Perfect Water

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot} --------                                                           [2nd x:{eot}

{section: Intro tab}
{sot}to Verse]
 [Em9]    [Bm] [=hold thru=]  [A]               "[G5]"
 -2-0-----||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----2-0------||{eot}
  3 & 4 &      1  2  3 4  &    1 2 3  & 4 &     1  2  3  4   1 2  3 & 4 &

 CHORDS USED, in order of appearance (@/$/% designate different voicings
                     of same chord)--
  Bm@:   x 2 4 4 3 x
  A@:    x 0 2 2 2 x
  C/9:   x 3 2 0 3 0
  A$:    x 0 2 2 2 0
  D/9/A: x 0 4 2 3 0
  A%:    x 0 2 2(2)x
  B:     x 2 4 4(4)x
  C#m:   x 4 6 6(5)x
  Bm$:   x 2 4 4 3 2

 LYRICS, CHORDS, & SEQUENCE of PARTS (see below for chord durations)--

 INTRO
{section: Verse 1}
 [Bm]    Perfect w[A]ater - the d[G5]ark wind braids the w[Em7]aves--
        [D/F#]      [G5]    [D]    [b]    [C9]   [A]   [Bm]@             ([Bm]@)
     The  crazed birds raid the trees--        Is this our destiny?
         [E]        [A]$   [D]/9/[A]   [E]          [A]$    [D]/9/[A]
     To join our hands   at   sea-- and slow  -  ly
      [E]          [A]$    [D]/9/[A]    [E]    [A]$   [D]/9/[A]
     sink, and slow  -  ly    think:
       G5             G5    [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ->Em9]
     This is perfect water, passing over me--

 INTRO
{section: Verse 2}
 [Bm]    Do you know J[A]acques Cousteau?[G5]   Well, they said on the [Em7]radi [D/F#] -  o [G5]
              [D]          [b]   [C]/9      [A]   [Bm]                 [Bm]
     That he hears bells in random order,  deep beneath the perfect water--
      [E]   [A]$    [D]/9/[A]     [E]          [A]$    [D]/9/[A]
     Love       that is frightening,
           [E]   [A]$    [D]/9/[A]    [E]      [A]$    [D]/9/[A]
     but still        so   inviting--
          [E]                    [A]$    [D]/9/[A]       [E]         [A]$    [D]/9/[A]
     To drown {drown-drown} inside a sound that lay so far underground,
              [E]                            [A]$          [D]/9/[A]
     And to think--{and to think} And to think {and to think}:
       G5             G5    [2-measure chord tacit]
     This is perfect water, passing over me.

 LEAD TACIT: ||: [A]%  [b]   [C#m] :|| <-2x

{section: Chorus}
      [A]%    [b]        [C#m]
 To flow inside the spiral tide,
      [A]%     [b]            [C#m]
 To drown my eyes like a blind ride,
          [A]%       [b]     [C#m]                [A]%    [b]   [C#m]
 And to cross the perils of black water--
     [A]%        [b]       [C#m]                  [A]%    [b]   [C#m]
 It waits for me like mother and daughter--
     [A]%     [b]       [C#m]                 [A]%        [b]        [C#m]
 {A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--
     [A]%     [b]       [C#m]                 [A]%        [b]        [C#m]
 {A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--

 LEAD TACIT:||:[A]% [b]  [C#m]:||<-4x  [G5]  [G5]  [1 1/2-measure chord tacit;->[Em9]]

{section: Verse 3}
 [Bm]    Perfect w[A]ater-- I d[G5]ream this dream wit[Em7]hin the [D/F#]    deep [G5]and w[D]arm
          [b]      [C]/9
         Gulf Stream,
             [E]   [A]$      [D]/9/[A]  [E]            [A]$        [D]/9/[A]
     Where two blocks of ice   melt into my hands like dice,
            [E]            [A]$          [D]/9/[A]         [E]          [A]$    [D]/9/[A]
     And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea  {seven}--
            [E]            [A]$          [D]/9/[A]         [E]          [A]$    [D]/9/[A]
     And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea  {seven}--
            G5               G5    [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]
     And I feel the perfect water, washing over me--
   [A]@  [G5]   [G5]   [2-measure chord tacit]

 CHORUS [as above, then]:
    [A]%   [b]  [C#m]       [A]%   [b]  [C#m]
 [A] life!         [A] strange!
    [A]%   [b]  [C#m]       [A]%   [b]  [C#m]
 [A] life!         [A] strange!

 LEAD TACIT: ||: [A]%  [b]   [C#m] :||<-4x-4x   [G5]  [G5]

   [1 1/2-measure chord tacit, ritard.]

   [A]$  [Bm]$ [hold]
                   [**lyrics based upon version in BOC-L archive: thanks!]

 Chord DURATION/RHYTHM Schema:

{section: Verse}
(hold all chords for indicated duration, except Em9 [see

{section: Intro tab}
; small letter = single note "bass fill" on A string)

 [Em9]3 & 4 [Bm]&   1 2 3 4 [A]&  1 2 3 4  [G]1 2 3 4  [Em7]"1   [D/F#] 2    [G5]3"[<-triplet quarters]

 [D]    [b]     [C]/9*         [A]   [Bm]             [Bm]    [i.[E]., hold 2 measures]
 1  2 & 3 & 4   1  2  3  & 4 &  1  2  3  4==1  2  3  4

 ||: E            A$     D/9/A :|| (# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
     1  2  3  4   1  2   3  4

 G5       G5  [hold 2 measures]     [2-measure chord tacit]**
 1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4                     (1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4)

  * 3rd Verse: C/9         -->to E chord
                4  1 2 3 4

  ** 1st Verse: "steal" last 2 beats for Em9 segue to 2nd verse

  ** 3rd Verse: replace 2-measure tacit with the following--
    [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]      A@
      1   2   3   4   1   2          3  4

     G5       G5   [hold 2 measures]    [2-measure chord tacit]
     1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4                     (1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4)

 ["triplet" chords (Em7-D/F#-G5) are guesses that "fit," but are open
     to question: after 4 or 5 days of tryin', decided to get on with
     my life!]

 LEAD TACIT/CHORUS:
 ||: A%   B       C#m                :||(# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
     1  2 & 3 &  4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
     /  / /   /    /    /   /   / / / [<-strums]

 -->1st ending:
 G5       G5    [hold 2 measures]    [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]->Em9 riff
 1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4                     (1  2  3  4  1  2)          3 & 4

 -->2nd ending:
 G5       G5    [hold 2 measures]     [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ritard.]
 1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4                      (1  2  3  4  1  2)

 [A]$ [hold]    [Bm]$ [hold]
 3 4         1234->fermata...

                               [Geez, I might as well have tabbed it. . . .]

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