Water Song Chords
by Colin Hay
Water Song by Colin Hay is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D, G, Gsus2, G/B, C/B and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standard tuning
Intro: C - D - G (slide from the C to D throughout the song)
C D G
This boy and girl were lovers
C D G
They came from different towns
C D G
Now they both live in the same one
C D G
They see each other around
C D G
He saw her at the Rosebowl
C D G
just the other day
C D G
she showed him what she bought there
C D G G-Gsus2-G/B
And they struggled for what to say
Chorus:
C C/B Am G G-Gsus2-G/B
They say we're made mostly of water
C C/B Am G G-Gsus2-G/B
So how come we can't find the sea
C C/B Am G G-Gsus2-G/B
They say true love creeps up on you slowly
C C/B Am G
Oh how blind some people can be