Joe Brooks - Sittin by the waters edge
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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"Sittin' By The Water's Edge" - Joe Brooks
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Tabbed by: Gloria Lee
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
About 4 years overdue! What's shown below is for the first verse and first chorus. Repeat the entire thing
for the second verse and second chorus (see note at the end).
My cover here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwYSg9wGk0
Intro; play riff below x3 Last measure of the intro
e|---------------------------------0--x--------------------------0-------0---|
B|-------2-------2-------2--h3--------x--------2-------2--h3---------3-------|
G|---2-------2-------2---------2------x----2-------2---------2---------------|
D|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----x--0---0---0---0---------0---0---0-----|
E|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------|
First Verse
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B|-------2-------2-------2-------2-----x-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
G|---2-------2-------2-------2---------x---2-------2-------2-------2---------|
D|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------x-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
E|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------|
Sittin' by the water's edge You dipped your feet to bathe your
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G|---2-------2-------2-------2---------x---2-------2-------2-------2---------|
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A|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------|
E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------x-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|
legs It's like I'm dreaming all over again
Repeat the last 2 lines for the rest of the verse as he sings "I sailed with you.. but they won't phase me."
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B|-------2-------2-------2--h3--------x--------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
G|---2-------2-------2---------2------x----2-------2-------2-------2---------|
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A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
E|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------|
Oh, your
Chorus
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B|-------3------3-------3-------3-----x--------5-------5-------5-------5------|
G|---4------4-------4-------4---------x----6-------6-------6-------6----------|
D|-4---4--4---4---4---4---4---4-------x--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--------|
A|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
eyes, they're as pretty as the lights in this city lighting up
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B|--------3-------3-------3-------3---x--------2-------2-------2-------2------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------x----2-------2-------2-------2----------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----x---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|
E|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
the hearts as darkness sews its thread Your
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B|-------5-------5-------5-------5----x--------3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|---6-------6-------6-------6--------x----2-------2-------2-------2----------|
D|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6------x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|
A|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
hair is as golden as the dust that has fallen from the
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B|-------2-------2-------2-------2----x--------0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|---2-------2-------2-------2--------x----1-------1-------1-------1----------|
D|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|
stars that sleep on the ocean bed Here we
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|----1-------1-------1-------1-------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
are sittin' by the water's edge
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B|-------2-------2-------2--h3--------x--------2-------2-------2--h3---------|
G|---2-------2-------2---------2------x----2-------2-------2---------2-------|
D|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----x--0---0---0---0---0---0---------0-----|
E|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------|
OOOOHHhhh....
Play x2
e|------------------------------------|
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G|----1-------1-------1-------1-------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
oooOOHHHH sittin' by the water's edge
For the rest of the song, start back at the beginning. In my version, I play chords instead of the tabs
for the second chorus. They are as follows:
e|--2---4---2---0---|--4---2---0---0---|
B|--3---5---3---2---|--5---3---2---0---|
G|--4---6---2---2---|--6---2---2---1---|
D|--4---6---0---2---|--6---0---2---2---|
A|--2---4---0---0---|--4---0---0---2---|
E|--2---4---0---0---|--4---0---0---0---|