White Water Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays345

White Water by Murray Mclauchlan is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, E, Dbm, A, F# and Abm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: (SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD PHONOGRAPH RECORD) 

    B         E    B E 
If life is a river 
    B         E    B E 
I'm in white water 
  B     Dbm                   E    B E 
Swept along to I don't know where 
        B             Dbm 
Try to run across the fire  
                         E     B E 
But I fear it's getting hotter  

    A         E 
If life is a river 
    B         E    B E 
I'm in white water 
    A         E 
If life is a river 
    B         E    B E     
I'm in white water 

A E   
B E  A E 


(DRUMS START PLAYING) 

 
              B    F# B 
If life is a river 
    F#        B    F# B 
I'm in white water      
 F#    Abm                    B   F# B 
Swept along to I don't know where 
       F#             Abm 
Try to run across the fire 
                         B     F# B 
But I fear it's getting hotter 
    E         B 
If life is a river 
    F#        B    F# B 
I'm in white water 


Verse: 
        Abm                           B 
I don't know which way the winds will blow 
         E                  F#          B 
I don't know which way the winds gonna blow 
         Dbm             Abm 
I kneel down and ask for help 
          Dbm           E 
Am I just talking to myself 


   (F#)       B    F# B 
If life is a river 
    F#        B    F# B 
I'm in white water      
 F#    Abm                    B   F# B 
Swept along to I don't know where 
       F#             Abm 
Try to run across the fire 
                         B     F# B 
But I fear it's getting hotter 
    E         B 
If life is a river 
    F#        B    F# B 
I'm in white water 


Instrumental:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante