• Song:

    Dirty Water

  • Artist:

    Status Quo

  • Album:

    The Silver Collection

Status Quo
Dirty water


Rick's guitar interception during Francis' singing:   

           E|-17--15--12--10--8-|
           H|-17--15--13--10--8-|
           G|-------------------|   to be played where '*'
           D|-------------------|   is marked in the lyrics
           A|-------------------|
           E|-------------------|

                    Dirty Water
                    (Rossi/Young)

              Intro:  C- (x32010@1)Bb- (x1333x@1)F- (133211@1)C (x32010@1)

                               C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)                   Oh-oh-oh-oh the water's getting deep
                                 G (320003@1) - F (133211@1)                   And I can't swim
                                  G (320003@1)             F-G     C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1)                   Because it's dirty, dirty water oh-oh-oh-oh
                          C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)                   oh-oh-oh-oh

                      C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)                   Many's the time I ask you to say*
                                        G (320003@1)          C- (x32010@1)C7 (x32310@1)                   Why do you feel so bad - day to day*
                   F (133211@1)                   C (x32010@1)                    Could it be you're wrong
                   F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)                   To push yourself along
                       F (133211@1)                    I say it's not aguess (x02210@1) 

                    You make yourself amess (x02210@1)                         D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)                   And get yourself in deeper water 

                    C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)                   Why do you think it's all wrong for you*
                     C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)            C- (x32010@1)C7 (x32310@1)                   Maybe it's in somethings that you do
                    F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)                   Baby, it's alright 
                     F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)                    To stay up every night
                       F (133211@1)                   If I could change your mind 

                    I'll bring you back in line
                       D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)                   To do the things you really oughta 

                           C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)                   Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
                                  G- (320003@1)F (133211@1)                   And I can't swim
                          G (320003@1)               
                    If I could - can I come in

                    F- (133211@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)                   Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
                                  G- (320003@1)F (133211@1)                   And I can't swim
                                  G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)                   Because it's dirty, dirty water oh-oh-oh-oh*
                    F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)                   Oh-oh-oh-oh

  Guitar solo: 
               C (x32010@1)                   GE|-------------------12----15-12---------------------------| (320003@1)H|----------------13----13-------13--15-12-----------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------12--10-10h12p10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

   CE|----------------------------------| (x32010@1)H|----------------------------------|
G|-9-9h10p9----9--------------------|
D|----------12---12-10-7-9-10-10-10-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

                         GE|-------12----15----12---------------------------| (320003@1)H|----13----13----13----13--15-12-----------------|
G|-12-----------------------------12--10-10h12p10-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

   C (x32010@1)                 C7 (x32310@1)  F (133211@1)             CE|--------------------------13----13----13--12----12----12---| (x32010@1)H|----------------------------13----13----13--13----13----13-|
G|-9-9h10p9----9-10----9--------14----14--------12----12-----|
D|----------12------12---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


   F (133211@1)             CE|-13----13----13--12----12----12---| (x32010@1)H|---13----13----13--13----13----13-|
G|-----14----14--------12----12-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

   FE|-13----13----13--13----13----13---| (133211@1)H|---13----13----13--13----13----13-|
G|-----14----14--------14----14-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

   D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)               
E|-14----14----14--13-12-------------------------|
H|---15----15----15------15-13-12-------------13-|
G|-----14----14-------------------14-12----------|
D|--------------------------------------15-14----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



                     C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)                   Why do you think it's all wrong for you*
                     C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)            C- (x32010@1)C7 (x32310@1)                   Maybe it's in somethings that you do*
                   F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)                   Baby, it's alright 
                   F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)
                    To stay up every night
                       F (133211@1)                    If I could change your mind 

                    I'll bring you back in line
                        D (xx0232@1)                     G (320003@1)                   To do the things you really oughta 

                          C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)                   Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
                                  G- (320003@1)F (133211@1)                   And I can't swim
                          G (320003@1)             
                    If I could - can I come in

                  Bb (x1333x@1)    C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)                   Oh-oh-oh-oh* the water's getting deep
                                  G- (320003@1)F (133211@1)                   And I can't swim
                                  G (320003@1)             F- (133211@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)                   Because it's dirty, dirty water oh-oh-oh-oh*
 



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