Indigo Girls - Watershed
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WATERSHED (Emily Saliers)
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[Emily fingerpicks most of the song except for the bridge and possibly the
last chorus; her guitar has the low E tuned down to D. Amy strums all the
chords, and I don't know if her guitar has the low E tuned down.]
[Do NOT rely on the chord names in the verse and chorus; refer to the tabla-
ture for fingerings. The strummed chords in the bridge are: Bm7(4)=x20230;
E7=x20130; C(9)=x32033; G=x20033; A7=x02020; A7sus4=x02030.]
[As written, each chord is half a measure, except pairs of chords joined by
hyphens are a half-measure _total_.]
D[in[D/C#]tro] Em7/B Em7/B D D/C# Em7/B Em7/B
Thought I knew my DmindD/C# Em7/B like the bEm7/Back of my hDandD/C# Em7/B Em7/B
The gold and the rainbow, but nothing panned out as I planned
The gold and the rDainboD/C#w, butEm7/B nothing panned Em7/Bout as I plCannEm7/Bed A A
They say only D7milk and hD7sus4oney's gonnaD7 make your sD7sus4oul satisfGied G/F#
E Well I better Elearn how to swGmaj7im Gmaj7
'Cause the Bbcrossing is Cchilly and wDide D A7sus4 A7
Twisted guardrail on the highway, broken glass on the cement
The ghost of someone's tragedy, how recklessly my time has been spent
They say that it's never too late, you don't get any younger
Well I better learn how to starve the emptiness
Bb C D D A7sus - A13sus A7sus - A13sus
And feed the hunger
Up on the wDatershDed,C/D standing at the C/Dfork in the GroaG/F#d
A7 You can A#dim7stand there and BmagoniBm/Aze
Gmaj7 E7/G# A7 A13 A7no3 A7no3
Till your agony's your heaviest load
You'll never fly as the crDow flDies, get uC/Dsed to aC/D country mGile G/F#
E When you're Elearning to Gmaj7face the Gmaj7path at your pBb6ace, every Bbmaj7choice is
worth your Dwhile D A7sus A7
And there's always retrospect to light a clearer path
Every five years/days or so I look back on my life and I have a good laugh
You start at the top, go full circle round, catch a breeze, take a spill
But ending up where I started again makes me wanna stand still
Up on the watershed, standing at the fork in the road
You can stand there and agonize, till your agony's your heaviest load
You'll never fly as the crow flies, get used to a country mile
When you're learning to face the path at your pace, every choice is
worth your Dwhile D
Bm7(4)Stepping oBm7(4)n a cracE7k E7
C(9)Breaking uC(9)p and G looking bGack
Every Bm7(4)tree limb overBm7(4)head just seems to E7sit and waE7it
C(9) C(9) G A7 A7sus4 A7 [stop]
Till every step you take becomes a twist of fate
Up on the watershed, standing at the fork in the road
You can stand there and agonize, till your agony's your heaviest load
You'll never fly as the crow flies, get used to a country mile
When you're learning to face the path at your pace, every choice is
worth your while
Up on the watershed, standing at the fork in the road
You can stand there and agonize, till your agony's your heaviest load
You'll never fly as the crow flies, get used to a country mile
When you're learning to face the path at your pace, every choice is
worth your while
D[rep[D/C#]eat anEm7/Bd fade,Em7/B same as intro]
TAB:
= is a hammer-on; ~ is a bend.
INTRO (and outro):
D D/C# Em7/B
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------3-----|
G ------2---------------2-------2-|------0-------0-------0---------|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-----------|
A ----------------0=4-------------|0=2-----2-------0=2-----2-------|
D 0-------0---------------0-------|----------------------------3~--|
D D/C# Em7/B
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------3-----|
G ------2-------2-------2-------2-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A ----------------0=4-----4-------|0=2-----2-------0=2-----2-------|
D 0-------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|
Thought I knew my
VERSE:
D D/C# Em7/B
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------3-----|
G ------2-------2-------2-------2-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A ----------------0=4-----4-------|0=2-----2-------0=2-----2-------|
D 0-------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|
mind like the back of my
D D/C# Em7/B
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------3-----|
G ------2-------2-------2-------2-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A ----------------0=4-----4-------|0=2-----2-------0=2-----2-------|
D 0-------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|
hand The gold and the
D D/C# Em7/B
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------3-----|
G ------2-------2-------2-------2-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A ----------------0=4-----4-------|0=2-----2-------0=2-----2-------|
D 0-------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|
rain - bow, but nothing panned out as I'd
C Em7/B A
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------1---------------3-----|--2-------2---------------2-----|
G ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------2-------2-------2-------2-|
D ----2-------2-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A 3-------3-------2-------2-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
planned They say only
D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|[These can
B ----------7-----7=8-------8-----|7---------7-----7=8-------8-----| also be
G ------5---------------5---------|------5---------------5---------| played
D ----7-------7-------7-------7---|----7-------7-------7-------7---| xx0212 &
A 5-------5-------5-------5-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------| xx0213!]
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
milk and honey's gonna make your soul satis -
G G/F# E
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3---------------3-----|----------0-------0-------0-----|
G ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------1-------1-------1---------|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D 5-------5-------4-------4-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------|
-fied Well I better learn how to
Gmaj7 Bb C
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3-------3-------3-----|----------3-------5-------5-----|
G ------0-------0-------0---------|------3-------3-------5-------5-|
D ----4-------4-------4-------4---|----3-------3-------5-------5---|
A --------------------------------|1-------1-------3-------3-------|
D 5-------5-------5-------5-------|--------------------------------|
swim 'cause the crossing is chilly and wide
D A7sus4 A7
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3-----------3---------|----------3-----2---------------|
G ------2-------020-----------0---|------0---------0---------------|
D ----0-------0-------4-----4-----|----2-------2---2---------------|
A --------------------------------|0-------0-------0---------------|
D 0-------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|
(...wide)
[First verse is the same, but ends with A7sus A13sus A7sus A13sus,
strummed: x02033 x02032 x02030 x02032]
CHORUS:
D C/D
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3-------3-------3-----|0=1-------1-------1-------1-----|
G ------2-------2-------2-------2-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D 0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
...watershed, standing at the fork in the
G G/F# A7 A#dim7
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3-------3-------3-----|----------2---------------2-----|
G ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A --------------------------------|0-------0-------1-------1-------|
D 5-------5-------4-------4-------|--------------------------------|
road You can stand there and
Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 E7/G#
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3-------3-------3-----|----------0---------------0-----|
G ------4-------4-------4-------4-|------0-------0-------7-------7-|
D ----4-------4-------4-------4---|----4-------4-------6-------6---|
A 2-------2-------0-------0-------|--------------------------------|
D --------------------------------|5-------5-------6-------6-------|
agonize till your agony's your heav - iest
A7 A13 A7no3
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --2-------2-------3-------3-----|--5-------5-------5-------5-----|
G ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----2-------2-------4-------4---|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
A 0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
load You'll never fly as the
D C/D
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3-------3-------3-----(0)1-------1-------1-------1-----|
G ------2-------2-------2-------2-|------0-------0-------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D 0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
crow flies, get used to a country mile
G G/F# E
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3---------------3-----|----------0-------0-------0-----|
G ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------1-------1-------1---------|
D ----0-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D 5-------5-------4-------4-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------|
(...mile) When you're learning to
Gmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7
E --------------------------------|----------3-----5---------5-----|
B ----------3-------3-------3-----|------3---------------3---------|
G ------0-------0-------0---------|----3-------3-------3-------3---|
D ----4-------4-------4-------4---|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D 5-------5-------5-------5-------|--------------------------------|
face the path at your pace, every choice is worth your
D A7sus4 A7
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------3-----------3---------|----------3-----2---------------|
G ------2---------020---------0---|------0---------0---------------|
D ----0-------0-------4-----4-----|----2-------2---2---------------|
A --------------------------------|0-------0-------0---------------|
D 0-------0---------------0-------|--------------------------------|
while And there's always...
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com