Watermill
(Steve Cash & John Dillon)
Men From Earth, 1976
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I'm going to show you the chords and some tab for a guitar intro - you can take it from there. There are all kinds of moving bass notes in this song - I've captured a few of them so that this piece can be played on one guitar and sound something like the song was intended to be. Also, I couldn't finger-out the last few chords at the end - the pedal steel going up and down - beyond me. If you figure it out, lemme know! Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.
Click here if you want only the lyrics.
THE CHORDS:
F gag C F F/G C
F gag C F F/G C
(KEYBOARDS INTRO)
F C
where the snow melts and the shadows bend
F C
weeping willows dance
F C
and the sea swells at the river's end
F C
calling in the trance
F C
and our eyes meet while the watermill
G
turns the stubborn stream
Am7 D
and my life breaks on the waterwheel
Am7 D C D
into a dream
ef F gag C F F/G C
F C
when the light fades and the wind is still
F C
hear the cricket's rhyme
F C
and the cascades of the river spill
F C
falling out of time
F C
and our eyes meet while the watermill
G
turns the stubborn stream
Am7 D
and my life breaks on the waterwheel
Am7 D C D
into a dream
ab C D C D
C D C D C D
(PEDAL STEEL STUFF)
ef F gag C F F/G C
F gag C F F/G C
(HARP SOLO)
F C
so the earth turns like a paddlewheel
F C
secret still in spin
F C
and the sun burns on a golden field
F C
where you've always been
F C
and our eyes meet while the watermill
G
turns the stubborn stream
Am7 D
and my life breaks on the waterwheel
Am7 D C D (slide chord up neck)
into a dream
G F C
G F C
G F C
F C G
G F C
F C ... G D ?/D ?/D
(SAX SOLO)
THE CHORDS:
F
1 -|| ---1---------------------------1
2 -|| ---1---------------------------1
3 -|| ---------2---------------------2
4 -|| -------------4-----------------3
5 -|| -------------3-----------------3
6 -|| ---1---------------------------1
C
1 -|| ---0----------------------------0
2 -|| ---1----------------------------1
3 -|| ---0----------------------------0
4 -|| ----------2---------------------2
5 -|| ------------------3-------------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------
F/G
1 -|| ---1---------------------------1
2 -|| ---1---------------------------1
3 -|| ---------2---------------------2
4 -|| -------------4-----------------3
5 -|| ---x---------------------------x
6 -|| -------------3-----------------3
G
1 -|| ------------------4-------------3
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ------------2-------------------2
6 -|| ------------------3-------------3
Am7
1 -|| ----0---------------------------0
2 -|| -------1------------------------1
3 -|| ----0---------------------------0
4 -|| -------------2------------------2
5 -|| ---0----------------------------0
6 -|| --------------------------------
D
1 -|| ------------3--------------------2
2 -|| -------------------2-------------3
3 -|| -----------1---------------------2
4 -|| -----0---------------------------0
5 -|| ----------------------------------
6 -|| ----------------------------------
INTRO:
F gag C F F/G C
The 'gag' represents 3 single notes (string/fret): 4/0, 4/2, 4/0. These notes should be "hammered," i.e., pluck string once.
DURING SONG:
ef F gag C F F/G C
Just like the intro with two beginning extra single notes 'ef' which are played (string/fret) 6/0, 6/1.
ab C D C D.......
The pedal steel solo is made up of C and D chords. The 'ab' single notes are played (string/fret) 5/0, 5/2.
During this part:
Am7 D
and my life breaks on the waterwheel
Am7 D C D
into a dream
try these chords:
Am7 Am7 D Dsus4 D D Am7 Am7 D C D
1 -|| -0---------------------3--------2------------3-----2-------------0---------3----2----0----2------
2 -|| -1---------------------1--------3------------3-----3----3--------1---------1----3----1----3------
3 -|| -0---------------------0--------2------------2-----2----2--------0---------0----2----0----2------
4 -|| -2---------------------2--------0------------0-----0----0--------2---------2----0----2----0------
5 -|| -0---------------------0-----------------------------------------0---------0---------3-----------
6 -|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
and my life breaks on the waterwheel into a dream
I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics are copyright 1976, Steve Cash & John
Dillon
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 23 January 2006
Updated 25 September 2010
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