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Water
By the Who, 1970
I noticed this tab wasn't here, so I found it and here it is, I didn't do it, give 
to these guys:
Previous transcription by Andy Dennis
==============
transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
==============

F7sus4   x 8 8 8 11 11
Bb(add4) x(8)8 8 11 10
F        x 8 10 10 10 x
F5       133xxx
Bb5      x133xx
G7       3x0031
C        x355xx

Note: leads are approximate

[intro]
 F7sus4                       Bb(add4)
----11-------11------------------10----------|
------11-------11-----11x----------11--------|
---8----8---8----8---8---8-------8---8---8---|
--8--------8--------8-----8----8--------8----|
-8--------8--------8----------8--------8-----|
---------------------------------------------|

The foreman over there hates the gang
                                        |-6------------|
                                        |-8------------|
                                        |-7--.-.-.-.-.-|
                                        |--------------|
                                        |--------------|
                                        |--------------|

The poor people on the porch get it so rough
                                             |-8--8-8---|
                                             |-9--9-9---|
                                             |-8--8-8---|
                                             |----------|
                                             |----------|
                                             |----------|

Truck drivers drive like the devil
                                  |---11--|
                                  |--11---|
                                  |-8-----|
                                  |-------|
                                  |-------|
                                  |-------|

The policemen, they're acting so tough
                                     |-------------------|
                                     |-------------------|
                                     |-10----------------|
                                     |-10-/-/-/-/-/-/-/--|
                                     |-8-----------------|
                                     |-8-----------------|

They need water                           Good water
               |------------------------               |---------|
               |------------------------               |-----8---|
               |--------------------1---               |----8----|
               |--------------------3---               |---8-----|
               |--------------------3---               |--8------|
               |0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-----               |---------|

They need water
              |-----11------------|
              |----11-------------|
              |----8--------------|
              |---8---------------|
              |--8----------------|
              |-------------------|

And I'm sure there isn't one of us here who'd say no to somebody's daughter
No, no, no...

[verse; approximate strum pattern...]
   F                   (Eb) Bb(add4)     (Eb)   F7sus4  (Eb) Bb(add4)   (Eb)
||------------------------|----10-10--10-----|----11-11----|-10-10-10------||
||-10-10-10---------------|-11-11-11--11-----|----11-11----|-11-11-11------||
||.10-10-10-10-8-10--10-8-|-8--8--8---8--8-8/|-10-8--8-x-x-|-8--8--8--8-8/.||
||.10-10-10-10-8-10--10-8-|-8--8--8---8--8-8/|-10-8--8-x-x-|-8--8--8--8-8/.||
||-8--8--8--8--8-8---8----|-8--8--8---8---(6)|-8--8--8-x-x-|----------6-6/-||
||------------------------|------------------|-------------|---------------||

   |F                             |Bb(add4)
The foreman over there hates the gang
|F                                     |Bb(add4)
 The poor people on the farms get it so rough
|F                            |Bb(add4)
  Truck drivers drive like the devil
|F                              |Bb(add4)
The policemen they're acting so tough
         |F5      F7b5 F |                 |Dm     |Dm/C  |Dm/Bb  |Dm/A      |
They need water                        Good water                      (They...)
         |---------------|-----------------|----1--|--1---|--1----|---1------|
         |---------------|-----------------|----3--|--3---|--3----|---3------|
         |---------------|-----------------|----2--|--2---|--2----|---2------|
         |3--3--3-3-1-3--|3--3-1h3-1-1h3-1-|0-----0|------|-------|----------|
         |3--3--3-3-1-3--|3--3-1h3-1-1h3-1-|-------|3----3|1-----1|-0--0-----|
         |1--1--1-1-1-1--|1--1-------------|-------|------|-------|------3-1-|

          G7        |Bb                      |
They need water          And maybe somebody's daughter

|F7sus4              |Bb(add4)          |F  F7sus4      F |Bb(add4)  |
|11---11--11-11-11---|10-10-10----------|-----------------|----------|
|11---11--11-11-11---|11-11-11----------|-----------------|----------|
|8----8---8--8--8--xx|8--8--8--8-8-8-8\-|--3-3-3-3-1------|3---3--1--|
|8----8---8--8--8--xx|8--8--8--8-8-8-8\-|3-3-3-3-3-1-3--3-|3---3--1--|
|8----8---8--8--8----|---------6-6-6-6\-|3-3-3-3-3---3--3-|1---1--1--|
|--------------------|------------------|1--------------1-|----------|

Indian Lake is burning
New York skyline is hazy
The River Thames is turning dry
The whole world is blazing

       |F5      F7b5 F |                 |Dm     |Dm/C  |Dm/Bb  |Dm/A      |
We need water              Wow yeah, good water                 Ooh, they need
       |---------------|-----------------|1---1--|1--1--|1--1---|1----1----|
       |---------------|-----------------|3---3--|3--3--|3--3---|3----3----|
       |----------1----|-----------------|2---2--|2--2--|2--2---|2----2----|
       |--3---1h3---3--|-------3---------|0-----0|------|-------|----------|
       |--3------------|3-3----3---------|-------|3----3|1-----1|-0--------|
       |1-1-1----------|1-1----1---------|-------|------|-------|----------|

|G7     |Bb                        |F
 Water       and maybe somebody's daughter

|F         |Bb                |F       |Bb        |
                                          (Ah gimme...)
|----------|------------------|--------|----------|
|----------|------------------|--------|----------|
|---3---3-3|-------3-3-1-3-1^-|--------|----------|
|3--3-3-3-3|3-3-3--3-3-1-3-1^-|3--3-3--|3-3-3----3|
|3--3------|------------------|--------|----------|
|1---------|------------------|--1-1-1-|-1--1----1|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/who/20832.html ]
                   |F            |    Bb F  Bb  F               |
Ah gimme gimme good water                         (A-gimme...)
                   |-------------|------------------------------|
                   |-------------|-10h11-10-11--10--------------|
                   |-------------|-10----10-10--10--------------|
                   |3-3----3--3--|-10h12-10-12--10--------------|
                   |3-3----3--3--|-------------------8-8-8-8----|
                   |1-1----1--1--|--------------------------11-9|

                   |F            |    Bb F  Bb        F7      |
A-gimme gimme gimme good water                     (Gimme good...)
                   |-------------|----------------------------|
                   |-------------|-10h11-10-11--10------------|
                   |---10--10-10-|-10----10-10--10------------|
                   |---10--10-10-|-10h12-10-12--10------------|
                   |8--8---8--8--|-----------------8-8-8-8----|
                   |---8---8--8--|------------------------11-9|

          |F                   |    Bb F  Bb  F               |
Gimme good water,  please don't refuse me, mister, I seen your
          |--------------------|------------------------------|
          |--------------------|-10h11-10-11--10--------------|
          |-----10----10--10---|-10----10-10--10---10-10------|
          |-----10----10--10---|-10h12-10-12--10---10-10------|
          |8----8-----8---8----|-------------------8--8-------|
          |--------------------|------------------------------|

|C                C             |C                         |F
 Daughter at the Oasis and I'm beginning to blister     (My Chev...)
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----|
|5----------------5-------------|5-------------------------|----|
|5----------------5-------------|5-----------------------1-|3---|
|3----------------3-------------|3-----------------3-3-3---|----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----|

My Chevrolet just made steam
Your crop is layin' foul
My grass skirt's lost its green
I'm alive, but I don't know how

       |F5      Eb/F F |                 |Dm     |Dm/C  |Dm/Bb  |
 I need water                   Good good water
       |---------------|-----------------|-------|------|-------|
       |---------------|-----------------|-------|------|-------|
       |---------------|-----------------|-------|------|-------|
       |3--3--3-1-3-3-1|3--3--3-1-3-3----|-------|------|-------|
       |3--3--3-1-3-3-1|3--3--3-1-3-3----|3^(5)-5|3----3|1-----1|
       |1--1--1-1-1-1-1|1--1--1-1-1-1----|-------|------|-------|

|Dm/A      |G7                |Bb     |
  They need water
|----------|------------------|-------|
|----------|------------------|-------|
|----------|------------------|3------|
|----------|-----3h5-3h5-3h5\-|3------|
|-0--------|------------------|1------|
|----------|3-----------------|-------|

Gimme gimme gimme good water
Wow, gimme gimme gimme good water
Gimme gimme gimme good water

|F           |Bb                   |F                    |
(water)
|------------|---------------------|----------1----------|
|------------|---------------------|-----------4-1-4/6-6-|
|------------|------------1-1^-1---|---------------------|
|3--3-3-3--3-|---3-3--1-3-------3-1|3--3--1-3------------|
|3--3-3-3----|1--------------------|---------------------|
|1--1-1-1---1|---------------------|---------------------|

|Bb                        |F                         |
          Come on            Gimme, gimme, a gimme, gimme
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|4-6-6--6-4--6-6-6--4--6-6-|6-4-6-6-6-4/6-6-6-6-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|

|Bb                                           |F                           |
Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme more water
|8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4--8p4-------|8p4-8p4-6p4-6p4-------------|
|---6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6------|---6---6---6---6------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------5--8-10-8--|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------10|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

|Bb                       |F                   |Bb                   |
  hey                 more water
|-------------------------|----------------1---|----4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4|
|-------------------------|----------------1-4-|4^--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--|
|8^---8-5--3-1------------|----------1-3^------|---------------------|
|-------------3-1-3-------|----3-1-3-----------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|------------------1h4-1h4|1-------------------|---------------------|

|F                       |Bb              |F              |Bb              |
|4/1-1-------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----1-3p1---------------|1--1-1-1--1-----|---------------|----------------|
|------3p1---------------|1--1-1-1--1-----|---------------|--------8-8----8|
|----------3--3-3--3-1---|1--1-1-1--1-----|3/6-6/8\--3-3--|--8--6--8-8----8|
|----------------------3-|----------------|---------------|--------6-6--6-6|
|------------------------|------------4-1-|1/4-4/6\--1-1--|--6--4----------|

|F                            |Bb          |
    come on    come on, gimme  water   wow,
|-----------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------|10----------|
|8/10--------10------8--------|8----------8|
|8/10--------10------8--------|8----------8|
|6/8---------8-------8--------|8----------6|
|-----------------------------|------------|

|F                               |Bb
 water water gimme, a-gimme good water
|--------------------------------|------------|
|--------------------------------|10--10---10-|
|10----10----10-------8----------|8---8----8--|
|10----10----10-------8----------|8---8----8--|
|8-----8-----8--------8----------|8---8----8--|
|--------------------------------|------------|

(Somebody...champagne!)

===========================================================================

[Extra verse from stage versions]
Samson seems sorta sweaty
The draftsman they smudged their work
The captain of a ship is swimming
Then just wore off a keen bank clerk [?]

[bridge from stage versions]

                          F  F       Bb F     Bb  F7
Ah gimme gimme good water
                        |-13-13-|--------------------|
                        |-13-13-|-10h11-10-10h11-/13-|
                        |-10-10-|-10----10-10--------|
                        |-10-10-|-10h12-10-10h12-/13-|
                        |-------|--------------------|
                        |-------|--------------------|
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