Water
Carrier By Ian
Anderson from Secret Language of
Birds Transcribed
and adapted for guitar by Peter Dawson. Mostly 2 note
chords used in an attempt to get the right sound. Capo 5
4/4
9/8 Riff 1
(4 times for intro) ||------------------------2---3---|----3---2---32----------------------|| ||3-------3-3-3-3-4---3-------3---|--------------3-3---1---0-----------|| |:0-------0-0-0-0-0---0-------0---|--------------------1---0---0---1---:| |:0-------------------------------|----------------------------0---1---:| ||--------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------------------||
4/4 Verse C5
C# C#5 Gm |--------------------------------|------------1-------------------| |3-------3---3---3---3---1---0---|1-------4---3-------------------| |0-------0---0---0---0-----------|1-------1-----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Crystal foun
spring from the
tain
ing
hill
Gm
Bb5
G#5 C5 |----1---1---1---1---------------|1-------1---1---1---------------| |----3---3---1---1---------------|1-------1---1---1-------4-------| |------------------------3-------|0-----------------------3-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
It irr i gates
your soul you may drink
your fill
[Riff
1] x2 Verse
1 continued (similar to TAB above) [C5]Water of
life [Gm]carried high. One hand upon
the [Bb5]gallon jar. Feel her
[Bb5]fix [G#5]my [C5]eye. [Riff 1]x2 [Riff 2]
Chorus 3 times 4/4
3/4
C
D#5 C#5
C
C#5 C ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| |:0-------0-------3---1-------0---|----0---x---1-1-1---0---:| |:5-------5-------3---1-------5---|----5---x---1-1-1---5---:| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------||
Every
trav
for the tak ing
good llers
All good mon
ey for
the mak ing.
Seller's mar
ket:
wet a
pe al.
Water carr i er -
4/4 G5
D#5 C#5 C5
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |----0---0-0-0---3-------1-------| |----5---5-5-5---3-------1-------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
let's
make the
deal.
[Riff 1] x2 [Riff 2]
after first chorus
Verse 2 [C5]Covered
face and [C#3]black [C#5]pool [Gm]eyes. Between us
[Bb5]no words spoken; no [Bb5]words [G#5]to the [C5]wise. [Riff 1] x2 [C5]Here's to
another time and a [C#3]drink [C#5]some[Gm]where. Plush on a
[Bb5]Nain carpet; on a [Bb5]ca[G#5]fé [C5]chair. [Riff 1] x2
