Chords for "The Water Was Red" by Johnny Cymbal
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Gbm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] I [Gbm] met [G]
[A] [D] [Gbm]
[G] [A]
[Gbm] a girl on [G] a lonely [D] beach, and soon they were holding hands.
They fell in [Gbm] love on that [D] lonely beach, and kissed [A] on the [D] silver sand.
Till the water was [Gm] red, and the day [D] was done.
Till the water was [Gm] red, from the [D] setting sun.
[A]
They [D] returned to [Gbm] the beach [G] whenever they [D] could, [G] and stayed till [A] the moon [D] was bright.
And once they [Gbm] were swimming where [G] the water [D] was deep, when [Em] the white fin [A]
came in [D] the sight.
[Bb]
[Eb] The shark had [Gm] struck and [Eb] disappeared, and left [Bb] his sweetheart [Eb]
dead.
And as he pulled [Ab] her to the shore, the roaring [Bb] [Eb] waves were red.
Oh the water [Abm] was red, for what the shark [Eb] had done.
Yes the water [Abm] was red, and his love [Eb] was gone.
[B] [E] He looked towards [Abm] the water and [A] he saw [E] the fin, [A] so he gently [B] put her on [E] the sand.
He walked [Abm] to the water [A] with a tear [E] in his eye, [A] and a [B] gleaming knife in [E] his hand.
And the water was [Am] red, once [E]
again.
Yes the water was [Am] red, as he [E] walked towards his sweetheart.
With the [Gbm] fin [B] in his [E] hand.
And the water [Am] was red, once [E] again.
Yes the water [Am] was red.
[C] [Am]
[A] [D] [Gbm]
[G] [A]
[Gbm] a girl on [G] a lonely [D] beach, and soon they were holding hands.
They fell in [Gbm] love on that [D] lonely beach, and kissed [A] on the [D] silver sand.
Till the water was [Gm] red, and the day [D] was done.
Till the water was [Gm] red, from the [D] setting sun.
[A]
They [D] returned to [Gbm] the beach [G] whenever they [D] could, [G] and stayed till [A] the moon [D] was bright.
And once they [Gbm] were swimming where [G] the water [D] was deep, when [Em] the white fin [A]
came in [D] the sight.
[Bb]
[Eb] The shark had [Gm] struck and [Eb] disappeared, and left [Bb] his sweetheart [Eb]
dead.
And as he pulled [Ab] her to the shore, the roaring [Bb] [Eb] waves were red.
Oh the water [Abm] was red, for what the shark [Eb] had done.
Yes the water [Abm] was red, and his love [Eb] was gone.
[B] [E] He looked towards [Abm] the water and [A] he saw [E] the fin, [A] so he gently [B] put her on [E] the sand.
He walked [Abm] to the water [A] with a tear [E] in his eye, [A] and a [B] gleaming knife in [E] his hand.
And the water was [Am] red, once [E]
again.
Yes the water was [Am] red, as he [E] walked towards his sweetheart.
With the [Gbm] fin [B] in his [E] hand.
And the water [Am] was red, once [E] again.
Yes the water [Am] was red.
[C] [Am]
Key:
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Gbm
G
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[N] _ I _ [Gbm] _ met [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] a girl on [G] a lonely [D] beach, and soon they were _ holding hands.
_ _ They fell in [Gbm] love on that [D] lonely beach, and kissed [A] on the _ [D] silver sand.
_ _ _ _ Till the water was [Gm] red, _ _ _ _ and the day [D] was done.
_ _ _ Till the water was [Gm] red, _ _ _ _ from the _ [D] setting sun.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
They [D] returned to [Gbm] the beach [G] whenever they [D] could, [G] and stayed till [A] the moon [D] was bright. _ _
And once they [Gbm] were swimming where [G] the water [D] was deep, when [Em] the white fin [A]
came in [D] the sight.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The shark had [Gm] struck and _ [Eb] _ disappeared, and left [Bb] his sweetheart [Eb] _ _
dead.
_ And as he pulled [Ab] her to the shore, the roaring [Bb] _ [Eb] waves were red. _
_ _ _ _ Oh the water [Abm] was red, _ _ _ for what the shark [Eb] had done. _
_ _ _ Yes the water [Abm] was red, _ _ _ _ and his love [Eb] was gone. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] He looked towards [Abm] the water and [A] he saw [E] the fin, [A] so he gently [B] put her on [E] the sand.
_ He _ walked [Abm] to the water [A] with a tear [E] in his eye, [A] and a [B] gleaming knife in [E] his hand.
_ _ _ _ And the water was [Am] red, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ once [E]
again.
_ _ _ _ Yes the water was _ [Am] red, _ _ _ _ _ as he [E] walked towards his _ sweetheart. _ _ _
With the [Gbm] _ fin [B] in _ his [E] _ hand. _ _
_ _ And the water [Am] was red, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ once [E] _ again. _ _ _
_ Yes the water [Am] was red.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] a girl on [G] a lonely [D] beach, and soon they were _ holding hands.
_ _ They fell in [Gbm] love on that [D] lonely beach, and kissed [A] on the _ [D] silver sand.
_ _ _ _ Till the water was [Gm] red, _ _ _ _ and the day [D] was done.
_ _ _ Till the water was [Gm] red, _ _ _ _ from the _ [D] setting sun.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
They [D] returned to [Gbm] the beach [G] whenever they [D] could, [G] and stayed till [A] the moon [D] was bright. _ _
And once they [Gbm] were swimming where [G] the water [D] was deep, when [Em] the white fin [A]
came in [D] the sight.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The shark had [Gm] struck and _ [Eb] _ disappeared, and left [Bb] his sweetheart [Eb] _ _
dead.
_ And as he pulled [Ab] her to the shore, the roaring [Bb] _ [Eb] waves were red. _
_ _ _ _ Oh the water [Abm] was red, _ _ _ for what the shark [Eb] had done. _
_ _ _ Yes the water [Abm] was red, _ _ _ _ and his love [Eb] was gone. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] He looked towards [Abm] the water and [A] he saw [E] the fin, [A] so he gently [B] put her on [E] the sand.
_ He _ walked [Abm] to the water [A] with a tear [E] in his eye, [A] and a [B] gleaming knife in [E] his hand.
_ _ _ _ And the water was [Am] red, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ once [E]
again.
_ _ _ _ Yes the water was _ [Am] red, _ _ _ _ _ as he [E] walked towards his _ sweetheart. _ _ _
With the [Gbm] _ fin [B] in _ his [E] _ hand. _ _
_ _ And the water [Am] was red, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ once [E] _ again. _ _ _
_ Yes the water [Am] was red.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _