From: Rob Watson <rob@gcmac.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 00:45:10 +0100

         
         
                        Life in Dark Water.
                        -------------------
                          by Al Stewart
         
         Intro
         -----
         Dm  Bb/D  Bo/D Bb/D     x2      repeat before each verse.
         
         Verse 1
         -------
         Dm              Em/D
           Oh, come away from the day. Here I stay,
           F/D           G/D           Dm     Em/D  F/D  Em/D
           Living on the bottom of the sea.
         Dm                 Em/D 
           Down metal snake corriders, steely grey
           F/D             G/D        Dm      Em/D  F/D  Em/D
           Engines hum for nobody but me.
         Gm               Am
           No sound comes from the sea above me;
         Bb            C                          F      G Bb7 A
           No messages crackles through the radio leads.
         Dm                    Em/D
           They'll never know, never, no, never, 
               F/D                  G/D           Dm  Bb/D Bo/D Bb/D
           How strange life in dark water can be.
         
         
         Verse 2
         -------
         Dm              Em/D
           Oh, Mariners, spare a thought when you pass
           F/D                G/D       Dm    Em/D  F/D  Em/D
           Those who live the submarine life.
         Dm                 Em/D     
           Far in the deep, sonar eyes never sleep,
           F/D           G/D           Dm
           Hiding like a shadow in the night.
         Gm                Am
           Jet planes nose through the clouds above me;
         Bb              C                     F    G  Bb7 A
           They look for radar traces of me to see.
         Dm                    Em/D
           They'll never know, never, no, never,
               F/D                  G/D         Dm  Bb/D  Bo/D  Bb/D
           How strange life in dark water can be.
         
         
         Bridge
         ------
         Gm                                       F
           Wonder what the stars look like comin' out tonight.
         Gm                 C
           Tell my girl she must be strong.
         F                    Dm
           She sits and waits all night long, yeah,
           Gm                       Am
           Yeah, just looking for a better day.
         Gm                      Am              Dm  Bb/D  Bo/D  Bb/D
           She'll have to find another way to go.
         
         
         Verse 3
         -------
         Dm           Em/D
           No memory; tell me what's wrong with me.
           F/D       G/D               Dm    Em/D  F/D  Em/D
           Why am I alone here with no rest?
         Dm                 Em/D
           And now the name of the ship's not the same.
           F/D             G/D           Dm    Em/D  F/D  Em/D
           How long has it been Maries Celeste?
         Gm              Am
           Now there's nobody from the crew left.
         Bb             C                          F  G  Bb7  A
           Five hundred years' supply of food just me.
         Dm                    Em/D
           They'll never know, never, no, never,
               F/D                  G/D           Dm  Bb/D  Bo/D  Bb/D
           How strange life in dark water can be.
         
         
         Ending
         ------
         Dm  Bb/D  Bo/D  Bb/D  Gm  A  Gm  A  Dm9(maj7)
         
         
         
         Chords
         ------
         Dm        - XX0231
         Bb/D      - XX0331
         Bo/D      - XX0431
         Em/D      - XX0000
         F/D       - XX0211
         G/D       - XX0433
         Gm        - 355333
         Bb7       - X13131
         Dm9(maj7) - XX0660
         
         
         An attempt at the intro riff :-
           Dm                   Bb/D                 Bo/D 
         +-------1--0--1--------------1--0--1-------+-------1--0--1-------+
         +----3-----------3--------2-----------2----|----2-----------2----+
         +-2-----------------2--3-----------------3-|-4-----------------4-+
         +------------------------------------------|---------------------+
         +------------------------------------------|---------------------+
         +------------------------------------------+---------------------+
         
         
           Bb/D
         +-------1--0--1--------+
         +----2-----------2-----+
         +-3-----------------3--+
         +----------------------+
         +----------------------+
         +----------------------+
         
         
         A similar riff is repeated throughout most of the song, basically 
         based on the chords being played.
         
         
         Ray Hewitt.
         R.A.Hewitt@man1301.wins.icl.co.uk
         
Guitar Solo   Transcribed by Rob Watson rob@gcmac.demon.co.uk

  Dm            Bb/D          Bo/D               Bb/D

E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------10-13---11-10---|------10----------------------|
G|--------10---------------12|10h12--------9-10-------------|
D|-----12--------------------|---------12--------------10-12|
A|---------------------------|-------------------12-13------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|

  Dm             Bb/D               Bo/D         Bb/D

E|13p12p10-------10----------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------13-10-------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------12b14-r12p10---|--10-12-12b14r12p10----------|
D|-------------------------------12|--------------------12---10sd| 
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

  F            C          Bb                   Dm

E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------8h10-10-|
G|----------------------9|10-9-10-12-13p12-10----------|
D|----7-10-8-7-----------|-----------------------------|
A|8-8----------10-10-12--|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|

  Abdim                             A                       Dm Bb/D 

E|---------10--------13--s-16------|17------9-9--9s10-10---|-----9-10-12|
B|9-----------9---------15--s-18---|-----------------------|------------|
G|--10-10-------10---------------19|----7s9----------------|------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------|

  Bo/D              Bb/D       Dm    Bb/D           Bo/D       Bb/D 
    
  (echo repeats            )                        (echo repeats   ) 
E|9-10-12--9-10-12--9-10-12---|------10------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------10-13b15|13b15-13b15-13b15-13|
G|----------------------------|---------10---------|--------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

  F           C                 Bb        Dm
           
E|15b17-15-13-12-13-15-------12|13--12----13-12---------|
B|---------------------13-15---|-------15-------15------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------14---|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|

  Abdim                                                      A
           
E|---------------------------------------13----13--16-13-16|-17--13-12|
B|-------------------12----12--15-12-15-----15-------------|----------|
G|13---10--13-10-13-----13---------------------------------|----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
         
  Dm       Gm                Dm                     Gm
  
E|10------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------13-13|
G|---12b14r12-12b14r12p10---|10-12s14-------12s14-------12s14-------12s14------|
D|------------------------12|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
           
  Dm                            Gm

E|13----------13----------13-13----------13-----13----15b17|
B|---15p13-------15p13----------------13----13-----13------|
G|---------14----------14-------12s14----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
           
  F                       C

E|13----------15b17-15-13-12-13-12---------|
B|---13-13-13----------------------13-11h13|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
           
  Bb                         Dm

E|---------------------------------13----------------|
B|13b15r13-11-10----------------------13-------------|
G|---------------12-10-12----12b14-------r12-10-12---|
D|-------------------------------------------------12|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
  
  Bb                      Dm
         
E|---------------------------------------12-----|
B|------------------------------------15----15--|
G|10b12r10-12----10-12-10-12s14-14-14-----------|
D|------------12--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

  Bb                  A7                 Dm                A7
           
E|15-13-12-----12-13--12--------------12|10-------------10-------------10-12|
B|----------15-----------15-14--14-15---|---13-11-11-13----14-10-12-14------|
G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  Dm          Bb/D           Bo/D        Bb/D      
   
E|12b13-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|