------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "WATER OF LOVE" off LP "Dire Straits"(1978) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Les Gibson Tuning: Standard This is most probably played in some open tuning, but I couldnt tab it that way, so I did it in standard. its more convenient, and sounds fine anyway. There are 3 guitar parts: strumming chords in background, slide, and clean electric guitar. ---INTRO: D (xx0232@1) Ce|--/10--------------------------------|-----/10~~-------------------------| (x32010@1)B|-------131210-----------10---------|-----------------/1312--10-10-10--| G|----------------10--10/11------------|-----------------------------------|slide D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | | e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|electric D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G (320003@1) De|-------10~~-----------------10~------|-/8--8----/8-8-----/8--8---/8-8----| (xx0232@1)B|-10/12--------------10-10/12---------|-------10---------------10---------| G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | | e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D (xx0232@1) Ce|--/10--------------------------------|-----/10~~-------------------------| (x32010@1)B|-----10--131210----------10--------|-----------------------131210----| G|------------------10--10/11----------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | | e|-------------------------------------|------------------------8--7--5----| B|---------------------------8-7-6-5---|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------7-|--5--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G (320003@1) De|-------10~~--------------------------|-----------------------------------| (xx0232@1)B|-10/12-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--------------------------/109--7---|-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------/109----7-|-(7)---------------2/3--0---0-5/7--| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | | e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|----5--x--5/7----------------------| G|-------------------------------------|----5--x--5/7-------------------7--| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------2b--0---7-9----| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| --VERSE 1: DHigh (xx0232@1)and dry in the long hot day DLost (xx0232@1)and lonely in every way AmGot (x02210@1)the flats all around me, sky up above, DYes, (xx0232@1)I need a little water of love --VERSE 2: DI've (xx0232@1)been too long lonely and my heart feels pain DCrying (xx0232@1)out for some soothing rain AmI (x02210@1)believe I've taken enough, DI (xx0232@1)need a little water of love -CHORUS: Am7Water (x02010@1)of love deep in the ground, G (320003@1) Dbut (xx0232@1)there aint no water here to be found Am7Some (x02010@1)day baby when the river runs free, G (320003@1) DIt's (xx0232@1)gonna carry that water of love to me --SLIDE FILL: e|--/10--------------------------------|-----/109/10----------------------| B|-----10-131210-----------10--------|-----------------/1312--10-10-10--| G|----------------10--10/11------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|-------10~~-----------------10~------|-/8--8----/8-8-----/8--8---/8-8---| B|-10/12--------------10-10/12---------|-------10---------------10---------| G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| --VERSE 3: DThere's (xx0232@1)a bird up in a tree, sitting up high, DJust (xx0232@1)a-waitin' for me to die AmIf (x02210@1)I don't get some water soon, DI'll (xx0232@1)be dead and gone in the afternoon --CHORUS --SLIDE BREAK: e|------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--/7~----------------/7-/7-/7-|-/75---------------10---10-----11-| D|------------------------------|----------------9/10---10---9/11---| A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------10-----|--/8--8----/8-8-----------/12~~----| B|------------------/12-----8--|--------10-------------------------| G|--11/12-12--------------------|-----------------------------------| D|------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------| --VERSE 4: DOnce (xx0232@1)I had a woman I could call my own, DOnce (xx0232@1)I had a woman now my woman is gone AmOnce (x02210@1)there was a river now there's a stone DYou (xx0232@1)know it's evil when you're living alone --CHORUS X 2 --SECOND SLIDE SOLO: variation on first, to fade. Make it your own! There are fills between the lines of the verse and the chorus that are pretty similar to the intro parts. Enjoy, and please rate/comment. | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================
