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)
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||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---:|
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 4/4
 Riff 2
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|0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------|0-0-0-------------------------------|
|0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------|0-0-0-------------------------------|
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[Riff 1] twice

 4/4
 Verse
 C5                               C#      C#5 Gm
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|3-------3---3---3---3---1---0---|1-------4---3-------------------|
|0-------0---0---0---0-----------|1-------1-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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         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-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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     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
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|:0-------0-------3---1-------0---|----0---x---1-1-1---0---:|
|:5-------5-------3---1-------5---|----5---x---1-1-1---5---:|
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   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

Chorus
[Riff 1] x2
Go to instrumental second time

 Instrumental
 6/8          ~ = tremolo
 3 times
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  6/8
|----3---2---------------|
|3-----------3-3-4---3---|
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[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 2]


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