← Back to library

Drinking Water

Al Jarreau

RockAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Bm7Diagram coming soon
C#7Diagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
Em7○○○○○
A7×○○○
D6Diagram coming soon
D7××○
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

Text size
 
              
Intro: Bm7 C#7 F#7/13- Bm7 C#7 F#7/13- Bm7 G7M Bm7 F#m5-/7 Bm7 C#7 F#7/13- Bm7 C#7 F#7/13- Bm7 G7M Bm7  
  
             C#7      F#7/13- Bm7   E7/9  
Your love is rain, my heart a  flower  
            Em7/9   A7/13  D7M/9  D6/9  
I need your love or I will die  
        C#7     F#7/13-  Bm7  D7/9 D7              
My very life is in your power  
       G7M         F#4/7      F#7          Bm7  B7  
Will I wither and fade or bloom to the sky  
          E7 F#7                Bm7            B7  
Água de beber, give the flower water to drink   
          E7 F#7                Bm7            F#7/13-  
Água de beber, give the flower water to drink   
 
Interlude: Bm7 C#7 F#7/13- Bm7 C#7 F#7/13- Bm7 G7M Bm7  
 
             C#7     F#7/13- Bm7   E7/9  
The rain can fall on distant desert  
             Em7/9 A7/13   D7M/9  D6/9  
The rain can fall upon the sea  
             C#7   F#7/13-   Bm7   D7/9 D7              
The rain can fall upon the flower  
          G7M         F#4/7        F#7     Bm7   B7  
Since the rain has to fall let it fall on me  
          E7 F#7         Bm7        B7  
Água de beber, água de beber camará  
          E7 F#7         Bm7        F#7/13- Bm7 
Água de beber, água de beber camará 
          E7 F#7         Bm7        F#7/13- Bm7 
Água de beber, água de beber camará 
          E7 F#7         Bm7        F#7/13- Bm7 
Água de beber, água de beber camará

Details

Rating

Not rated yet

Chord set

Bm7 · C#7 · F#7 · E7 · Em7 · A7 · D6 · D7 · B7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.