Woman In The Waves
Michael Franks
Blue Pacific
Transcribed by: Steven P.
[Am7] 5x555x
[D9] x54555
[Esus] 022200
[E7] 020100
[Fsus] 133311
[F7] 131211
F#sus 244422
[F#7] 242322
[B] x24442
[E] 022100
[A] x02220
[G#m] 466444
[F#] 244322
Intro
(Adlib first 4 measures)
[Am7] [D9] [Am7] [D9] [Am7] [D9] [Am7] [D9]
Verse 1
[Am7] [D9]
When I was a boy of twenty-two
[Am7] [D9]
I stood before a statue
Was it you?
[Am7] [D9]
They shake the fruit when they dance
[Am7] [D9]
You should try some when you have the chance
[Am7] [D9]
Her face had no power to deceive
[Am7] [D9]
She wore her beauty shamelessly
Like Eve
[Am7] [D9]
Guavas can be bittersweet
[Am7] [D9]
But the mango’s always good to eat
Bridge
[Esus] [E7] [Esus] [E7]
Love has complicated my past
[Fsus] [F7] [Fsus] [F7]
God knows I left no stone un - turned
F#sus [F#7] F#sus [F#7]
Now I realize that at last
[B] [E]
I’ve found her a - gain
Chorus
[B] [A] [E] [B]
She under - stands how the blue water behaves
[A] [E]
(how the blue water behaves)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
Mother-of-Pearl is the woman in the waves
[A] [E]
(she’s the woman in the waves)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
My eyes have traveled her beauty for always
[A] [E]
(traveled her beauty always)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves
[A] [E]
(she’s the woman in the waves)
[Am7] [D9] [Am7] [D9]
Verse 2
[Am7] [D9]
I know that my life has led me here
[Am7] [D9]
To where the dolphin jumps
At the sky’s clear
[Am7] [D9]
Here we live with - out locked doors
[Am7] [D9]
Share and share alike – what’s mine is yours
[Am7] [D9]
I see invitation in your smile
[Am7] [D9]
To celebrate our passions
Without guile
[Am7] [D9]
In the noa noa night
[Am7] [D9]
Nave Nave’s a fa - miliar sight
Bridge
[Esus] [E7] [Esus] [E7]
Love has complicated my past
[Fsus] [F7] [Fsus] [F7]
God knows I left no stone un - turned
F#sus [F#7] F#sus [F#7]
Now I realize that at last
[B] [E]
I’ve found her a - gain
Chorus
[B] [A] [E] [B]
She under - stands how the blue water behaves
[A] [E]
(how the blue water behaves)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
Mother-of-pearl is the woman in the waves
[A] [E]
(she’s the woman in the waves)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
My eyes have traveled her beauty for always
[A] [E]
(traveled her beauty always)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves
[A] [E]
(she’s the woman in the waves)
Bridge
[G#m] [F#] [E]
I am a - ware of her fragrance
[G#m] [F#] [E]
Even when she disa – ppears
Outro Chorus
[B] [A] [E] [B]
She under - stands how the blue water behaves
[A] [E]
(how the blue water behaves)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
Mother-of-Pearl is the woman in the waves
[A] [E]
(she’s the woman in the waves)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
My eyes have traveled her beauty for always
[A] [E]
(traveled her beauty always)
[B] [A] [E] [B]
Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves
[A] [E]
(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh in the waves)
Repeat Outro Chorus to fade
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
