Water (Studio Version) - The Who Chords

Tempo:
95.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Fm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Water (Studio Version) - The Who chords
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[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] The foreman over [Gm] there hates the gang.
[Ab] Dogs get it so rough.
[D] Truck drivers drive [Ebm] like the devil.
[Bb] The policemen, they're acting so tough.
[F]
They need water.
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
They need water.
[Fm]
And I'm sure [F] there isn't one of us here who'd say no to somebody's daughter.
[G]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] Hates the gang.
The [F] poor people on the farms [Bb] get it so rough.
[Eb] [F] Drivers drive [Bb] like the devil.
[Eb] [F] The policemen, they're acting [Bb] so tough.
They [F] need water.
They [Dm] [F] need [Bb]
[Dm] [G] water.
[Bb] And maybe [Eb] somebody's daughter [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[F] can even make [Bb] us dirty.
[F] New York [Bb] skyline is hazing.
[Eb] [F] The red of Thames [Bb] is turning black.
[Eb] [F] The whole world [Bb] is blazed.
We [F] need water.
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] We [G] need water.
[Bb] And [Eb] maybe [F] somebody's daughter can [Bb] [Ab]
[F] [Bb] give [F] me good water.
[Bb] [F]
[F] Give me good water.
[Bb] Please don't refuse [F] me, mister.
I've [C] seen your daughter at the Oasis and I'm beginning to blister.
[F] My Chevrolet just missed [Bb] me.
[Eb] [F]
Your cop [Fm] is laying [Bb] by [F] my [Bb] Cresta's lost and screen.
[F] I'm alive but I [Bb] don't know how.
I [F] need water.
Cause [Dm]
[Bb] [A] they need [G] water.
[Bb]
[G]
[F] Give me good water.
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb] Give me, give me good [F] water.
[Bb] [F]
Give me, give me, give me, [Bb] give me, give [Fm] [Bb] [F]
me.
[Ebm] [Fm] Give me good water.
[Bb] [F] [Ab]
[Fm] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] [G]
Key:  
Bb
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F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
G
2131
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Who - Water chords, practice playing Eb, F, Bb, F and F in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 47 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 96. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of B Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] The foreman over [Gm] there hates the gang. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Dogs get it so rough. _
_ [D] _ _ Truck drivers drive [Ebm] like the devil.
_ _ _ [Bb] The policemen, they're acting so tough.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
They need water.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
They need water.
[Fm] _ _
And I'm sure [F] there isn't one of us here who'd say no to somebody's daughter.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] Hates the gang.
The _ [F] poor people on the farms [Bb] get it so rough.
[Eb] _ _ [F] Drivers drive [Bb] like the devil.
_ [Eb] [F] The policemen, they're acting [Bb] so tough.
They [F] need water. _ _ _ _
They [Dm] _ [F] need _ [Bb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] water.
_ _ [Bb] And maybe [Eb] somebody's daughter _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ can even make [Bb] us dirty. _
_ _ [F] New York [Bb] skyline is hazing.
_ [Eb] _ [F] The red of Thames [Bb] is turning black.
[Eb] _ [F] The whole world [Bb] is blazed.
We [F] need water. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] We [G] need water.
_ _ [Bb] And [Eb] maybe [F] somebody's daughter can _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ give [F] me good water.
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Give me good water.
[Bb] Please don't refuse [F] me, mister.
I've [C] seen your daughter at the Oasis and I'm beginning to blister.
[F] My Chevrolet just missed [Bb] me.
_ [Eb] _ _ [F]
Your cop [Fm] is laying [Bb] by _ _ _ [F] my [Bb] Cresta's lost and screen.
_ _ [F] I'm alive but I [Bb] don't know how.
I [F] need water.
_ _ _ _ Cause [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] they need [G] water.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] Give me good water.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Give me, give me good [F] water.
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Give me, give me, give me, [Bb] give me, give [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F]
me.
[Ebm] [Fm] Give me good water. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Pete Townshend who authored this song.

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