I Come From The Water Guitar Tab

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From: G.Clark@eworld.com

This is my first posting after weeks of getting a lot of cool stuff. Thanks
to you who posted Achilles Last Stand by Zep.

I Come From The Water
by the Toadies

- The only tricky part is the signature,
 its in 6/8 time

Main Riff
-this riff repeats and repeats and repeats and repeats......

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------0---2----3---2----0-----------|
D ---2---0---2---3----2---0----2-------|
A ---2----------------------------2----|
E -------------------------------------|

Chorus
-straightforward, bend the G up slightly, then release before hitting the E5.

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D ---------------2---------------------|
A ---------------2---------------------|
E -------3b-----0----------------------|


Bridge
- sounds tricky, though its just 1-2-3-4-5-6, etc.
- I play it in the 2nd position

|:   F# / G / C / B   :|

Solo
- haven't got it yet, if anyone does please help.


Lyrics
-* I think thats what he sings, but I'm not sure, if you can help....


  I come from the water,
  I crawled upon the shore.
  I left my brother there,
  I got what I came for.

  I sucked that water in*
  and rolled upon the sand
  It burned beneath the sun
  to be a man.

  I come from the water.

  I come from the water.
  That weren't no easy thing.
  Its more than nature,
  its like my destiny.

  I stood upon these legs
  and held my head up high.
  It burned beneath the sun
  to start a new life.

  I come from the water.

  Life in the desert
  just to be together
  the same forever
  the same forever
  It moves beneath me
  It pulls me body
  My pulse beats harder,
  so far from the water.

  I love to see the sun
  in spite of all its done
  I pray for saving rain*
  I pray to live again
  I come from the water.

  Solo

  I come from the water.

My first attempt at tabbing out something, if I've made a breach of
etiquitte, ooooppss!

Greg
Gclark@eWorld.com

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture David Average	#1 by David Turner at Aug 3, 1970 at 1:28 PM EST
	also, the next song "Tyler" carries right into it with all the driving to mexico to be together stuff...

No Picture Mike Wanna Be	#2 by Mike Jeffries at Feb 5, 1976 at 7:36 PM EST
	I think it's about living with your problems to get to something you want ("life in the desert just to be together..." and "I love to see the sun in spite of what it's done"). I don't know. It's a great song, no matter what it means.

No Picture Lucas Average	#3 by Lucas Lawrey at Dec 4, 1979 at 8:48 AM EST
	religion? i dont see it that way. in my opinion, i would say that the water was a safe, but boring life, a life where he didnt go out and party, he didnt do anything, he just sat around. now, he's in the desert, its hot, its hard to breathe, but, its what he wants, even though its not what is best for him, its what he wants. and he prays for the sun, then he prays for the rain, then he prays for the life again. pray doesnt mean "pray" i think, it means wants

No Picture birdman Average	#4 by birdman ethdh at Jun 29, 1980 at 2:34 AM EST
	this song is obviously about evolution. he's talking about evolving from water animals and living on land.

No Picture The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta!	#5 by The Masta at Mar 12, 1981 at 11:49 AM EST
	i see some of the other meanings, but i personally think its about evolution. I got what I came for. = he adapted, found what he needed i.e. food. Emerged beneath the sun/ To be a man. = quite obviously, he came from the water as whatever he was, then grew and evolved to become a man. this is just my thoughs, no more or less right then any other interpretation.

No Picture Jer Average	#6 by Jer at Nov 22, 1986 at 10:10 AM EST
	ok, "the water" is definitely symbolic. I think you guys are kind of missing it though. The water is how his life used to be, with a preacher as a father etc. A religous life. He crawled out into teh burning sunlight (like hell) into temptation for the worldly desires. He PRAYS for shade and rain, as in he still wants the comforts that gospel gives him, while enjoying the world of sin he wants to live. "I love to see the sun/in spite of all it's done" is great because the "bad" things he is doing don't inporve his life, but he loves to do them anyways.

No Picture Steve Wanna Be	#7 by Steve Williams at May 13, 1990 at 6:41 AM EST
	Yeah i'd definetly have to agree with scottpeltz here. It also seems like this song has a connection with the song "BackSlider" and how he talks about being Baptised in it. You are re-born again and you can start your new life because you sin has been washed away. "Emerged beneath the sun, To start a new life." But all in all, Scottpeltz, i think you got it.

No Picture nick Professional	#8 by nick Sutliff at Apr 25, 1994 at 8:37 PM EST
	I liked the evolution explanation. Pretty much what I thought too.

No Picture Mauricio Wanna Be	#9 by Mauricio Tonon at Jun 24, 1996 at 6:20 AM EST
	sounds like hes talkin bout a tadpole that turned into a frog that came up outta the water..

No Picture Kazza Average	#10 by Kazza at Apr 12, 2003 at 8:24 AM EST
	I think this song has a bit of a double meaning. The religious parable makes sense, particularly in connection with Backslider. At the same time, it is definitely also referring to evolution. We as humans evolved from primitive sea creatures. I think it's actually a conflicted song about the search for spirituality and a feeling of oneness with the world in the face of religion. "I come from the water" plays off both the idea of baptism and original sin (man being born of purity, but then becoming corrupted and "backsliding") as well as the idea that we evolved out of primitive life and have a desire to return to the simplicity and purity of that oneness and connection with the universe.

No Picture Squirrels Lead Player	#11 by Squirrels Dyrant at May 27, 2006 at 7:10 AM EST
	I was thinking that for the longest time! I REALLY think this band was either Christian or just Christians who played music. All of their songs have a lot of symbolism about it. Coming from the water, to me, is like being born again: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit." And basically that's when you're reborn into the church.