Chords Bob Dylan - Spirit On The Water
Lyrics Bob Dylan - Spirit On The Water
i hear it’s played in a with a capo on the first fret . you can play it this way if
you just transpose a step down , but if you are ambitious you might like this tab ,
i created it for the piano . enjoy!
A# F A# E D# A# D# E A# . . . | D# . F# . |
A# . Gm7 . | Cm7 . F . | A# . Gm7 . | Cm7 .
F A# F A# F
spirit on the water
D# A# D# F A#
darkness on the face of the deep
D# F# A# Gm7
i keep thinking ’bout you , baby ,
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
and i can’t hardly sleep .
. F . A#
i’m travelling by land
D# A#
travelling through the dawn of the day
D# F# A# Gm7
you’re always on my mind
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
i can’t stay away
G
i’d forgotten ’bout you
Cm
then you turned up again
D7 Gm
i always knew
C9 F7sus4/B F7
we were meant to be more than friends
A#
when you’re near ,
D# A#
it’s just as plain as it can be
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m wild about you , gal
Cm7 F A# Gm7 Cm7 F
you ought to be a fool about me
F A# F A# F
can’t explain
D# A# D# F A#
the sources of this hidden pain
D# F# A# Gm7
you burned your way into my heart
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
you got the key to my brain
F A# F A# F
i’ve been trampling through mud
D# A# D# F A#
praying to the powers above
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m sweating blood
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
you got a face that begs for love
G
life without you
Cm
doesn’t mean a thing to me
D7 Gm
if i can’t have you
C9 F7sus4/B F7
i’ll throw my love into the deep blue sea
F A# F A# F
sometimes i wonder
D# A# D# F A#
why you can’t treat me right
D# F# A# Gm7
you do good all day
and then you do wrong all night
F A# F A# F
when you’re with me
D# A# D# F A#
i’m a thousand times happier than i could ever say
D# F# A# Gm7
what does it matter
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
what price i pay?
F A# F A# F
they brag about your sugar
D# A# D# F A#
brag about it all over town
D# F# A# Gm7
put some sugar in my bowl
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
i feel like layin’ down
G
i’m as pale as a ghost
Cm
holding a blossom on a stem
D7 Gm
you ever seen a ghost?
C9 F7sus4/B F7
no , but you have heard of them
F A# F A# F
i see you there
D# A# D# F A#
i’m blinded by the colors i see
D# F# A# Gm7
i take good care
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
of what belongs to me
A# F A# E D# A# D# E A# . . . | D# /C# Cm7 F |
F A# F A# F
i hear your name
D# A# D# F A#
ringing up and down the line
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m saying it plain :
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
these ties are strong enough to bind
F A# F A# F
your sweet voice
D# A# D# F A#
calls out from some old familiar shrine
D# F# A# Gm7
i got no choice ,
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
can’t believe these things would ever fade from your mind
G
i could live forever
Cm
with you perfectly
D7 Gm
you don’t ever
C9 F7sus4/B F7
have to make a fuss over me
F A# F A# F
from east to west
D# A# D# F A#
ever since the world began
D# F# A# Gm7
i only mean it for the best
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
i won’t be with you any way i can
A# F A# E D# A# D# E A# . . . | D# /C# Cm7 F |
F A# F A# F
i’ve been in a brawl
D# A# D# F A#
now i’m feeling the wall
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m going away , baby
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
i won’t be back till fall
F A# F A# F
high on the hill
D# A# D# F A#
you can carry all my thoughts with you
D# F# A# Gm7
you know my will
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
this love could tear me in two
G
i won’t be with you in paradise
Cm
and it seems so unfair
D7 Gm
i can’t go to paradise no more ,
C9 F7sus4/B F7
i killed a man back there
F A# F A# F
you think i’m over the hill
D# A# D# F A#
think i’m past my prime
D# F# A# Gm7
let me see what you got
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
we can have a whoppin’ good time
final guitar solo :
G Cm
: . . . : . . . : . . .
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D7 Gm
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C9 F7 A#
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| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 5 – – – 6 – | – – – – – – – – – – 6 – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – | – 8 – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |
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i hear it’s played in a with a capo on the first fret . you can play it this way if
you just transpose a step down , but if you are ambitious you might like this tab ,
i created it for the piano . enjoy!
A# F A# E D# A# D# E A# . . . | D# . F# . |
A# . Gm7 . | Cm7 . F . | A# . Gm7 . | Cm7 .
F A# F A# F
spirit on the water
D# A# D# F A#
darkness on the face of the deep
D# F# A# Gm7
i keep thinking ’bout you , baby ,
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
and i can’t hardly sleep .
. F . A#
i’m travelling by land
D# A#
travelling through the dawn of the day
D# F# A# Gm7
you’re always on my mind
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
i can’t stay away
G
i’d forgotten ’bout you
Cm
then you turned up again
D7 Gm
i always knew
C9 F7sus4/B F7
we were meant to be more than friends
A#
when you’re near ,
D# A#
it’s just as plain as it can be
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m wild about you , gal
Cm7 F A# Gm7 Cm7 F
you ought to be a fool about me
F A# F A# F
can’t explain
D# A# D# F A#
the sources of this hidden pain
D# F# A# Gm7
you burned your way into my heart
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
you got the key to my brain
F A# F A# F
i’ve been trampling through mud
D# A# D# F A#
praying to the powers above
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m sweating blood
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
you got a face that begs for love
G
life without you
Cm
doesn’t mean a thing to me
D7 Gm
if i can’t have you
C9 F7sus4/B F7
i’ll throw my love into the deep blue sea
F A# F A# F
sometimes i wonder
D# A# D# F A#
why you can’t treat me right
D# F# A# Gm7
you do good all day
and then you do wrong all night
F A# F A# F
when you’re with me
D# A# D# F A#
i’m a thousand times happier than i could ever say
D# F# A# Gm7
what does it matter
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
what price i pay?
F A# F A# F
they brag about your sugar
D# A# D# F A#
brag about it all over town
D# F# A# Gm7
put some sugar in my bowl
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
i feel like layin’ down
G
i’m as pale as a ghost
Cm
holding a blossom on a stem
D7 Gm
you ever seen a ghost?
C9 F7sus4/B F7
no , but you have heard of them
F A# F A# F
i see you there
D# A# D# F A#
i’m blinded by the colors i see
D# F# A# Gm7
i take good care
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
of what belongs to me
A# F A# E D# A# D# E A# . . . | D# /C# Cm7 F |
F A# F A# F
i hear your name
D# A# D# F A#
ringing up and down the line
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m saying it plain :
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
these ties are strong enough to bind
F A# F A# F
your sweet voice
D# A# D# F A#
calls out from some old familiar shrine
D# F# A# Gm7
i got no choice ,
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
can’t believe these things would ever fade from your mind
G
i could live forever
Cm
with you perfectly
D7 Gm
you don’t ever
C9 F7sus4/B F7
have to make a fuss over me
F A# F A# F
from east to west
D# A# D# F A#
ever since the world began
D# F# A# Gm7
i only mean it for the best
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
i won’t be with you any way i can
A# F A# E D# A# D# E A# . . . | D# /C# Cm7 F |
F A# F A# F
i’ve been in a brawl
D# A# D# F A#
now i’m feeling the wall
D# F# A# Gm7
i’m going away , baby
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
i won’t be back till fall
F A# F A# F
high on the hill
D# A# D# F A#
you can carry all my thoughts with you
D# F# A# Gm7
you know my will
Cm7 F A# D# D#m A#
this love could tear me in two
G
i won’t be with you in paradise
Cm
and it seems so unfair
D7 Gm
i can’t go to paradise no more ,
C9 F7sus4/B F7
i killed a man back there
F A# F A# F
you think i’m over the hill
D# A# D# F A#
think i’m past my prime
D# F# A# Gm7
let me see what you got
Cm F A# . Gm7 . Cm7
we can have a whoppin’ good time
final guitar solo :
G Cm
: . . . : . . . : . . .
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – h4 – | – 3 – – – 4 – 232 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – | – – – – – – – 4 – – – 3 – 4 – – – – – – – – – 3 – |
| – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D7 Gm
: . . . : . . . : . . .
| – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – 323 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 4 – – – 3 – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 3 – – /5 – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C9 F7 A#
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| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 5 – – – 6 – | – – – – – – – – – – 6 – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – | – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – | – 8 – – – – |
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