Chord/Tab song: Something in the Water

SOMETHING IN THE WATER - BROOKE FRASER
Tabbed by: Phinda and Vela
Email: [email protected]

This is yet another amazing Brooke Fraser song (she is crazy talented) released on 2nd August
2010 the following chords that I used sound about 98% correct- I'm so excited -but if you
like to make any corrections, please do, this is my first tab so don't be too harsh. Be blessed.

I got the lyrics from http://www.allyrics.net/Brooke-Fraser/lyrics/Something-In-The-Water/

Standard tuning: No capo

Basically to simplify things (because I dont know how to explain fully in words how the C
to Csus4 hammer changes happen-it's similar to the Mumford and Sons-'Little lion man' vibe)
just play short quick down muted strums... just listen to how Brooke plays it in
the song, then you'll know what I mean.

In the pre-chorus ('give me nights of solitude...') The F and C chord sound better when hammer
on, on your middle finger, if you listen to the song you're more than likely just
to feel it and if this confuses you leave it out. The down strums for the chorus
for the (F Am G chords) sound better using more obvious, harder down strums ie.
Don't mute the strings as much. Again in the the same(F Am G chords) F is for the
first 3 'ah's and the Am for the next 2 and the G for the last 'ah'.

NOTE: at all times avoid playing bottom E and B string it sounds tacky and irritating
-except when playing a single down strum.

I have done an electric guitar part for it but too lazy to tab it out if high demand I will,
e-mail me. It is basically the piano part on electric guitar.

sigh... enough talking

---UPDATES---

I received an e-mail from Charissa, so the chorus has been changed according to her tabs.

HERE IS THE ORIGINAL:
CHORUS
[F]ah ah ah [Am]ah ah a[G]h
[F]There's something in the water

Something in the water
[F]ah ah ah [Am]ah ah a[G]h
[F]There's something in the water

That makes me love you like i do

---END---

Chords:
[F] [Fmaj7] [C] [Csus4] [Am] [G]

e|---- e|---- e|---- e|---- e|---- e|-3----|
B|-1-- B|-1-- B|-1-- B|-1-- B|-1-- B|-3----|
G|-2-- G|-2-- G|-0-- G|-0-- G|-2-- G|-0----|
D|-3-- D|-3-- D|-2-- D|-3-- D|-2-- D|-0----|
A|-3-- A|-0-- A|-3-- A|-3-- A|---- A|-2----|
E|---- E|---- E|---- E|---- E|---- E|-3----|

F (single down strum)
do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do

C (Csus4) x4

VERSE 1
[C]I'll wear a demeanor
made of bright [Csus4]pretty things
what she we[Am]ars, what she w[Fmaj7]ears, what she wea[C]rs
[C]birds singing on my shoulder
in ha[Csus4]rmony it seems
how they s[Am]ing, how they s[Fmaj7]ing, how they sin[C]g
[F]give me nights of solitude

Red wine just a glass or two
re[C]clined in a hammock
on a ba[G]lmy evening
[F]i'll pretend that it's no thing

there's skip in my heart when I think
[C]aren't you thinkin bout me babe
i[G]'m crazy over you

CHORUS
[Am]ah a[C]h a[F]h a[G]h ah ah
There's som[Am]ething in t[C]he water
[F]Something in the wa[G]ter
[Am]ah a[C]h a[F]h a[G]h ah ah
There's so[Am]mething in t[C]he water
That ma[F]kes me love you like

VERSE 2
[C]I got halos made of summer
rhythms m[Csus4]ade of spring
what she we[Am]ars, what she w[Fmaj7]ears, what she wear[C]s
[C]i got crowns of water woven
each wit[Csus4]h a song to sing
oh I s[Am]ing, oh I [Fmaj7]sing, oh I si[C]ng

PRE-CHORUS

[F]give me long days in the sun

previous to the nights to come
[C]previews of the mornings
lay[G]ing in or lazy

[F]give me something fun to do

like a life of loving you
[C]kiss me quick now baby
i'm still cr[G]azy over you

CHORUS
[Am]ah a[C]h a[F]h a[G]h ah ah
There's som[Am]ething in t[C]he water
[F]Something in the wa[G]ter
[Am]ah a[C]h a[F]h a[G]h ah ah
There's so[Am]mething in t[C]he water
That ma[F]kes me love you like i do

BRIDGE
[F]woo hoo hoo hoo h[C]oo
woo hoo hoo hoo h[F]oo
woo hoo hoo hoo ho[C]oooo[G]

PRE-CHORUS
[F]give me nights of solitude
[C]Red wine just a glass or two
[F]Give me something fun to do[C][G]

CHORUS x2
[Am]ah a[C]h a[F]h a[G]h ah ah
There's som[Am]ething in t[C]he water
[F]Something in the wa[G]ter
[Am]ah a[C]h a[F]h a[G]h ah ah
There's so[Am]mething in t[C]he water
That ma[F]kes me love you like i do

END
F (single down strum) C (single down strum)
do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do