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Water Runs Dry chords by Boyz II Men (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G/B
Am7
G
Am
F
E7
Am/G
F#m7b5
Fmaj7
Em7
Dm7
Dadd9
Dm
C/E
F/G

Intro 1

C

G/B

Am7

G

C

G/B

Am7

G

Verse 1
C 
G/B 
Am 
G 
We don't even talk  anymore
C 
G/B 
And we don't even know
Am 
G 
what we argue about
C 
G/B 
Am 
G 
Don't even say I love  you no more
C 
G/B 
'Cause saying how we feel
Am 
G 
is no longer allowed

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Pre-chorus 1

F

E7

Some people work things out

Am

Am/G

F#m7b5

And some just don't know how to change

Chorus 1

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

Let's don't wait till the water runs dry

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

We might watch our whole lives pass us by

Fmaj7

Em7

Am

Let's don't wait till the water runs dry

Dadd9

Dm

C/E

F/G

We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives

Interlude 1

Don't do it, baby

C

G

Am7

G

Ooh...

C

G

Am7

G

Verse 2
C 
G/B 
Now, now they can see the tears
Am 
G 
in our eyes, yeah
C 
G/B 
But we deny the pain  that lies
Am 
G 
deep in our hearts
C 
G/B 
Am 
G 
Well maybe that's a pain  we can't hide
C 
G/B 
'Cause everybody knows
Am 
G 
that we're both torn apart

Pre-chorus 2

F

E7

Why do we hurt each other?

Am

Am/G

F#m7b5

Why do we push love away?

Chorus 2

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

Let's don't wait till the water runs dry

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

We might watch our whole lives pass us by

Fmaj7

Em7

Am

Let's don't wait till the water runs dry

Dadd9

Dm

C/E

F/G

We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives

Interlude 2

Don't do it, baby

C

G

Am7

G

Ooh...

C

G

Am7

G

Pre-chorus 3

F

E7

Some people will work things out

Am

Am/G

F#m7b5

And some just don't know how to change

Chorus 3

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

Let's don't wait till the water runs dry

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

We might watch our whole lives pass us by

Fmaj7

Em7

Am

Let's don't wait till the water runs dry

Dadd9

Dm

C/E

F/G

We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives

Outro 1
Don't do it, baby
C 
G 
Am7 
G 
Ooh...
C 
G 
Am7 
G 
Don't do it, baby
C 
G 
Am7 
G 
Ooh...
C 
G 
Am7 
G 
Don't do it, baby
C 
[Fade out]

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C
G/B
Am7
G
Am
F
E7
Am/G
F#m7b5
Fmaj7
Em7
Dm7
Dadd9
Dm
C/E
F/G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 90

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
F#m7b5: 2-x-2-2-1-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Water Runs Dry by Boyz II Men, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Boyz II Men's performance.

Water Runs Dry

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