Bob Dylan - Spirit on the water
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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!
Bb F Bb E Eb Bb Eb E Bb . . . | Eb . F# . |
Bb . Gm7 . | Cm7 . F . | Bb . Gm7 . | Cm7 .
SFpirit on the waBbter F Bb F
DEbarkness on Bbthe face oEbf the deeFp Bb
IEb keep thiF#nking 'bout you, Bbbaby, Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
And I can't hardly sleep.
. F . Bb
I'm travelling by land
TEbravelling through the dawn of the dayBb
YEbou're always on mF#y mind Bb Gm7
ICm7 can't stFay awayBb Eb Ebm Bb
IG'd forgotten 'bout you
TCmhen you turned up again
ID7 always kGmnew
WC9e were meant to be more than frF7sus4/Biends F7
When you're nBbear,
It's jEbust as plain as it can be Bb
IEb'm wilF#d about you, Bbgal Gm7
You oCm7ught to be a foFol about me Bb Gm7 Cm7 F
CFan't explain Bb F Bb F
TEbhe sources Bbof this hiEbdden painF Bb
YEbou burnedF# your way into myBb heart Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
You got the key to my brain
IF've been tramplBbing thrFough Bbmud F
pEbraying to tBbhe powers Ebabove F Bb
IEb'm sweatiF#ng blood Bb Gm7
YCm7ou got a Fface thBbat begsEb for loEbmve Bb
LGife without you
DoeCmsn't mean a thing to me
ID7f I can'Gmt have you
C9I'll throw my love into the deeF7sus4/Bp blue sea F7
SFometimes I wondBber F Bb F
WEbhy you can'Bbt treat meEb right F Bb
YEbou do gooF#d all day Bb Gm7
And then you do wrong all night
WFhen you're withBb me F Bb F
IEb'm a thousaBbnd times hEbappier thFan I coBbuld ever say
WEbhat does F#it matter Bb Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
What price I pay?
tFhey brag about Bbyour suFgar Bb F
BEbrag about iBbt all overEb town F Bb
PEbut some sF#ugar in my bowl Bb Gm7
ICm7 feel likFe layinBb' down Eb Ebm Bb
GI'm as pale as a ghost
HCmolding a blossom on a stem
YD7ou ever Gmseen a ghost?
NC9o, but you have heard of them F7sus4/B F7
IF see you there Bb F Bb F
IEb'm blinded Bbby the colEbors I seeF Bb
IEb take gooF#d care Bb Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
of what belongs to me
Bb F Bb E Eb Bb Eb E Bb . . . | Eb /C# Cm7 F |
IF hear your nameBb F Bb F
rEbinging up aBbnd down thEbe line F Bb
IEb'm sayingF# it plain: Bb Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
These ties are strong enough to bind
YFour sweet voiceBb F Bb F
cEballs out frBbom some olEbd familiaFr shrinBbe
IEb got no cF#hoice, Bb Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
can't believe these things would ever fade from your mind
I couGld live forever
witCmh you perfectly
YD7ou don't Gmever
C9have to make a fuss over me F7sus4/B F7
FFrom east to wesBbt F Bb F
eEbver since tBbhe world bEbegan F Bb
IEb only meaF#n it for the bestBb Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
I won't be with you any way I can
Bb F Bb E Eb Bb Eb E Bb . . . | Eb /C# Cm7 F |
IF've been in a bBbrawl F Bb F
NEbow I'm feelBbing the waEbll F Bb
IEb'm going F#away, baby Bb Gm7
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
I won't be back till fall
HFigh on the hillBb F Bb F
yEbou can carrBby all my tEbhoughts wFith youBb
YEbou know mF#y will Bb Gm7
TCm7his love Fcould tBbear me Ebin two Ebm Bb
G I won't be with you in paradise
Cm and it seems so unfair
D7I can't go tGmo paradise no more,
C9I killed a man back there F7sus4/B F7
YFou think I'm ovBber the Fhill Bb F
TEbhink I'm paBbst my primEbe F Bb
LEbet me seeF# what you got Bb Gm7
Cm F Bb . 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 . . . : Bb
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