Spirit On The Water chords by Barclay James Harvest

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: FF

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spirit on the water
Les Holroyd
Barclay James Harvest
Key:F

Note: (Gm7Gm7 is a Gm7-5)

Verse:
FF             G minorGm
 There's a spirit floating on the water
F/AF/A            Bb majorBb
  There's a shadow lying down by the shore
       C majorC       DmDm
Wasn't he there a year before?

Verse:
FF          G minorGm
 A augmentedA sacrifice for the coat he's wearing
           Bb majorBb
A augmentedA 'paradise' for the lady
            C majorC       DmDm C majorC DmDm
Who dares colour him red upon the snow?

Interlude:
Bb majorBb C majorC  DmDm C majorC DmDm  Bb majorBb C majorC

Chorus:
BbmBbm  Bbm/Ab   Gm7Gm7    F7/A    BbmBbm  Bbm/Ab  Eb/GEb/G Gb7Gb7
  We carry the bur - den upon our shoulder
BbmBbm   Bbm/Ab     Gm7Gm7         F7/A     BbmBbm Bbm/Ab  Eb/GEb/G Gb7Gb7
  We car   - ry their  lives in  the palm of our hand
Bb majorBb             C7C7
  Don't you care about the state you're in
  FF          Bb majorBb
Or don't you understand?

Instrumental:
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)

Verse:
FF            G minorGm
 See the spirit floating on the water
           Bb majorBb
See the shadow lying down by the shore
       C majorC         DmDm C majorC DmDm
Wasn't he there some years before?

Chorus:
BbmBbm  Bbm/Ab   Gm7Gm7    F7/A    BbmBbm  Bbm/Ab  Eb/GEb/G Gb7Gb7
  We carry the bur - den upon our shoulder
BbmBbm   Bbm/Ab     Gm7Gm7        F7/A     BbmBbm Bbm/Ab  Eb/GEb/G Gb7Gb7
  We car   - ry their  lives in  the palm of our hand
Bb majorBb             C7C7
  Don't you care about the state you're in
  FF          Bb majorBb
Or don't you understand?

Outro:
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb  (x2)
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb  (x2)
FF