Chords for Dire Straits - Water Of Love [1978]

Tempo:
120.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

G

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Water Of Love [1978] chords
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[C]
[G] [E]
[Am] [C]
[D] [C]
[Dm]
[G] [A]
[D]
I am dry in the long hot day, lost and lonely every way.
[Am] Got the flats all around, sky up above.
[E] [D]
Yes, I need a little water of love.
I've been too long alone, I got my heart in pain.
Crying out for some soothing rain.
[Am]
I believe in taking it up.
[D]
Yes, I need a little water of love.
[Am]
Water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no water [D] here to be found.
[Am]
Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that [D] water of love to me.
[C]
[G]
[D]
[Am] [C] [D]
Spare me the tree sitting up high,
just a-waiting for me to die.
[Am]
If I don't get some water soon, [D] I'll be dead and gone in the end.
[D] [Am]
Water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no water [D] here to be found.
[Am]
Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that [D] water of love to me.
[C] [G]
[D]
[Am] [C] [D]
Once I had a woman I could call my own.
Once I had a woman, now my woman she gone.
[Am]
Once there was a river, now there's a stone.
[D] [Am] [D]
You know it's evil when you're living alone.
[Am]
Water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no [D] water here to be found.
[Am]
Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that water [D] of love to me.
Carry [Am] that water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no [D] water here to be found.
[Am] Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that [D] water of love to me.
[C]
[G]
[Am] [C]
[D] [C]
[G]
[Am] [C]
[D] [Dm]
[C]
[G]
[Am] [C]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I am dry in the long hot day, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lost and lonely every way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] Got the flats all around, sky up above. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D]
Yes, I need a little water of love. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've been too long alone, I got my heart in pain. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Crying out for some soothing rain. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
I believe in taking it up. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Yes, I need a little water of love. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
Water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no water [D] here to be found.
[Am] _
Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that [D] water of love to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D]
Spare me the tree sitting up high, _
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just a-waiting for me to die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ If I don't get some water soon, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I'll be dead and gone in the end. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am]
Water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no water [D] here to be found.
[Am] _
Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that [D] water of love to me.
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
Once I had a woman I could call my own. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Once I had a woman, now my woman she gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
Once there was a river, now there's a stone. _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D]
You know it's evil when you're living alone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no [D] water here to be found.
_ [Am]
Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that water [D] of love to me.
Carry [Am] that water of love, deep in the ground.
[G] But there ain't no [D] water here to be found. _
[Am] Someday, baby, when the river runs,
[G] gonna carry that [D] water of love to me.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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