>>>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.
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)
Bm
D
G
F#m
Em
A
[Intro]
(Only bass)
Chords: Bm D G F#m
Bars: 4 4 2 2
Riff
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--------3------3-/5---3--------------|
D|---5------5-------------5------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Chords: Bm D G F#m
Bars: 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...
Bm
D G F#m
Time it took us
Bm D
To where the water was
G F#m Bm
That's what the water gave me
D G F#m
And time goes quicker
Bm D
Between the two of us
G F#m Bm
Oh, my love, don't forsake me
D Em
Take 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 Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D F#m
Be 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
D G F#m
And oh poor Atlas
Bm D
The world's a beast of a burden
G F#m Bm
You've been holding on a long time
D G F#m
And all this longing
Bm D
And the ships are left to rust
G F#m Em
That's what the water gave us
[Chorus]
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm D F#m
Be the ooooverflow
[Bridge]
(First 2 are open chords then
it's switched to power chords with PM)
Em
'Cause they took your loved ones
Bm
But returned them in exchange for you
G A
But would you have it any other way?
Em G
Would you have it any other way?
A Em
You could have had it any other way
[Verse 3]
(Instead of the usual guitar
riff there are quiet PMd chords)
Bm
D G F#m
'Cause she's a crueller mistress
Bm D
And the bargain must be made
G F#m Bm
But oh, my love, don't forget me
D G F#m Em
But 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 Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
Em Bm G A
Be the ooooverflow
[Chorus]
(This time with a change)
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
G Bm
Be the overflow
D A
Pockets full of stones
Em Bm
Lay me down
D A
Let the only sound
G Bm D D
Be 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!
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