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Common Kings - Wade In Your Water Chords

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ChordsEm, C, G, D, Am, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
[Em]Sponsored by Billa[C]bong surfer girl
Type a [G]girl I like feel up [D]on in the water
[Em]Really wanna rock her [C]boat like a
Hurri[G]cane in a perfect [D]storm Lawd
[Em]Ask her where she gone [C]away to, said a Hale[G]iwa [D]
Said she love the North [Em]Shore, bikini top,
[C]Black scotts, and them board shorts
[G]Paddle out, [D]paddle out

[chorus]
Can I [Em]wade in your water, [C]can I wade in your water
Can I [G]wade in your [D]water
‘Til I catch your [Em]wave, [C] [G]Lawd [D]
Can I [Em]wade in your water, [C]can I wade in your water
Can I [G]wade in your [D]water
‘Til I catch your [Em]wave. [C] [G]Yeah [D]

[verse 2]
Like the [Em]sun I can feel her [C]warmth Yeah
Heat [G]wave through the winter [D]months Oh
Type a [Em]love never [C]expire (mmm)
Burns [G]slow like a Bon[D]fire
[Em]Ask her where she gone away [C]to
She said [G]Laie (ayy) [D]
Said she love the North [Em]Shore, bikini top,
[C]Black scotts, and them board shorts, [G]paddle out [D]

[chorus]
Can I [Em]wade in your water, [C]can I wade in your water
Can I [G]wade in your [D]water
‘Til I catch your [Em]wave, [C] [G]Lawd [D]
Can I [Em]wade in your water, [C]can I wade in your water
Can I [G]wade in your [D]water
‘Til I catch your [Em]wave. [C] [G]Yeah [D]

[verse 3]
[Am]When the sun fades (when the sun fades)
[Bm]And I float your way (and I float away)
[C]I will stay the night, [Bm]just to catch your wave

[chorus]
Can I [Em]wade in your water, [C]can I wade in your water
Can I [G]wade in your [D]water
‘Til I catch your [Em]wave, [C] [G]Lawd [D]
Can I [Em]wade in your water, [C]can I wade in your water
Can I [G]wade in your [D]water
‘Til I catch your [Em]wave. [C] [G]Yeah [D]

[Closing]
Go [Em]deeper in to nature’s [Am]arms
Cascade [G]like Waimea [D]Falls Oh
Pipe [Em]line through her open [C]sea
I’m in [G]love with her current[D]ly, yeah
[Em]Ask her where she gone [C]away to
She said [G]Waimea [D]
Said she love the North [Em]Shore, bikini top,
[C]Black scotts, and them board shorts, [G]paddle out [D]

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ArtistCommon Kings
AlbumSummer Anthems
GenresReggae
Year2013
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Wade In Your Water on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Common Kings - Wade In Your Water on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Wade In Your Water uses these transitions most often: G → D (25), C → G (24), and Em → C (24). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Em to C;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to C

2. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
C to G

3. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
G to D

4. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from D to Em;

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
D to Em

5. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

6. Am → Bm chord transition

To move from Am to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

7. Bm → C chord transition

To move from Bm to C;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

8. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em;

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

9. Em → Am chord transition

To move from Em to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

10. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

Wade In Your Water chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wade In Your Water.

  • Wade In Your Water includes 103 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Wade In Your Water contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Wade In Your Water connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → Am: 12%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Bm: 1%
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