Foo Fighters - Dirty Water: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dirty Water" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m                        G
I've been drinking dirty water
C                         Am    E
But I've been here before after all
C#m                    G
The witching hour is upon us
C                      Am      E
So you and I can sing haunted songs

In my dreams I'm climbing ladders
And then I tumble down, rung by rung
And I keep on falling faster
The heart is echoing, on and on

Am     E
On and on

Chorus:
G                           A/C#
I feel an earthquake coming on
C                       G
I feel the metal in my bones
G                       A/C#
'Cause I'm a natural disaster
C                        G    A  Em
You're the morning after all my storms

You're my sea of poison flowers
Standing in the sun, row by row
I've been drinking dirty water
The taste of sweet revenge, best served cold,
All we know

Chorus

Em           G      A/C#    C     Em
Bleed dirty water, breathe dirty sky
Em           G      A/C#    C     Em
Bleed dirty water, breathe dirty sky
Em           G      A/C#    C     Em
Bleed dirty water, breathe dirty sky
Em           G      A/C#    C     Em
Bleed dirty water, breathe dirty sky
Em           G      A/C#    C     Em
Bleed dirty water, breathe dirty sky
Em           G      A/C#    C     Em
Bleed dirty water, breathe dirty sky

Chorus:
I feel an earthquake coming on
I feel the metal in my bones
'Cause I'm a natural disaster
Dirty water in my blood

I feel a morning coming on
Heavy metal in my bones
'Cause I'm a natural disaster
You're the morning after all my storms


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Dirty Water" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dirty Water" by Foo Fighters.

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