Melissa Etheridge - Somebody Bring Me Chords & Tabs

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Date: 29 May 1996 10:52:18 +0000
From: "Boulton, Nic" 

Subject: /e/Melissa_Etheridge/Bring me some water.tab


Bring me some water
--------------------

>From the first album. This is similar to the chords in the existing (Lothar
Steidle/Ronald Gelten) posting but I've tabbed it out.

[Intro & verse] :

          A                       Ds9 Dx
e  ---------------------------------------------------|
B  -*1-----------------------------3p1----------------|
G  -----0h2---2---2---2---2---2--2-2p0----------------|
D  -----0h2---2---2---2---2---2--2--------------------|
A  -----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--------------------|
E  ---------------------------------------------------|
             tonight I feel so weak
             but all in love is fair
             i turn the other cheek -$

   A                 A(stop)
    and i feel the slap and the sting of the foul night air


           Dx Ds9                        Ds9          Dx    A
e  ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B  ---------1h3--3---3---3---3---3--------3--3--3-----1-1-1-------------|
G  ---------0h2--2---2---2---2---2--------2--2--2-----0-0-0--2---2---2-2|
D  ------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------0-0-0--2---2---2-2|
A  ----------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0|
E  ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    and i know you're only human   and i haven't got talking room


           Dx Ds9
e  -----------------------------------------------|
B  ---------1h3--3---3---3---3---3--------333-333-|
G  ---------0h2--2---2---2---2---2--------222-222-|
D  ------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------000-000-|
A  -----------------------------------------------|
E  -----------------------------------------------|
    but tonight while I'm making excuses,


      E
e  ---------------------------------------0--0---0-0-0--|
B  ------------------------------0-0------0--0---0-0-0--|
G  --------------------------1-1-1-1------1--1---1-1-2--|
D  -------2------2-2-2-------2-2-2-2------2--2---2-2-2--|
A  ---2-2-2------2-2-2-------2-2-2-2------2--2---2-2-2--|
E  ---0-0-0------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------0--0---0-0-0--|
       some other woman is making love to you

[chorus]:

      A                 G              D        Dsus4  D
e --0-0--0--0---------0-3--3-3-3-----0-2-2-2-2--3-3-3--2--|
B --0-2--2--2---------0-0--0-0-0-----0-3-3-3-3--2-2-2--3--|
G --0-2--2--2---------0-0--0-0-0-----0-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2--|
D --0-2--2--2---------0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--|
A ----0--0--0-----------2--2-2-2--------------------------|
E ----------------------3--3-3-3--------------------------|
     somebody          bring me some water,
     can't you see i'm burning alive
     can't you see my baby's got another lover


      E
e  ------------------------0---------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B  -----------------0------0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G  ---1-------------1---1--1--1--1---1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D  ---2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A  ---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E  ---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
  and i don't know how i'm gonna survive


    A                 G              D         Dsus4    D
    somebody          bring me some water,
    can't you see its out of control
    baby's got my heart and my baby's got my mind
        E
but tonight the sweet devil's, sweet devil's got my . .

          A                       Ds9 Dx
e  ---------------------------------------------------|
B  -*1-----------------------------3p1----------------|
G  -----0h2---2---2---2---2---2--2-2p0----------------|
D  -----0h2---2---2---2---2---2--2--------------------|
A  -----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
E  ---------------------------------------------------|
   . . soul

[picking same as verse 1]:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/melissa_etheridge/somebody_bring_me_tab.html ]
A
when will this aching pass
when will this night be through
i wanna hear the breaking glass ($) but I only
  A
feel the steel of the red hot truth

    Ds9
and I'd do anything to get it out of my mind
                              A
i need some insanity of that temporary kind
 D
tell me how will I ever be the same
  E
when I know that that woman is whispering your name


[chorus]

[interlude?]

    /f#              /G              /A               /A
                                                   e -------------------|
                                      Guitar 2->   B --5--2--------2----|
                                                   G --------2---4------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E --2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2--3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5--|
bts ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
    1                2                3                4
    soul...                                        aaah   haaaaa.....

    /f#              /G              /A               /A           0.5
                                                   B -------------/----|
                                       Guitar 2->  G -------------2----|
D -----------------------------------------------------2--4--2--4----4-|
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E --2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2--3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-|
bts ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
                                       got  my      soul....

    /f#              /G               /A               /A

                                                 A --------4-6----------|
                                    Guitar 2->   E ----4-7------4-7--4--|

D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E --2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2--3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5--|
bts ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
                                        uh   ho..

    /f#              /G               A

e -------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--|
B -------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G ------------------------------------------------2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D ----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A ------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E --2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2--3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3------------------------------------|
bts ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
         oooh   yeah ...


[chorus] x 2

[outro] :                                                    +
                                e -------------0---------0-----------|
                                B -------------------------------/---|
                                G -0h2--2-2-2---2-0-2-0---2~~0-------|(2)
                                D -0h2--2-2-2------------------------|
                                A -0--0------------------------------|
                                E -----------------------------------|
   E                  E(stop)                             [atempo]
..sweet devil, sweet devil's got my soul

* Don't PLAY the c at the first fret on the b string, but it's helpful to
anchor your index finger there

$ - don't play 'D Dx' on the third line of the verse

+ on the very last note of the song, bend the g upto an a by pushing down the
g string BEHIND the nut (but don't expect to be in tune afterwards),
alternatively, just hammer on to the second fret on the g string


EADGBe
x02220 - A
xx0232 - D
xx0230 - Dsus9
xx0010 - 'Dx'    ?? Dsus4(add7,9) ??
xx0233 - Dsus4
022100 - E
320003 - G

h is a hammer on
p is a pull off
~~ is vibrato
-x- pick, but mute the string at the neck


/ is bend up

  0.5
/     is bend up half a half step

Sounds great on a 12 string! Any improvements welcome.


Nic

Nic.Boulton@mercury.co.uk