Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] E E7 E A E [Verse 1]

^EBackwater We're ^E7sai^Eling at the ^Aedges of ^Etime ^EBackwater We're ^E7drif^Eting at the ^Awater^Eline

[Chorus 1]

Oh we're ^Dfloating in the ^Acoastal waters ^DYou and me and the ^Aporter's daughters ^G#mOoh what to ^Edo not a ^G#msausage to ^Edo And the ^Dshorter of the ^Aporter's daughters ^DDips her hand in the ^Adeadly waters ^G#mOoh what to ^Edo in a ^G#mtiny ^Ecanoe

[Verse 2]

^EBlack water There were ^E7six of ^Eus but now ^Awe are ^Efive ^EWe're all talking To keep the ^E7con^Ever^Asation a^Elive

[Chorus 2]

There was a ^Dsenator from E^Acuador Who ^Dtalked about a ^Ameteor That ^G#mcrashed on a ^Ehill in the ^G#msouth of ^EPeru And ^Dwas found by a con^Aquistador Who ^Dtook it to the ^Aemperor And ^G#mhe passed it ^Eon to a ^G#mTurkish ^Eguru

[Verse 3]

^EHis daughter Was sla^E7ted ^Efor be^Acoming ^Edivine ^EHe taught her He taught ^E7her ^Ehow to ^Asplit and d^Eefine

[Chorus 3]

But if you ^Dstudy the lo^Agistics And heur^Distics of the ^Amystics You ^G#mwill find that ^Etheir minds rarely ^G#mmove in a l^Eine So it's ^Dmuch more rea^Alistic To a^Dbandon such ^Aballistics And ^G#mresign to be t^Erapped on a ^G#mleaf in the ^Evine

[Instrumental] E E7 E E7 E A E E E7 E E7 E A E D A D A G#m E G#m E D A D A G#m E G#m E [Verse 4]

^EBackwater We're ^E7sai^Eling at the ^Aedges of ^Etime ^EBackwater We're ^E7drif^Eting at the ^Awater^Eline

[Chorus 4]

[Outro] E E7 E E7 E A E E E7 E E7 E A E D A D A G#m E G#m E D A D A G#m E G#m E E E7 E E7 E A E E E7 E E7 E A E D A D A G#m E G#m E D A D A G#m E G#m E

Brian Eno - Backwater