Spirit on the Water Bob Dylan
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 .
S[F]pirit on the wa[Bb]ter [F] [Bb] [F]
D[Eb]arkness on [Bb]the face o[Eb]f the dee[F]p [Bb]
I[Eb] keep thi[F#]nking 'bout you, [Bb]baby, [Gm7]
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
And I can't hardly sleep.
. F . Bb
I'm travelling by land
T[Eb]ravelling through the dawn of the day[Bb]
Y[Eb]ou're always on m[F#]y mind [Bb] [Gm7]
I[Cm7] can't st[F]ay away[Bb] [Eb] [Ebm] [Bb]
I[G]'d forgotten 'bout you
T[Cm]hen you turned up again
I[D7] always k[Gm]new
W[C9]e were meant to be more than fr[F7sus4/b]iends [F7]
When you're n[Bb]ear,
It's j[Eb]ust as plain as it can be [Bb]
I[Eb]'m wil[F#]d about you, [Bb]gal [Gm7]
You o[Cm7]ught to be a fo[F]ol about me [Bb] [Gm7] [Cm7] [F]
C[F]an't explain [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
T[Eb]he sources [Bb]of this hi[Eb]dden pain[F] [Bb]
Y[Eb]ou burned[F#] your way into my[Bb] heart [Gm7]
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
You got the key to my brain
I[F]'ve been trampl[Bb]ing thr[F]ough [Bb]mud [F]
p[Eb]raying to t[Bb]he powers [Eb]above [F] [Bb]
I[Eb]'m sweati[F#]ng blood [Bb] [Gm7]
Y[Cm7]ou got a [F]face th[Bb]at begs[Eb] for lo[Ebm]ve [Bb]
L[G]ife without you
Doe[Cm]sn't mean a thing to me
I[D7]f I can'[Gm]t have you
[C9]I'll throw my love into the dee[F7sus4/b]p blue sea [F7]
S[F]ometimes I wond[Bb]er [F] [Bb] [F]
W[Eb]hy you can'[Bb]t treat me[Eb] right [F] [Bb]
Y[Eb]ou do goo[F#]d all day [Bb] [Gm7]
And then you do wrong all night
W[F]hen you're with[Bb] me [F] [Bb] [F]
I[Eb]'m a thousa[Bb]nd times h[Eb]appier th[F]an I co[Bb]uld ever say
W[Eb]hat does [F#]it matter [Bb] [Gm7]
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
What price I pay?
t[F]hey brag about [Bb]your su[F]gar [Bb] [F]
B[Eb]rag about i[Bb]t all over[Eb] town [F] [Bb]
P[Eb]ut some s[F#]ugar in my bowl [Bb] [Gm7]
I[Cm7] feel lik[F]e layin[Bb]' down [Eb] [Ebm] [Bb]
[G]I'm as pale as a ghost
H[Cm]olding a blossom on a stem
Y[D7]ou ever [Gm]seen a ghost?
N[C9]o, but you have heard of them [F7sus4/b] [F7]
I[F] see you there [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
I[Eb]'m blinded [Bb]by the col[Eb]ors I see[F] [Bb]
I[Eb] take goo[F#]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 |
I[F] hear your name[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
r[Eb]inging up a[Bb]nd down th[Eb]e line [F] [Bb]
I[Eb]'m saying[F#] it plain: [Bb] [Gm7]
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
These ties are strong enough to bind
Y[F]our sweet voice[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
c[Eb]alls out fr[Bb]om some ol[Eb]d familia[F]r shrin[Bb]e
I[Eb] got no c[F#]hoice, [Bb] [Gm7]
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
can't believe these things would ever fade from your mind
I cou[G]ld live forever
wit[Cm]h you perfectly
Y[D7]ou don't [Gm]ever
[C9]have to make a fuss over me [F7sus4/b] [F7]
F[F]rom east to wes[Bb]t [F] [Bb] [F]
e[Eb]ver since t[Bb]he world b[Eb]egan [F] [Bb]
I[Eb] only mea[F#]n it for the best[Bb] [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 |
I[F]'ve been in a b[Bb]rawl [F] [Bb] [F]
N[Eb]ow I'm feel[Bb]ing the wa[Eb]ll [F] [Bb]
I[Eb]'m going [F#]away, baby [Bb] [Gm7]
Cm F Bb . Gm7 . Cm7
I won't be back till fall
H[F]igh on the hill[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
y[Eb]ou can carr[Bb]y all my t[Eb]houghts w[F]ith you[Bb]
Y[Eb]ou know m[F#]y will [Bb] [Gm7]
T[Cm7]his love [F]could t[Bb]ear me [Eb]in two [Ebm] [Bb]
[G] I won't be with you in paradise
[Cm] and it seems so unfair
[D7]I can't go t[Gm]o paradise no more,
[C9]I killed a man back there [F7sus4/b] [F7]
Y[F]ou think I'm ov[Bb]er the [F]hill [Bb] [F]
T[Eb]hink I'm pa[Bb]st my prim[Eb]e [F] [Bb]
L[Eb]et me see[F#] 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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