Spirit On The Water chords by Barclay James Harvest

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

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