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-- 4/4 // keys: Bm (D); E (C#m) // Allegro // ...slight flange
-------- [2nd x:
INTRO TAB: to Verse]
Em9 Bm [=hold thru=] A "G5"
-2-0-----||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----2-0------||
-3---0-3=||===3========--2=|==2====--0-2-3=|===3===========|===--3---0-3==||
-0-----4=||o==4========--2=|==2====------0=|===0===========|===--0-----4=o||
-2-----4=||o==4========--2=|==2====------0=|===0===========|===--2-----4=o||
-------2=||===2========--0=|==0====--------|---------------|-----------2==||
---------||----------------|-------------3=|===3===========|===-----------||
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 & 4 &
--------
CHORDS USED, in order of appearance (@/$/% designate different voicings
of same chord)--
Bm@: x 2 4 4 3 x
A@: x 0 2 2 2 x
- SOL5 3 x 0 0 3 x MIm7 0 2 2 0 3 x RE/FA# 2 x 0 2 3 x
- RE x x 0 2 3 2 DO/ x 3 2 0 3 0 MI 0 2 2 1 0 0
A$: x 0 2 2 2 0
RE//LA x 0 4 2 3 0A%: x 0 2 2(2)x
- SI x 2 4 4(4)x DO#m x 4 6 6(5)x
Bm$: x 2 4 4 3 2
LYRICS, CHORDS, & SEQUENCE of PARTS (see below for chord durations)--
- INTRO
VERSE 1:
Bm@ A@ G5 Em7
Perfect water - the dark wind braids the waves--
D/F# G5 D b C9 a Bm@ (Bm@)
The crazed birds raid the trees-- Is this our destiny?
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
To join our hands at sea-- and slow - ly
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
sink, and slow - ly think:
G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ->Em9]
This is perfect water, passing over me--
INTROVERSE 2:
Bm@ A@ G5 Em7 D/F# G5
Do you know Jacques Cousteau? Well, they said on the radi - o
RE SI DO/ LA SIm (Bm)That he hears bells in random order, deep beneath the perfect water--
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
Love that is frightening,
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
but still so inviting--
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
To drown {drown-drown} inside a sound that lay so far underground,
E A$ D/9/A
And to think--{and to think} And to think {and to think}:
G5 (G5) [2-measure chord tacit]
This is perfect water, passing over me.
LEAD TACIT: ||: A% B C#m :|| <-2x
CHORUSA% B C#m
To flow inside the spiral tide,
A% B C#m
To drown my eyes like a blind ride,
A% B C#m A% B C#m
And to cross the perils of black water--
A% B C#m A% B C#m
It waits for me like mother and daughter--
A% B C#m A% B C#m
{A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--
A% B C#m A% B C#m
{A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--
LEAD TACIT:||:A% B C#m:||<-4x G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit;->Em9]
VERSE 3:
Bm@ A@ G5 Em7 D/F# G5 D
Perfect water-- I dream this dream within the deep and warm
- SI DO/
Gulf Stream,
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
Where two blocks of ice melt into my hands like dice,
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea {seven}--
E A$ D/9/A E A$ D/9/A
And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea {seven}--
G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]
And I feel the perfect water, washing over me--
A@ G5 (G5) [2-measure chord tacit]
CHORUS [as above, then]:
A% B C#m A% B C#m
A life! A strange!
A% B C#m A% B C#m
A life! A strange!
LEAD TACIT: ||: A% B C#m :||<-4x-4x G5 (G5)
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit, ritard.]
A$ Bm$ [hold]
[**lyrics based upon version in BOC-L archive: thanks!]
Chord DURATION/RHYTHM Schema:
VERSE: (hold all chords for indicated duration, except Em9 [see
Intro tab]; small letter = single note "bass fill" on A string)
Em9 Bm@ A@ G Em7 D/F# G5
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 "1 2 3"[<-triplet quarters]
D b C/9* a Bm (Bm) [i.e., hold 2 measures]
1 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4
||: E A$ D/9/A :|| (# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [2-measure chord tacit]**
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4 (1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4)
* 3rd Verse: C/9 -->to E chord
4 1 2 3 4** 1st Verse: "steal" last 2 beats for Em9 segue to 2nd verse
** 3rd Verse: replace 2-measure tacit with the following--
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit] A@
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [2-measure chord tacit]
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4 (1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4)
["triplet" chords (Em7-D/F#-G5) are guesses that "fit," but are open
to question: after 4 or 5 days of tryin', decided to get on with
my life!]
LEAD TACIT/CHORUS:
||: A% B C#m :||(# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
/ / / / / / / / / / [<-strums]
-->1st ending:
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]->Em9 riff
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4 (1 2 3 4 1 2) 3 & 4
-->2nd ending:
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ritard.]
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4 (1 2 3 4 1 2)
A$ [hold] Bm$ [hold]
3 4 1234->fermata...
-- 4/4 // keys: Bm (D); E (C#m)
..// Allegro // ...slight flange
-------- [2nd x:
INTRO TAB:
..
..to Verse]
Em9 Bm [=hold thru=] A
.. "G5"
-2-0-----||-------------
-3---0-3=||===3========-
-0-----4=||o==4========-
-2-----4=||o==4========-
-------2=||===2========-
---------||-------------
...
-|---|------------
-|-2=|==2====--0-2
-|-2=|==2====-----
-|-2=|==2====-----
-|-0=|==0====-----
-|---|------------
...
-|---|---------------|-----2-0--
-|-3=|===3===========|===--3---0
-|-0=|===0===========|===--0----
-|-0=|===0===========|===--2----
-|---|---------------|----------
-|-3=|===3===========|===-------
...
-|----||
-|-3==||
-|-4=o||
-|-4=o||
-|-2==||
-|----||
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2
..3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
..& 4 &
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CHORDS USED, in order of
..appearance (@/$/% designate
..different voicings
of same
..chord)--
Bm@: x 2 4 4 3 x
A@: x 0 2 2 2 x
- SOL5 3 x 0 0 3 x MIm7 0 2 2 0 3 x RE/FA# 2 x 0 2 3 x
- RE x x 0 2 3 2 DO/ x 3 2 0 3 0 MI 0 2 2 1 0 0
A$: x 0 2 2 2 0
RE//LA x 0 4 2 3 0A%: x 0 2 2(2)x
- SI x 2 4 4(4)x DO#m x 4 6 6(5)x
Bm$: x 2 4 4 3 2
LYRICS, CHORDS, & SEQUENCE of
..PARTS (see below for chord
..durations)--
INTROVERSE 1:
Bm@ A@ G5
.. Em7
Perfect water - the dark wind
..braids the waves--
D/F# G5 D b
..C9 a Bm@ (Bm@)
The crazed birds raid the
..trees-- Is this our
..destiny?
E A$ D/9/A E
.. A$ D/9/A
To join our hands at
..sea-- and slow - ly
E A$ D/9/A E
.. A$ D/9/A
sink, and slow - ly
..think:
G5 (G5) [1
..1/2-measure chord tacit; ->Em9]
This is perfect water,
..passing over me--
INTROVERSE 2:
Bm@ A@
..G5 Em7
..D/F# G5
Do you know Jacques Cousteau?
.. Well, they said on the radi -
.. o
RE SI DO/That he hears bells in random
- LA SIm (Bm)
..order, deep beneath the perfect
..water--
E A$ D/9/A E
.. A$ D/9/A
Love that is
..frightening,
E A$ D/9/A E
.. A$ D/9/A
but still so
..inviting--
E A$
.. D/9/A E A$
..D/9/A
To drown {drown-drown} inside
..a sound that lay so far
..underground,
E
.. A$ D/9/A
And to think--{and to think}
..And to think {and to think}:
G5 (G5)
..[2-measure chord tacit]
This is perfect water,
..passing over me.
LEAD TACIT: ||: A% B C#m :||
..<-2x
CHORUSA% B C#m
To flow inside the spiral tide,
A% B C#m
To drown my eyes like a blind
..ride,
A% B C#m
.. A% B C#m
And to cross the perils of black
..water--
A% B C#m
.. A% B C#m
It waits for me like mother and
..daughter--
A% B C#m
.. A% B C#m
{A life}A life of perfect
..order--{A strange}A strange and
..perfect water--
A% B C#m
.. A% B C#m
{A life}A life of perfect
..order--{A strange}A strange and
..perfect water--
LEAD TACIT:||:A% B C#m:||<-4x
..G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord
..tacit;->Em9]
VERSE 3:
Bm@ A@ G5
.. Em7 D/F# G5 D
Perfect water-- I dream this
..dream within the deep and
..warm
SI DO/Gulf Stream,
E A$ D/9/A E
.. A$ D/9/A
Where two blocks of ice
..melt into my hands like dice,
E A$
.. D/9/A E A$
..D/9/A
And I roll {seven} seven on
..the floor of the sea {seven}--
E A$
.. D/9/A E A$
..D/9/A
And I roll {seven} seven on
..the floor of the sea {seven}--
G5 (G5)
..[1 1/2-measure chord tacit]
And I feel the perfect water,
..washing over me--
A@ G5 (G5) [2-measure chord
..tacit]
CHORUS [as above, then]:
A% B C#m A% B C#m
A life! A strange!
A% B C#m A% B C#m
A life! A strange!
LEAD TACIT: ||: A% B C#m
..:||<-4x-4x G5 (G5)
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit,
..ritard.]
A$ Bm$ [hold]
[**lyrics based
..upon version in BOC-L archive:
..thanks!]
Chord DURATION/RHYTHM Schema:
VERSE: (hold all chords for
..indicated duration, except Em9
..[see
Intro tab]; small letter =
..single note "bass fill" on A
..string)
Em9 Bm@ A@ G
.. Em7 D/F# G5
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2
..3 4 "1 2 3"[<-triplet
..quarters]
D b C/9* a Bm
.. (Bm) [i.e., hold 2
..measures]
1 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 3 & 4 & 1
..2 3 4==1 2 3 4
||: E A$ D/9/A :||
..(# of repeats varies: see
..lyrics)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures]
.. [2-measure chord tacit]**
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4
.. (1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4)
* 3rd Verse: C/9 -->to E
..chord
- 4 1 2 3 4
** 1st Verse: "steal" last 2
..beats for Em9 segue to 2nd verse
** 3rd Verse: replace 2-measure
..tacit with the following--
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit]
.. A@
- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G5 (G5) [hold 2
..measures] [2-measure chord
..tacit]
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4
.. (1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4)
["triplet" chords (Em7-D/F#-G5)
..are guesses that "fit," but are
..open
to question: after 4 or 5
..days of tryin', decided to get
..on with
my life!]
LEAD TACIT/CHORUS:
||: A% B C#m
.. :||(# of repeats varies: see
..lyrics)
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
..4 &
/ / / / / / / /
../ / [<-strums]
-->1st ending:
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures]
.. [1 1/2-measure chord
..tacit]->Em9 riff
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4
.. (1 2 3 4 1 2) 3
..& 4
-->2nd ending:
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures]
.. [1 1/2-measure chord tacit;
..ritard.]
1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4
.. (1 2 3 4 1 2)
A$ [hold] Bm$ [hold]
3 4 1234->fermata...
- SUONA ANCHE ..
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