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"On the Water" (arr. for solo acoustic)

The picking pattern may vary, but this is how I play the song for solo 
acoustic. It keeps the guitar and bass part together and works very 
well. Watching Paul play it for the few acoustic performances they did 
in 2008 and 2009 helped me work it out a bit, so I can't take full credit.




**Intro/Pre-Verse**

|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|


|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|



**Verse 1** (x2) ("all the windows are glowing...")

|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|


|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|



**Fill**

|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|



**Pre-Verse**

|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|


|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|



**Verse 2** ("all the years keep rolling...")

|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|


|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|



**Verse 3** ("here's one to the pigeons...")

|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|


|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|



**Pre-Verse**

|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|


|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|



**Verse 4** (x3) ("oh, you know I'd never leave you...")

|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|


|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|



**Outro** (play this as many times as you want; don't forget to whistle)

|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|


|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|
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