Drink The Water


DRINK THE WATER All music and lyrics written by and property of Jack Johnson Transcribed by Jai Mitchell jai_mitchell@yahoo.com http://members.optushome.com.au/jaimitchell INTRO ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6~-6-6-6/9-9-9-11~-11-11-11\4-4-4-4/13-13-13-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11--4-4-4- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -4~-4-4-4/7-7-7--9~--9--9--9\2-2-2-2/11-11-11-7-7-7-7/9---9--9--9--2-2-2- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE guitar chords C#m x 4 6 6 5 4 G# 4 6 6 5 4 4 F# 2 4 4 3 2 2 E 0 2 2 1 0 0 C#m Drink the water drink it down This time I know I'm bound Ab To spit it back up F# I didn't want this C#m Salty substitute, just not going to do Ab F# I need some air, if I'm going to live through C#m This experience reminds me of a clock Ab That just won't tick F# I want to wake up C#m From this concussion But my dreams just not done Ab I'm late again, F# C#m It's just one of those bad days Look outside and Be careful what you ride Ab You just might find F# E That you're out of time Ab C#m To swim ashore E Ab If I drift long enough C#m I'll be home (notice that there are two main riffs for the verse the C#m, G# and F# one and the E, G# and C#m one... these will be called VERSE part 1 and VERSE part 2 from now onwards) (repeat INTRO [x2]) (guitar silent) He's got delusions between his ears Man it takes up too much space And all that tension between his gears man He'll never ever leave this place (VERSE part 1 pattern begins again play it [x2]) He's got stones instead of bones And everybody knows Ah, man that can make you real real slow And if heaven was below He'd know just where to go Dive in the ocean And he'd sink like a stone And he'd say (VERSE part 2 now [x2]) It's time to swim ashore If I drift long enough I'll be home (back to VERSE part 1 [x2]) Hold on if you can You're gonna sink faster Than you can imagine so Hold on if you can You're gonna sink faster Than you can imagine so (VERSE part 2 again [x2]) It's just time to swim ashore If I drift long enough I'll be home