Amorphis – Silent Waters (Guitar)

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======================== from the album "Silent Waters" (!) Great new song from Finnish no. 1 metal band! (!) (!) Chords & riff's should be quite right, but I'm not quite sure (!) about the very end of *Riff 2. Enjoy! Tabbed by: SWaMPMaN Tuning: standard AMORPHIS - SILENT WATERS
*Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------|-
B|-------------------------------------|-
G|-------------------------------------|-
D|-----0-2-0-2/3\2--------0-2-0-2-0----|-
A|-0-3----------------0-3--------------|-
E|-------------------------------------|-

*Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|-
B|----------------------------------------------------|-
g|-10p9-------------10-------10p9-------------10------|-
D|-----12-10-12--12--------------12-10-12--12---------|-
A|---------------------12------------------------12---|-
E|----------------------------------------------------|-

e|------------------------------10p8h11p8h10----------|-
b|--------------------------8/10-------------8/10\8~--|-
g|-10p9-----------9-10--------------------------------|-
D|-----12-10-12---------------------------------------|-
A|---------------------12-----------------------------|-
E|----------------------------------------------------|-
INTRO (with piano): Dm | C | Bb | Gm | Dm | Am | Bb | Gm F C | VERSE 1
    Dm               C   Bb          Gm      F C
  A day's light told me, of my son's fate

      Dm             Am   Bb         Gm      F C
  the sun showed the way, grim and severe

        Dm         C       Bb        Gm      F C
  pulled under the raging, waters my child

  Dm          Am        Bb          Gm     F C
  sank in the drowning, currents my son,
BRIDGE, w/ *Riff 1
   Dm   Am   Dm    Am  
My Son.....

   Dm   Am   Dm    Gm
My Son.....
VERSE 2
    Dm               C         Bb           Gm    F C
  My strength is not enough, my powers failed me

    Dm               Am      Bb               Gm    F C
  I need the heavens help, I ask for thunder's force

    Dm              C           Bb           Gm    F C
  I plead for you oh lightning, forge an iron tool

    Dm            Am          Bb          Gm    F C
  a magic rake of dragging, a river for my son
BRIDGE, w/ *Riff 1
   Dm    Am   Dm    Gm
My Son...
CHORUS
   Bb        Gm              Dm
      God of fire bring your light

                C            Bb
      forger of sun, help me now

                Gm               Dm
      Guardian of the shore will sleep,

              C
      In your warmth..

   Bb          Gm             Dm  
      Lull the folk of cold water,

                 C               Bb
      banish the serpents of the dark.

             Gm            Dm
      To the river, let me go

          C            Dm
      and fetch my son away
INTRO, w/ *Riff 2 Dm | C | Bb | Gm F C | Dm | Am | Bb | Gm F C | VERSE III
    Dm           C     Bb              Gm    F C
  A rake made of iron, from the Gods of skies

      Dm               Am    Bb         Gm    F C
  the spirit of bright days, sent me the sun

  Dm             C      Bb                Gm    F C
  Cold troops of Tuoni, cannot stand in my way

    Dm              Am    Bb                Gm    F C
  untouched I shall walk by the river of the night
BRIDGE, w/ "solo riff" Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Gm CHORUS
   Bb        Gm              Dm
      God of fire bring your light

                C            Bb
      forger of sun, help me now

                Gm               Dm
      Guardian of the shore will sleep,

              C
      In your warmth..

   Bb          Gm             Dm  
      Lull the folk of cold water,

                 C               Bb
      banish the serpents of the dark.

             Gm            Dm
      To the river, let me go

          C            Dm
      and fetch my son away
OUTRO (=Intro with piano riff):
   Dm     | C     | Bb     | Gm    F C |  
My child, my son ...

   Dm     | Am    | Bb     | Gm    F C |  
My child, my son ...

   Dm     | C     | Bb     | Gm    F C |  
My child, my son ...

   Dm     | Am    | Bb     | Gm    F C |  
My child, my son ...