Sittin By The Waters Edge

Joe Brooks

Intro; play riff below x3 Last measure of the intro e|---------------------------------0--x--------------------------0-------0---| B|-------2-------2-------2--h3--------x--------2-------2--h3---------3-------| G|---2-------2-------2---------2------x----2-------2---------2---------------| D|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----x--0---0---0---0---------0---0---0-----| E|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------| First Verse e|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------| B|-------2-------2-------2-------2-----x-------2-------2-------2-------2-----| G|---2-------2-------2-------2---------x---2-------2-------2-------2---------| D|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------x-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| E|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------| Sittin' by the water's edge You dipped your feet to bathe your e|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------| B|-------2-------2-------2-------2-----x-------2-------2-------2-------2-----| G|---2-------2-------2-------2---------x---2-------2-------2-------2---------| D|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------x-------------------------------------| E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------x-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------| legs It's like I'm dreaming all over again Repeat the last 2 lines for the rest of the verse as he sings "I sailed with you.. but they won't phase me." e|---------------------------------0--x--------------------------------------| B|-------2-------2-------2--h3--------x--------2-------2-------2-------2-----| G|---2-------2-------2---------2------x----2-------2-------2-------2---------| D|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| E|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------| Oh, your Chorus e|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| B|-------3------3-------3-------3-----x--------5-------5-------5-------5------| G|---4------4-------4-------4---------x----6-------6-------6-------6----------| D|-4---4--4---4---4---4---4---4-------x--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--------| A|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| eyes, they're as pretty as the lights in this city lighting up e|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| B|--------3-------3-------3-------3---x--------2-------2-------2-------2------| G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------x----2-------2-------2-------2----------| D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----x---------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------| E|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| the hearts as darkness sews its thread Your e|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| B|-------5-------5-------5-------5----x--------3-------3-------3-------3------| G|---6-------6-------6-------6--------x----2-------2-------2-------2----------| D|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6------x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------| A|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| hair is as golden as the dust that has fallen from the e|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| B|-------2-------2-------2-------2----x--------0-------0-------0-------0------| G|---2-------2-------2-------2--------x----1-------1-------1-------1----------| D|------------------------------------x---------------------------------------| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x---------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------x--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------| stars that sleep on the ocean bed Here we e|------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0---| G|----1-------1-------1-------1-------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----| are sittin' by the water's edge e|---------------------------------0--x----------------------------------0---| B|-------2-------2-------2--h3--------x--------2-------2-------2--h3---------| G|---2-------2-------2---------2------x----2-------2-------2---------2-------| D|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----x--0---0---0---0---0---0---------0-----| E|------------------------------------x--------------------------------------| OOOOHHhhh.... Play x2 e|------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0---| G|----1-------1-------1-------1-------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----| oooOOHHHH sittin' by the water's edge For the rest of the song, start back at the beginning. In my version, I play chords instead of the tabs for the second Chorus. They are as follows: e|--2---4---2---0---|--4---2---0---0---| B|--3---5---3---2---|--5---3---2---0---| G|--4---6---2---2---|--6---2---2---1---| D|--4---6---0---2---|--6---0---2---2---| A|--2---4---0---0---|--4---0---0---2---| E|--2---4---0---0---|--4---0---0---0---|

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