Spirit Of The Water Chords
Spirit Of The Water by Barclay James Harvest is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, F#m, G#m, A, B, C#m, G, F and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
E F#m
There's a spirit floating on the water
G#m A
There's a shadow lying down by the shore
B C#m A B
Wasn't he there a year before
E F#m
A sacrifice for the coat he's wearing
G#m A
A 'paradise' for the lady who dare's
B C#m A B
Colour him red upon the Snow
C#m A B
A G F#m G#m A G F#m F
We carry the burden upon our shoulder
A G F#m G#m A G F#m F
We carry their lives in the palm of our hand
BRIDGE
A B
Don't you care about the state you're in
E A
Or don't you understand
A D E D
E D E D
verse 2
E F#m
See the spirit floating on the water
G#m A
See the shadow lying down by the shore
B C#m A B
Wasn't he there some years a go
C#m A B
A G F#m G#m A G F#m F
We carry the burden upon our shoulder
A G F#m G#m A G F#m F
We carry their lives in the palm of our hand
BRIDGE
A B
Don't you care about the world you're in
E A
Or don't you understand
A D E D
E D E D
Repeat And Fade Out........