Water Of Love Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
120.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

G

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Water of Love chords
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[D]
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [D] [Am]
[G] [F#] [G]
[C] [D]
I am dry in the long hot day, lost and lonely every way.
Got [Am] the slaps all around, sky above.
Yes [D]
I need a little water of love.
I'm too long and lonely and 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.
[Dm]
[D] [Am] Water of love, deep [C] 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.
[Am]
[G]
[D] [Am]
[C] [D] Spread up in the tree, sitting up high.
Just a-waiting for me to die.
If
[Am]
I don't get some water soon,
[F] [D] I'll be dead and gone in the end.
[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.
[Am]
[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] You know it's evil when you're living alone.
[Am] Water of love, deep in the ground.
But [G] there ain't no water [D] here to be found.
[Am] Someday baby when the river runs,
[G] Gonna carry that water [D] of love to me.
[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 water [D] of love to me.
[Dm] [D] [Am]
[G]
[Am]
[C] [D]
Oh, oh, oh.
[F] [Am] [F] [G]
[D] [Am]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[G]
[Am] [C] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
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To start learning Dire Straits - Water Of Love chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Am, D, Am, G, D, C and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 120. With an eye on the song's key D Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I am dry in the long hot day, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lost and lonely every way.
Got _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] the slaps all around, sky above. _ _ _
_ _ _ Yes _ [D] _
I need a little water of love. _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm too long and lonely and 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.
[Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] Water of love, deep [C] 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. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] Spread up in the tree, sitting up high. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Just a-waiting for me to die.
If _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
I don't get some water soon, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] [D] I'll be dead and gone in the end. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ You know it's evil when you're living alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Water of love, _ deep in the ground.
But [G] there ain't no water [D] here to be found.
_ [Am] Someday baby when the river runs,
[G] Gonna carry that water [D] of love to me.
_ [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 water [D] of love to me. _
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
Oh, oh, oh. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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Facts about this song

This song was penned by Mark Knopfler.

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