Al Stewart – Life In Dark Water (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Al Stewart From: "Time Passages" (1978) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm        x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm(aug)   x-x-0-3-3-1 (= Bb/D)
Dm6       x-x-0-4-3-1
Em/D      x-x-0-4-5-3
F/D       x-x-0-5-6-5
Dmaj9     x-x-0-2-2-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | [Verse 1]
Dm             Em/D  
 Oh, come away from the day, here I stay

F/D           Em/D         | Dm Em/D | F/D Em/D |
Living on the bottom of the sea

Dm                 Em/D  
 Down metal snake, corridors, steely gray

F/D             Em/D     | Dm Em/D | F/D Em/D |
Engines hum for nobody but me
[Bridge]
Gm              Am
 No sound comes from the sea above me

Bb           C                         | F G | Bb A |
 No messages crackles through the radio leads
[Chorus]
Dm                   Em/D  
 They'll never know, never, no, never

    F/D                  Em/D     [ Dm ]
How strange life in dark water can be
[Interlude] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | [Verse 2]
Dm             Em/D  
 Oh, mariners spare a thought when you pass

F/D                Em/D    | Dm Em/D | F/D Em/D |
Those who live the submarine life

Dm               Em/D  
 Far in the deep sonar eyes never sleep

F/D           Em/D         | Dm Em/D | F/D Em/D |
Hiding like a shadow in the night
[Bridge]
Gm               Am
 Jet planes nose through the clouds above me

Bb             C                    | F G | Bb A |
 They look for radar traces of me to see
[Chorus]
Dm                   Em/D  
 They'll never know, never, no, never

    F/D                  Em/D     [ Dm ]
How strange life in dark water can be
[Interlude] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | [Middle 8]
Gm
 Wonder what the stars look like

       F
Coming out tonight

Gm                C
 Tell my girl she must be strong

F                   Dm                   [ Gm ]
 She sits and waits all night long, yeah, yeah

Gm                  Am
 Just looking for a better day

Gm                    Am           [ Dm ]
 She'll have to find another way to go
[Interlude] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D C | [Solo] I | F C | Bb7 Dm | | Abdim | A | [Interlude] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D C | [Solo] II | F C | Bb7 Dm | | Abdim | A | | Dm Gm | Dm Gm | | Dm Gm | | F C | Bb7 Dm | | Bb Dm | | Bb A | Gm A | [Interlude] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | [Verse 3]
Dm          Em/D  
 No memory, tell me what's wrong with me

F/D       Em/D            | Dm Em/D | F/D Em/D |
Why am I alone here with no rest

Dm                Em/D  
 And now the name of the ship's not the same

F/D             Em/D       | Dm Em/D | F/D Em/D |
How long has it been Marie Celeste?
[Bridge]
Gm             Am
 Now there's nobody from the crew left

Bb                    C                   | F G | Bb A |
 Five hundred years supply of food just for me
[Chorus]
Dm                   Em/D  
 They'll never know, never, no, never

    F/D                  Em/D     [ Dm ]
How strange life in dark water can be
[Interlude] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | [Chorus]
Dm                   Em/D  
 They'll never know, never, no, never

    F/D                  Em/D     [ Dm ]
How strange life in dark water can be
[Interlude] | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | | Dm Bb/D | Dm6 Bb/D | [Coda] | Bb A | Gm A | Dmaj9