Tread Water
Tread Water

Tread Water easy guitar chords by De La Soul

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  • Verse 1

    (Tread 
    Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    Verse 2
    I was walking 
    on 
    the water 
    when 
    I saw 

    a crocodile 

    He 
    had 
    daisies 
    in 
    his hat, 

    so 
    I stopped 
    him 
    for 
    a while 

    He 
    delivered 
    me 
    a message, 

    a massage 
    to soothe 
    my 
    stage 

    What 
    it was, 

    was 
    more 
    then plug- 
    up 
    dosage 

    More 
    than 
    D.A.I.S.Y. 
    age 

    Conversation 
    drew 
    a rule 

    Which 
    the crowd 
    will 
    roar 
    by 
    mil
    lions 

    Mr. Crocodile 
    said, 
    'Dove, 
    you must 
    look 

    For 
    now 
    the villains 
    try 

    to hold 
    you 
    underwater 

    But 
    one 
    thing 
    we 
    all 
    must 

    heed 

    Sony Walkman's keep 
    us walking 

    De La 
    Soul 
    can 
    help 
    you breathe 
    when 

    you tread 
    water 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tr- Tread Water) 

    Verse 3

    As 
    walked 
    along 
    my 
    journey 

    thought 
    'What 
    have 
    just 
    learned?' 

    In 
    a flash 
    I saw 
    commotion 

    There 
    was movement 
    in these 
    ferns 

    Silently 
    the silence 
    came, 

    was 
    it 
    the 
    end 
    of 
    my 
    world? 

    I shouted 
    out in 
    fear, 

    'Who's 
    there?' 

    'It's 
    me,' 
    said 
    Mr. 
    Squir
    rel 

    'I've 
    searched 
    for 
    you all 
    over, 

    now 
    you're found 

    No time 
    to waste. 
    We must 
    find 

    the preacher 
    man 

    We must 
    find 
    the P.A. 
    Mase. 
    For 

    my 
    population's dying 

    And 
    we're 
    all 
    in 
    tune 
    to doom 

    Like 
    the Daisy, 
    need 
    water 

    need 
    chestnuts 
    to 
    consume.' 

    'Mr. 
    Squirrel,' I said, 
    'I'm 
    sorry 

    But 
    the problem 
    can't 
    be 
    solved 

    If 
    there's 
    no 
    one 
    here 
    to help, 

    and 
    no one 
    to 
    get 
    involved 

    Always 
    look 
    to 
    the positive 

    and 
    never 
    drop 
    your head 

    For 
    the water 
    will 
    engulf 
    us 
    if 
    you 

    do 
    not 
    dare 
    to tread 

    So let's 
    tread water' 

    Verse 4
    (Tread Water) 
    (Tr- Tread Water) 


    (Tread 

    Water

    Verse 5
    Now one 
    weary 
    day 
    woke, 

    my 
    alarm 
    said 
    'Plug time's 
    up' 

    Filled 
    my bath 
    up 
    with 
    the water, 

    gargled 
    with 
    my 
    gargle 
    cup 

    As 
    I bathed 
    felt 
    a presence, 

    and 
    I'm sort 
    of 
    ticklish 

    I looked 
    down 
    and 
    then 

    around 
    and I 
    heard 

    'Hi! 
    I'm 
    Mr 
    Fish. 
    How do 

    you do? 
    As 
    for me 

    I'm 
    in 
    tip- 
    top 
    shape 
    today, 

    cause 
    my water's 
    clean 

    And 
    no one's 
    menu 
    says 
    Fresh 
    Fish 
    Filet 

    See 
    I look 
    past 
    all 
    my 
    worries, 

    which 
    is something 
    you 
    must 
    do 

    Though 
    you're fed 
    up, 

    throw 
    your head 
    up 

    With this 
    advice 
    from 
    me 
    to 
    you 

    And 
    that's to 
    tread water' 

    Verse 6
    (Tread Water) 
    (Tread Water) 


    (Tr- Tread 

    Water) 

    Verse 7
    As my day 
    went 
    unexplained, 

    time 
    was 
    finding 
    nothing 
    fun 

    As 
    I walked 
    along 
    the sidewalk, 

    heard 

    'Psst, excuse 
    me, 
    Plug 
    One.' 

    From 
    my Soul, 
    De 
    La 
    that 
    is, 
    I hollered, 

    'Yes, 
    are you 
    talking 
    to me?' 

    'No 
    alarm 
    meant,' he said, 

    'Let 
    me 
    introduce 
    myself 

    I'm Mr 
    Monkey.' 

    'Mr 
    Monkey, 

    pledge 
    you slap 
    of five 

    Now how 
    does 
    your 
    problem 
    meet?' 

    He said, 
    'My bananas 
    are 
    at their 
    ripest, 

    but 
    they all 

    Stand 
    at 
    3 Feet. 
    My 
    swinging 

    hand 
    is 
    bandaged 
    up 

    Could 
    you help 
    me 
    with 
    this 
    chore?' 

    I brought 
    him down 
    to the 

    Native 
    shop 

    And bought 
    him 
    copies 
    of the 

    De La 
    score 

    Which assisted 
    well 
    in 
    his 
    elevation 

    Now 
    all bananas 
    was 
    at 
    his grasp 

    He 
    decided 
    with 
    this 
    accomplished 

    He would 
    put 
    me 
    on 
    to 
    the path 

    He told 
    me to live 
    by 
    the Inner 
    Sound, 

    y'all 

    Which 
    would bring 
    me 
    health 
    in 
    showbiz 

    Then 
    to use 
    them, 
    not 
    abuse 
    them 

    And then 
    in the words 

    that got 
    me 
    to 
    'em 

    And that 
    is 
    to tread 
    water 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tr- Tread Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    (Tread Water) 

    Outro 1



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