Heavy Water - Styx A great Styx song off of the Brave New World Album Tuning: Standard Song order: Intro Verse 1 Main riff Verse 2 Bridge Chorus (partial) Verse 3 Bridge Chorus (full) Guitar solo Bridge Chorus (full) Outro E A B A* e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-5-| G|-1-| G|-4-| G|-6-| G|-6-| D|-2-| D|-5-| D|-7-| D|-7-| A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-| A|---| E|-0-| E|-0-| E|-0-| E|---| B5 A5 D Asus(TS) e|---| e|---| e|---| e|---| B|---| B|---| B|-3-| B|-3-| G|-4-| G|-2-| G|-2-| G|-2-| <- Tommy Shaw plays a slow upstroke on this chord at the lines D|-4-| D|-2-| D|-0-| D|-2-| "All of mankind worship at the altar" and A|-2-| A|-0-| A|---| A|-0-| "Better living for the masses" E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| at the same time that JY plays the E chord Main riff/intro/chorus Lead guitar e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----0-2-0-------------0-2-0-------------0-2-0-------------0-2-0-----------| D|-0h2-0-2-0-2p0h2---0h2-0-2-0-2p0-0---0h2-0-2-0-2p0h2---0h2-0-2-0-2p0--0----| A|-0h2-------2p0h2---0h2-------2p0-0---0h2-------2p0h2---0h2-------2p0--0----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm guitar e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----5-7-5-------------5-7-5-------------5-7-5-------------5-7-5-----------| E|-5h7-------7p5h7---5h7-------7p5-5---5h7-------7p5h7---5h7-------7p5--5----| Verse 1:

^ESittin' here on the ^ATerra Firma B A* It's the place we were meant to be

^EOut here kinda ^Alost in space now B A* Pondering life's mysteries

^EAll of mankind ^Aworship at the altar B A* Of the old mythology

^EBut the genie's ^Aout of the bottle B A* Collision course with eternity

Play main riff. Verse 2:

^EYoung children ^Aplayin' in the chat room B A* With the freaks and the satellites

^EUpload to the ^Anearest planet B A* Burnin' out at the speed of light

^EBetter living for the ^Amasses B A* With the new technology

^EBut some fool went ^Apushed the button B A* He didn't get an apology

Bridge 1:

^B5Feelin' good is a ^A5new sensation ^B5Panacea for a ^DPr^Doz^Dac^D n^Dat^Dio^Dn

Chorus 1 (partial) play main riff twice Heavy, heavy water Won't wash away the sins of the father Verse 3:

^ESacred Cow ^Asizzlin' in the fire B A* As we all go up in flames

^EWith millions of ^Atrue believers B A* And their unfamiliar names

Bridge 2:

^BOn the road to ^Agood intentions ^BBlown to hell by our ^Dow^Dn ^Din^Dve^Dnt^Dio^Dns

Chorus 2 (full) play main riff four times Heavy, heavy water Won't wash away the sins of the father Unholy, holy water Leading us like lambs to the Solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------7-10-7-10-12--17br-15--12~~------------------------------| g|-9--7----7---7-9-----------------------------14~~~---12~11~--7/9~--------| D|-----9--9-9--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--12-11~--7/9~~---16-14~-12-11~-16-14~-9/11~~-15-13~-8/10~~--------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------5/7/9/10/12-<-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge 3:

^B5Custom made for the ^A5self reliant ^B5Lemonade for the ^Dth^Dir^Dst^Dy ^Dgi^Dan^Dt

Chorus 3 (full) play main riff four times Heavy, heavy water Won't wash away the sins of the father Unholy, holy water Leading us like lambs to the Slaughter Outro: Heavy Water Heavy Water e|-------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0-| B|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0--| G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0------1-----0-2-0-----------------0-2-0------1---| D|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0------0-2-0-2p0h2-----------0-2-0-2p0-0----| A|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0------------2p0h2-----------------2p0-0----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Heavy Water Can't cure the sadness e|-------------------------------------0-| B|------------------------------------0--| G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0------1---| D|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0----| A|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0----| E|---------------------------------------| Heavy Water Can't cool the fire e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0----------| D|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0----| A|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0----| E|---------------------------------------| / = slide up \ = slide down h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend r = release hb = half step bend wd = whammy dive ~ = vibrato + = harmonic < = pick slide x = Mute note

Styx - Heavy water