Water chords by
Brad Paisley (Official Version)

2009Country98 views

Key: F majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C7sus4

Verse 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air
F F 
 
Well, I was three years old
Bb Bb 
 
Splashin' every  where
Dm Dm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And so began my love affair
F F 
 
F F 
 
with water

Verse 2
F F 
 
On a river bank
C C 
 
With all my friends
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A big ol' rope tied to a limb
Dm Dm 
 
And you're a big ol' wuss
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
If you don't jump in
F F 
 
F F 
 
The water

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Yeah, when that summer sun
F F 
 
starts to beatin' down
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
And you don't know what to do
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Grab your swimming trunks
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Ice up that old Igloo
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Drive until the map turns blue

Verse 3
F F 
 
C C 
 
Daytona Beach on spring break
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Eighteen girls up on  stage
Dm Dm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
White T- shirts about to be  sprayed
F F 
 
With water
F F 
 
Oh, let 'er go, boys

Solo 1

Chorus 2
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Yeah, when that summer sun
F F 
 
starts to beatin' down
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
And you don't know what to do
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Just go and grab someone
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
you wanna see in a bathing suit
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
And drive until the map turns blue

Verse 4
F F 
 
You can stay right there
C C 
 
When the daylight's gone
F F 
 
Play truth or dare
Bb Bb 
 
And it won't take long
Dm Dm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
'Fore you and her got nothin' on
F F 
 
F F 
 
But water

Verse 5
F F 
 
C C 
 
All you really need this time of year
F F 
 
Is a pair of shades
Bb Bb 
 
And ice- cold beer
Dm Dm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And a place to sit somewhere near
F F 
 
water

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF C7sus4 C Bb Dm...

Chords

F
C7sus4
C
Bb
Dm
Eb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Water by Brad Paisley, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Water the way Brad Paisley intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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