Waterloo Sunset
Words & Music:
Ray Davies
1. Andrew DuBrock's
Transcription
All hail Andrew DuBrock & Acoustic Guitar
magazine! Andrew transcribed the
chords to this tune in the May 2009 issue. Andrew notes that Ray adds embellishments like Asus4 or
"a quick B7 chords at the end of each chorus just before heading to the
top of the next verse." I
have left the previous version below this one, since so many people put so much
work into those fantabs.
INTRO: B E B7 A
E
B7
A
Dirty old river, must you keep
rolling, flowing into the night?
E
B7
A
People so busy, make me feel
dizzy, taxi lights shine so bright.
F#m F#m(M7) F#m7 B7
But I don't need no friends,
E
B7
A
As long as I gaze on Waterloo
Sunset, I am in paradise.
CHORUS:
A(5)
E/G#(4) F#
B E
Sha--la------la. Everyday, I look at the world from my
window.
A(5)
E/G#(4) F#
B
Sha--la------la. Chilly, chilly is the evening time,
Waterloo Sunset's fine.
Terry meets Julie, Waterloo
Station, every Friday night.
But I am so lazy, don't want
to wander, I stay at home at night.
But I don't feel afraid,
As long as I gaze on Waterloo
Sunset, I am in paradise.
CHORUS:
Millions of people swarming
like flies 'round Waterloo underground.
Terry and Julie cross over the
river where they feel safe and sound.
And they don't need no
friends,
As long as they gaze on
Waterloo Sunset, they are in paradise.
CHORUS: [then out on E B7 A B over
"Waterloo Sunset's fine..."]
Chord voicings:
most chords are the simple versions you all know & love; some
variations:
F#m = 2 4 4 2 2 2 F#m(M7) = 2
4 3 2 2 2 F#m7
= 2 4 2 2 2 2
A(5) = 5 7 7 6 5 5 E/G#(4) = 4 x 6 4
5 4
2. Previous Fantab
Compilation
I have never seen a song
that promoted so much discussion (see Dave Emlen's Unofficial Kinks Site). I've tried to take the best of the
versions and make one, but still need to do dual chord lines. If you are playing in D, capo 2. Ray must be chuckling at all the
consternation. Anyway, it is a
mess. Look for updates to this
one.
INTRO: B7 B7/A B7/G# B7/F# B7/E B7/D# B7/C# B7 - then:
E
B7
A
B|-------5----------------------------------------------
G|-s6--4---s6-4-----------4-----------------------------
D|----------------4-s6--4----s6-4----------6-4---2------
A|----------------------------------2-4-2------------4--
OR:
G|-------9----------------------------------------------
D|-s9--11--s9/11--9----------9-------------6------------
A|----------------9-11--9---s9/11----------9-7----------
E|----------------------------------7-9-7--------9--(7)-
E B7*
A
Dirty old river, must you keep
rolling, flowing into the night?
E
B7*
A
People so busy, make me feel
dizzy, taxi lights shine so bright.
F#m F#9(+7) F#m7 B7 [can
sub Fm+7 for F#9(+7)]
F#m C#/E# A/C# B7
But I don't------ need no
friends,
E
B7*
A
A/G# (A/F#)
E
B
A
E/G# F#
As long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset,
I am in paradise.
CHORUS:
E F#m E E7
E7/D E7/C# E7/B A D G D/F#
E
A E F#m F#
B E5/B E5/A E5/G#
Sha-la-la. Everyday, I look at the world from my
window.
E F#m E
E7 E7/D E7/C# E7/B A7
A7/G A7/F# A7/E
A E
F#m F#
B
Sha-la-la. Chilly, chilly is the evening time,
Waterloo Sunset's fine.
Terry meets Julie, Waterloo
Station, every Friday night.
But I am so lazy, don't want to
wander, I stay at home at night.
But I don't feel afraid,
As long as I gaze on Waterloo
Sunset, I am in paradise.
CHORUS:
Millions of people swarming
like flies 'round Waterloo underground.
Terry and Julie cross over the
river where they feel safe and sound.
And they don't need no friends,
As long as they gaze on
Waterloo Sunset, they are in paradise.
CHORUS: [then out on: B5 A5 vamp or B11 over "Waterloo
Sunset's fine..."]
Chord voicings:
B7 = x 2 1 2 0 2 B7* = x 2 4 2 4 2 Asus2
= 0 0 2 2 0 0
F#m = 2 4 4 2 2 2 F#m7
= 2 4 2 2 2 2 A11 = z 7 7 6 5 5
B11 = z 9 9 8 7 7 F#m9(+7)
= 2 4 3 2 2 4