244422
F#7	242322
B	x24442
E	022100
A	x02220
G#m	466444
F#	244322


Intro
(Adlib first 4 measures)
Am7  D9  Am7  D9  Am7  D9  Am7  D9

Verse 1
Am7                  D9
When I was a boy of      twenty-two
  Am7            D9
I stood before a statue

Was it you?
Am7            D9
They shake the fruit when they dance
           Am7               D9
You should try some when you have the chance
Am7                    D9
Her face had no power      to deceive
    Am7             D9
She wore her beauty shamelessly

Like Eve
Am7           D9
Guavas can be bittersweet
        Am7            D9
But the mango?s always good to eat

Bridge
Esus     E7             Esus  E7
Love has complicated my past
Fsus        F7                 Fsus    F7
God knows I left no stone un - turned
F#sus  F#7             F#sus  F#7
Now I  realize that at last
                   B     E
I?ve found her a - gain

Chorus
B           A              E            B
She under - stands how the blue water behaves
                                                     A       E         
                                       (how the blue water behaves)
B         A            E            B
Mother-of-Pearl is the woman in the waves
                                                A          E
                                   (she?s the woman in the waves)
B            A            E            B
My eyes have traveled her beauty for always
                                                   A        E
                                     (traveled her beauty always)
B           A          E            B
Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves
                                                 A          E
                                    (she?s the woman in the waves)

Am7  D9  Am7  D9

Verse 2
Am7                      D9
I know that my life has      led me here
   Am7               D9
To where the dolphin jumps

At the sky?s clear
Am7                 D9
Here we live with - out locked doors
          Am7                  D9
Share and share alike ? what?s mine is yours
Am7               D9 
I see invitation      in your smile
Am7              D9
To celebrate our passions

Without guile
Am7        D9
In the noa noa night
     Am7           D9
Nave Nave?s a fa - miliar sight

Bridge
Esus     E7             Esus  E7
Love has complicated my past
Fsus        F7                 Fsus    F7
God knows I left no stone un - turned
F#sus  F#7             F#sus  F#7
Now I  realize that at last
                   B     E
I?ve found her a - gain

Chorus
B           A              E            B
She under - stands how the blue water behaves
                                                     A       E         
                                       (how the blue water behaves)
B         A            E            B
Mother-of-pearl is the woman in the waves
                                                A          E
                                   (she?s the woman in the waves)
B            A            E            B
My eyes have traveled her beauty for always
                                                   A        E
                                     (traveled her beauty always)
B           A          E            B
Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves
                                                 A          E
                                    (she?s the woman in the waves)
Bridge
G#m      F#          E
I am a - ware of her fragrance
G#m       F#         E
Even when she disa ? ppears

Outro Chorus
B           A              E            B
She under - stands how the blue water behaves
                                                     A       E         
                                       (how the blue water behaves)
B         A            E            B
Mother-of-Pearl is the woman in the waves
                                                A          E
                                   (she?s the woman in the waves)
B            A            E            B
My eyes have traveled her beauty for always
                                                   A        E
                                     (traveled her beauty always)
B           A          E            B
Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves
                                                 A          E
                                    (Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh in the waves)

Repeat Outro Chorus to fade


This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.