| Florence + The Machine |
    | What The Water Gave Me |
     ------------------------

>>>What The Water Gave Me" is the first song to be revealed by
>>>Florence And The Machine off their sophomore album, which
>>>is set for release later in November. The album will be
>>>composed of 13 tracks. The song was named after a painting
>>>by Frida Kahlo and the lyrics are inspired by the suicide of
>>>renown author, Virginia Woolf, who drowned herself in a river.

Anyways... enjoy!

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)
BmD
GF#m
EmA

Intro:
(Only bass)

Chords:     Bm (x24432@1)   D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)   F#mBars: (244222@1)      4      4     2     2

Riff
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--------3------3-/5---3--------------|
D---5------5-------------5------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Chords:     Bm (x24432@1)   D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)   F#mBars: (244222@1)      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...

BmD          G (320003@1)  F#mTime (244222@1)it took us

Bm (x24432@1)            DTo (xx0232@1)where the water was

G (320003@1)             F#m (244222@1)    BmThat's (x24432@1)what the water gave me

D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)   F#mAnd (244222@1)time goes quicker

Bm (x24432@1)          DBetween (xx0232@1)the two of us

G (320003@1)    F#m (244222@1)          BmOh, (x24432@1)my love, don't forsake me

D (xx0232@1)                  EmTake (022000@1)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 (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)    ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

Em (022000@1)        BmBe (x24432@1)the overflow

D (xx0232@1)        APockets (x02220@1)full of stones

Em (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)   ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

Em (022000@1)Bm (x24432@1)D (xx0232@1)   F#mBe (244222@1)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 (x24432@1)   D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)   F#mAnd (244222@1)oh poor Atlas

Bm (x24432@1)             DThe (xx0232@1)world's a beast of a burden

G (320003@1)    F#m (244222@1) BmYou've (x24432@1)been holding on a long time

D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)       F#mAnd (244222@1)all this longing

Bm (x24432@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)the ships are left to rust

G (320003@1)             F#m (244222@1)  EmThat's (022000@1)what the water gave us



Chorus:

Em (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)    ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

Em (022000@1)        BmBe (x24432@1)the overflow

D (xx0232@1)        APockets (x02220@1)full of stones

Em (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)   ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

Em (022000@1)Bm (x24432@1)D (xx0232@1)   F#mBe (244222@1)the ooooverflow



Bridge:
(First 2 are open chords then
it's switched to power chords with PM)

Em'Cause (022000@1)they took your loved ones

BmBut (x24432@1)returned them in exchange for you

G (320003@1)              ABut (x02220@1)would you have it any other way?

Em (022000@1)        GWould (320003@1)you have it any other way?

A (x02220@1)            EmYou (022000@1)could have had it any other way



Verse 3:
(Instead of the usual guitar
riff there are quiet PMd chords)

Bm (x24432@1)                D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)     F#m'Cause (244222@1)she's a crueller mistress

Bm (x24432@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)the bargain must be made

G (320003@1)            F#m (244222@1)   BmBut (x24432@1)oh, my love, don't forget me

D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)       F#m (244222@1)  EmBut (022000@1)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 (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)    ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

Em (022000@1)        BmBe (x24432@1)the overflow

D (xx0232@1)        APockets (x02220@1)full of stones

Em (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)   ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

Em (022000@1)Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1)   ABe (x02220@1)the ooooverflow



Chorus:
(This time with a change)

Em (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)    ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

G (320003@1)        BmBe (x24432@1)the overflow

D (xx0232@1)        APockets (x02220@1)full of stones

Em (022000@1)     BmLay (x24432@1)me down

D (xx0232@1)   ALet (x02220@1)the only sound

G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)D (xx0232@1)  DBe (xx0232@1)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-----------------------|

Hope you enjoy this awesome song as much as I do,
Make sure to tune before you rate!