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Waterfall chords by The Stone Roses (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D
Dsus4
G
D/F#
Em7
A7sus4
C
G/B
Em

Intro 1

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

Verse 1
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
Chimes sing     Sunday morn
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
Today's the      day she's sworn
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
To steal what she never  could own
G 
D/F# 
A7sus4 
And race from this hole   she calls home
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 

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Verse 2

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

Now you're at the wheel

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

Tell me how, how does it feel?

G

D/F#

Em7

So good to have equal ized

G

D/F#

A7sus4

To lift up the lids of your eyes

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

Verse 3
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
As the miles they     disappear
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
See land begin    to clear
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
Free from the filth  and the scum
G 
D/F# 
A7sus4 
This American satellites won
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 

Chorus 1

C

G/B

A7sus4

She'll carry on through it all

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

She's a waterfall

C

G/B

A7sus4

She'll carry on through it all

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

She's a waterfall

Verse 4
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
See the      steeple pine
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
The hills as       old as time
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
Soon to be put    to the test
G 
D/F# 
A7sus4 
To be whipped by the winds  of the west
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 

Verse 5
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
Stands on       shifting sands
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 
The scales held     in her hands
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
The wind it just whips  her and waits
G 
D/F# 
A7sus4 
And fills up her brigantine sails
D 
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus4 

Chorus 2

C

G/B

A7sus4

She'll carry on through it all

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

She's a waterfall

C

G/B

A7sus4

She'll carry on through it all

D

Dsus4

D

Dsus4

She's a waterfall

Outro 1
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A7sus4 
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D 
G 
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D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
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D 
D 
D 
D 
Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
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D
Dsus4
G
D/F#
Em7
A7sus4
C
G/B
Em

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F# majorBPM: 104

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

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This is the original studio version of Waterfall by The Stone Roses, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F# major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Stone Roses's performance.

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