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Alec Benjamin - Water Fountain Chords

ChordsC, Am, G, D
Strumming↓-↓-↓-↓↑

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

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


She [C]told me that she loved me by the water fountain
She [Am]told me that she loved me and she didn’t love him
And [G]that was really lovely cause it was innocent
But [D]now she’s got a cup with something else in it


It’s [C]getting kind of blurry at a quarter past ten
And [Am]he was in a hurry to be touching her skin
She’s [G]feeling kind of dirty when she’s dancing with him
[D]Forgetting what she told me by the water fountain


Now he’s [C]grabbing her hips and pulling her in
[Am]Kissing her lips and whispering in her
[G]Ear and she knows that she shouldn’t listen
And [D]that she should be with me by the water fountain


She [C]couldn’t be at home in the nighttime because
[Am]It made her feel alone but at that time she was
Too [G]young, I was too [D]young
I [C]should have built a home with a fountain for us
The [Am]moment that she told me that she was in love
Too [G]young, I was too [D]young, too [C]young
Too [Am]young, too [G]young, [D]Young


And [C]if she ever goes back to the water fountain
The [Am]handle will be broken and the rust set in
But my [G]hand it will be open and I’ll try to fix it
My [D]heart it will be open and I’ll try to give it


Now I’m [C]grabbing her hips and pulling her in
[Am]Kissing her lips and whispering in her
[G]Ear and I know that it’s only a wish
And [D]that we’re not standing by the water fountain
Too [C]young, too [Am]young, too [G]young, [D]young


She [C]couldn’t be at home in the nighttime because
[Am]It made her feel alone but at that time she was
Too [G]young, I was too [D]young
I [C]should have built a home with a fountain for us
The [Am]moment that she told me that she was in love


Too [G]young, I was too [D]young, too [C]young
Too [Am]young, too [G]young, [D]young
I [C]should have built a home with a fountain for us
The [Am]moment that she told me that she was in love
Too [G]young, I was too [D]young

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AlbumNarrated For You
GenresPop
Year2018
KeyC

How to play Water Fountain on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Alec Benjamin - Water Fountain on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 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.

Water Fountain uses these transitions most often: Am → G (13), C → Am (13), and G → D (13). 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 C - Am chord transition.

1. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

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

2. 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.
Am to G

3. G → D chord transition

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 → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  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 A string fret 3.
D to C

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Water Fountain.

  • Water Fountain includes 51 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Water Fountain contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Water Fountain connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Am: 10%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → G: 21%