Sittin By The Waters Edge tab by Joe Brooks
Guitar Tab
Intro; play riff below x3 Last measure of the intro
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A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----x--0---0---0---0---------0---0---0-----|
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First Verse
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Sittin' by the water's edge You dipped your feet to bathe your
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E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------x-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|
legs It's like I'm dreaming all over again
Repeat the last 2 lines for the rest of the verse as he sings "I sailed with you.. but they won't phase me."
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Oh, your
Chorus
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eyes, they're as pretty as the lights in this city lighting up
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the hearts as darkness sews its thread Your
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hair is as golden as the dust that has fallen from the
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stars that sleep on the ocean bed Here we
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are sittin' by the water's edge
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OOOOHHhhh....
Play x2
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oooOOHHHH sittin' by the water's edge
For the rest of the song, start back at the beginning. In my version, I play chords instead of the tabs
for the second Chorus. They are as follows:
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B|--3---5---3---2---|--5---3---2---0---|
G|--4---6---2---2---|--6---2---2---1---|
D|--4---6---0---2---|--6---0---2---2---|
A|--2---4---0---0---|--4---0---0---2---|
E|--2---4---0---0---|--4---0---0---0---| Last updated:
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