What The Water Gave Mev4

| Florence + The Machine |

| What The Water Gave Me |

>>>What The Water Gave Me" is the first song to be revealed by

>>>Florence And The Machine off their sophomore album, which

>>>is set for release later in November. The album will be

>>>composed of 13 tracks. The song was named after a painting

>>>by Frida Kahlo and the lyrics are inspired by the suicide of

>>>renown author, Virginia Woolf, who drowned herself in a river.

Anyways... enjoy!

Normal Tuning

Capo 1st

Tabs are not in relation to the Capo

Since this is a song that has a few changes in every section

I'll be making paragraphs for every section if necessary)

Chords: (after capo)

Intro:

(Only bass)

Bars: 4 4 2 2

Riff

Verse 1:

Bars: 4 4 2 2

Riff, repeated until "Take what the water gave me"

You only hear the bass in the verses but

I'll show the chords with the lyrics in case of...

Time it took us

To where the water was

That's what the water gave me

And time goes quicker

Between the two of us

Oh, my love, don't forsake me

Take what the water gave me

Chorus:

(You still pretty much only hear the bass but

I usually play power-chords when the drums fade in)

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the overflow

Pockets full of stones

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the ooooverflow

End Riff:

Shred these notes:

E-----21--21\---|

Verse 2:

(The same as the 1st with the riff and all)

And oh poor Atlas

The world's a beast of a burden

You've been holding on a long time

And all this longing

And the ships are left to rust

That's what the water gave us

Chorus:

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the overflow

Pockets full of stones

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the ooooverflow

Bridge:

(First 2 are open chords then

it's switched to power chords with PM)

'Cause they took your loved ones

But returned them in exchange for you

But would you have it any other way?

Would you have it any other way?

You could have had it any other way

Verse 3:

(Instead of the usual guitar

riff there are quiet PMd chords)

'Cause she's a crueller mistress

And the bargain must be made

But oh, my love, don't forget me

But I let the water take me

Chorus:

(Still with the bass, maybe a couple of slides

and notice the change at the last line!!!)

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the overflow

Pockets full of stones

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the ooooverflow

Chorus:

(This time with a change)

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the overflow

Pockets full of stones

Lay me down

Let the only sound

Be the ooooverflow

Then just continue with the regular Chorus chords until it fades out…

Bonus:

(I tried figuring out the harp bit,

not sure though)

Hope you enjoy this awesome song as much as I do,

Make sure to tune before you rate!