Barclay James Harvest – Spirit On The Water (Guitar)

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Chords

Les Holroyd Note: (Gm7 is a Gm7-5) [Verse]
F                          Gm
 There's a spirit floating on the water

F/A                        Bb
    There's a shadow lying down by the shore

              C              Dm
Wasn't he there a year before?
[Verse]
F                    Gm
 A sacrifice for the coat he's wearing

                     Bb
A 'paradise' for the lady

                       C              Dm C Dm
Who dares colour him red upon the snow?
[Interlude] Bb C Dm C Dm Bb C [Chorus]
Bbm   Bbm/Ab      Gm7        F7/A       Bbm    Bbm/Ab   Eb/G  Gb7
   We carry the bur  - den upon  our shoulder

Bbm     Bbm/Ab          Gm7                 F7/A          Bbm Bbm/Ab   Eb/G  Gb7
   We car     - ry their    lives in   the palm of our hand

Bb                          C7
   Don't you care about the state you're in

   F                   Bb
Or don't you understand?
[Instrumental] F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) [Verse]
F                        Gm
 See the spirit floating on the water

                     Bb
See the shadow lying down by the shore

              C                  Dm C Dm
Wasn't he there some years before?
[Chorus]
Bbm   Bbm/Ab      Gm7        F7/A       Bbm    Bbm/Ab   Eb/G  Gb7
   We carry the bur  - den upon  our shoulder

Bbm     Bbm/Ab          Gm7                F7/A          Bbm Bbm/Ab   Eb/G  Gb7
   We car     - ry their    lives in   the palm of our hand

Bb                          C7
   Don't you care about the state you're in

   F                   Bb
Or don't you understand?
[Outro] F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) F Bb F Bb (x2) Eb Ab Eb Ab (x2) F Bb F Bb (x2) F