Status Quo - 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             F
O-o-o-oh the water's getting deep
              G  F             G            F
And I can't swim because it's dirty, dirty water
   C   F   C     G
O-o-o-oh, o-o-o-oh

C                    G             C
Many's the time I've asked you to say
                    G          C
Why do you feel so bad day to day?
F                    C  F                   C
Could it be you're wrong to push yourself along
     F
I'd say it's not a guess, you make yourself a mess
     D                      G
And get yourself in deeper water

Why do you think it's all wrong for you?
Maybe it's in some things that you do
Baby, it's alright to stay out every night
If I could change your mind I'd bring you back in line
To do the things you really oughtta

Chorus:
        C             F
O-o-o-oh the water's getting deep
              G  F      G                  F
And I can't swim, if I could then I'd come in
        C              F
O-o-o-oh, the water's getting deep
              G  F             G            F
And I can't swim because it's dirty, dirty water
   C   F  C     G
O-o-o-oh, o-o-o-oh

Why do you think it's all wrong for you?
Maybe it's in some things that you do
Baby, it's alright to stay out every night
If I could change your mind I'd bring you back in line
To do the things you really oughtta

Chorus:
O-o-o-oh, the water's getting deep
And I can't swim, if I could then I'd come in
O-o-o-oh the water's getting deep
And I can't swim because it's dirty, dirty water
O-o-o-oh, the water's getting deep.....


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

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 Status Quo.

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