Kt Tunstall - Dirty Water

kt tunstall
dirty water
as played in austin , texas live

standard tuning

intro :
( accentuate the bass notes )
( similar to the chord prog . of “while my guitar gently weeps” by the beatles )
Am F E
E – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – |
B – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – – – 0 – – |
G – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 1 – – |
D – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 2 – – |
A – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – x – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 2 – – |
E – – – – – x – – – 0 – – 3 – – – 0 – 3 – – 22 – – – x – x – x – x – – – 0 – – |

verse 1 :
Am
there’s a little darkness
Am3
on my horizon
Em7
and i’m pushing up the ante that is
F E
getting closer
Am Am3
and pardon my expression
Em7
but it’s shit like this that sticks
F E
and makes you mix with dirty water

( whistling )

chorus :
D Dsus A7
ohhhhh need a little sunshine
G
sunshine on my skin

oh need a little of your time

give it to me baby
F
oh when dirty water’s all you have to fill your cup
( G ) F __
don’t drink too much , don’t drink too much

verse 2 :

oh i was a lady

of easy leisure

and i took pleasure in the birds

that came a’callin at my window

and they told me

a cloud was comin

full of dirty water

and it was gonna rain

chorus

D . . A . . D . . A
oooh oooh
Am . . . . . D * . . . . . G . . . . . D *
la – la – la – la la – la – la – la

oooh
oooh
la – la – la – la
la – la – la – la

chorus x2