Hot Water Chords by Level 42

Tempo:
112.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

F

Bb

Eb

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Level 42 - Hot Water chords
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[Fm]
[F]
[Bb] [Ab] [Fm]
I try my best for [Bbm] nothing.
[E] [B] [F] Every little [Bb] thing I do is [Ab] wrong.
It ain't my [Bbm] brain.
I make me sing round [F] and round.
Sing [Bbm] it to [Abm] you.
[Eb] Daddy's [F] on the phone.
[Bbm] He know you're not alone.
Turn that [Fm] down.
I think.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] Sons [Bb] and daughters.
I'm falling [F] [Eb] in her [Bbm] water.
[Cm] [Fm] Sons and daughters.
[Bb] They never, never [Ab] want you.
But they ought to.
[Am] [Bb] They'll ask you something.
[Ab] What?
You [F] think it's the key [Bbm] to set me free.
[G] To the beat of the beat.
I [C] don't [Bb] care.
[F] Forgetting all the things they [Bbm] said [Ab] about me.
Every [F] time together.
Dragging like a train.
[Cm] Round and round.
[F]
I [Bbm] [Ab] [Gb] [G] know it's getting late.
But I won't [Fm] hesitate.
Can't slow down.
[F] Can't you do what [Bbm] I [Ab] do?
[Bb] Sons and daughters.
[Ab] Always here [Eb] in my [Bb] life.
[Ab] [C] [Eb]
[F] Wasting [Bb] time [Ab] [Eb] [Cm]
[F] in [Bb] their [Ab] eyes.
[Eb]
[F] Young [Bb] love.
[Ab] [Eb] Show [F] my child you [Bb] can [Ab] fly.
[Eb] [F]
I know it's not perfection.
Tomorrow ever is salvation.
[Ab] [F] No, I'm not [Bbm] sure of my salvation.
[E] [F] I'm not through with my [Bbm] perfection.
[Ab] [F]
[C] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[F] [C] [Ab] [Eb]
[C] [A] Spirit [F] comes [Cm] again.
[Bbm] Dragging like a train.
Round and round.
[Bb]
I [Ab] [F] know it's getting late.
But I won't [Ab] hesitate.
Can't slow [F] down.
Can't you do what I [C] do?
[Ab] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] Sons and daughters.
[Ab] I'm falling in her [Bb] water.
[Ab] Sons and daughters.
I'm doing what they ought to [Dm] do.
[Fm] [Eb] Sons [Bb] and daughters.
I'm falling [Eb] in [Bb] her water.
[Ab] Sons and daughters.
[Bb] [Ab] I'm doing what they ought to [Bb] do.
Key:  
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Level 42 - (7 Version) Hot Water chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, Ab, Eb, F, Bb, Eb, Bb, Ab and F. A good strategy is to initiate at 56 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 112 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ I try my best for [Bbm] nothing.
[E] _ [B] _ [F] Every little [Bb] thing I do is [Ab] wrong.
It ain't my [Bbm] brain.
I make me sing round [F] and round.
Sing [Bbm] it to [Abm] you.
_ [Eb] Daddy's [F] on the phone.
[Bbm] He know you're not alone.
Turn that [Fm] down.
I think.
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] Sons [Bb] and daughters.
_ _ I'm falling [F] [Eb] in her [Bbm] water.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] Sons and daughters.
[Bb] They never, never [Ab] want you.
But they ought to.
[Am] _ _ _ [Bb] They'll ask you something.
[Ab] What?
You [F] think it's the key [Bbm] to set me free.
[G] To the beat of the beat.
I [C] don't [Bb] care.
_ [F] _ Forgetting all the things they [Bbm] said [Ab] about me.
Every [F] time together.
Dragging like a train.
[Cm] Round and round.
[F]
I _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] [G] know it's getting late.
But I won't [Fm] hesitate.
Can't slow down.
[F] Can't you do what [Bbm] I [Ab] do? _ _ _
[Bb] Sons and daughters.
_ _ [Ab] _ Always here [Eb] in my [Bb] life.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _
[F] Wasting [Bb] time [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _
[F] in [Bb] their [Ab] eyes.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] Young [Bb] love.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ Show [F] my child you [Bb] can [Ab] fly.
_ [Eb] _ [F] _
I know it's not perfection.
_ _ Tomorrow ever is salvation.
[Ab] _ _ [F] No, I'm not [Bbm] sure of my salvation.
[E] _ [F] I'm not through with my [Bbm] perfection.
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ Spirit [F] comes [Cm] again.
[Bbm] Dragging like a train.
Round and round.
[Bb] _
_ I [Ab] _ _ [F] know it's getting late.
But I won't [Ab] hesitate.
Can't slow [F] down.
Can't you do what I [C] do?
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] Sons and daughters.
_ _ [Ab] I'm falling in her [Bb] water.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ Sons and daughters.
_ _ I'm doing what they ought to [Dm] do.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] Sons [Bb] and daughters.
_ _ I'm falling [Eb] in [Bb] her water.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Sons and daughters.
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ I'm doing what they ought to [Bb] do. _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Mark King, Philip Gould, Wally Badarou and Mike Lindup.

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