Watercolor chords by Willy Porter
Guitar chords with lyrics
Watercolor by: Willy Porter (www.willyporter.com) Album: Dog Eared Dream Tuning: Standard Transcribed by: Geoffrey V. Brown geoffb@zerozine.com This is the general concept for the song. Much of the stylized transitions vary from verse to verse. As far as Willy Porter songs go, this one is fairly easy to pick up -
Intro
3x
---2--2--2--0--0--0--0-----||---0----0--0h2-----
---2--2--2--1--1--1--1-----||---3----3--3-------
---0--0--0--0--0--0--0----*||---0h2--2--2-------
---0--------2--------0h2--*||-------------------
---2--------3--------3-----||-------------------
---3-----------------------||-------------------
Chords used in verse
G C D
-2- -0- -2-
-2- -1- -3-
-0- -0- -2-
-0- -2- -0-
-2- -3- ---
-3- --- ---
Chords used in Chorus
E D/F# G C
-0- -2- -2- -0-
-0- -3- -2- -1-
-0- -2- -0- -0-
-2- -0- -0- -2-
-2- -0- -2- -3-
-0- -2- -3- ---
Transition A
(Usually adlibbed)
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--------0--2--2/4\2-----
---0h2---------------2--
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Transition B
This is sometimes played by bass, but sounds
good if you are playing solo. It's always played
differently, but this is the idea...
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---5h7p5\0-----
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The bridge introduces on new chord, an Am
Am
-0-
-1-
-2-
-2-
-0-
-0-
Verse
G C G
She...She really loves s....
C G
Can't afford no d...
D
Wouldn't w...
** this general pattern persists throughout the rest of teh verse.
Chorus
Em D/F# G C (Transition A)
I can hear the ocean, when I look into her eyes
Em D/F# G C (Transition B)
My heart is swept away like a paper boat on the tide
Em D/F# (walk up) C
Destined to run aground with her by my side
Together we'll wake up to a watercolor sunrise
** (G..C..G progressions to next verse) Last updated:
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