• Song:

    Dirty Water

  • Artist:

    Kt Tunstall

standard tuning

intro: 
(accentuate the bass notes)
(similar to the chord prog. of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles)
     A5                    F5         E5
e-----0------0---------0---0-0-0-0---0-- | 
b-----1------1---------3---1-1-1-1---0-- | 
g-----2------0---------2---2-2-2-2---1-- | 
d-----2------2---------0---3-3-3-3---2-- | 
a--0--0------x---------x---3-3-3-3---2-- | 
e-----x---0--3---0-3--22---x-x-x-x---0-- | 

Verse 1:
                 A5
there's a little darkness
      Am3
on my horizon 
        E5
and i'm pushing up the ante that is 
F5          E5
getting closer
    A5           Am3
and pardon my expression 
         E5
but it's shit like this that sticks 
              F5                 E5
and makes you mix with dirty water

(whistling)

Chorus:
D5 D5               A5
ohhhhh need a little sunshine
G5
sunshine on my skin

oh need a little of your time

give it to me baby
                                      F5
oh when dirty water's all you have to fill your cup
                ( G5 )                   F5    __
don't drink too much, don't drink too much


Verse 2:

oh i was a lady

of easy leisure

and i took pleasure in the birds  

that came a'callin at my window

and they told me

a cloud was comin

full of dirty water 

and it was gonna rain

chorus

D..A..D..A5
Oooh Oooh
Am.....D5 *.....G.....D5 *
La-la-la-la La-la-la-la

Oooh
Oooh
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la

Chorus x2
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