Watership Down
Written by Gerry Beckley, ©1976

A       E/G#       F#m7       E       C       G       Bsus4      E/D
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C#m7       A#m7-5  B          Bm7        E9      Amaj7   Dmaj7
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F#m        F#m/E      D#m7-5
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A  E/G#  F#m7  E  A  C  G  Bsus4
(intro)

E               E/D
Watership Down, gather around
          C#m7
There's a story to be told
             A#m7-5
It's for the young and for the old
          E
You might hear them in the distance
        B
If your ear's to the ground

E                E/D
Whisper it loud, carry the sound
       C#m7
Of the footsteps alone
             A#m7-5
When they're heading for home
            E
Through the raining of the dangers
        B
And the grayness of the dawn

Bm7       E9                  Amaj7
    I can feel there's better days
              Dmaj7
Well, they're comin', they're comin'
Bm7       E9                   F#m
    I can see them through the haze
F#m/E  D#m7-5
So can you

A  E/G#  F#m7  E  A  C  G  Bsus4

E               E/D
Watership Down, gather around
          C#m7
There's a story to be told
             A#m7-5
It's for the young and for the old
          E
You might hear them in the distance
        B
If your ear's to the ground

Bm7       E9                  Amaj7
    I can feel there's better days
              Dmaj7
Well, they're comin', they're comin'
Bm7       E9                   F#m
    I can see them through the haze
F#m/E  D#m7-5
So can you

A  E/G#  F#m7  E  A  C  G  Bsus4

A  E/G#  F#m7  E  A  C  G  Bsus4
   Oo,         oo,   oo

E               E/D
Watership Down, gather around
          C#m7
There's a story to be told
             A#m7-5
It's for the young and for the old
          E
You might hear them in the distance
        B
If your ear's to the ground

E                E/D
Whisper it loud, carry the sound
       C#m7
Of the footsteps alone
             A#m7-5
When they're heading for home
            E
Through the raining of the dangers
        B
And the grayness of the dawn

Bm7       E9                  Amaj7
    I can feel there's better days
              Dmaj7
Well, they're comin', they're comin'
Bm7       E9                   F#m
    I can see them through the haze
F#m/E  D#m7-5
So can you

A  E/G#  F#m7  A  E/G#  F#m7  A  E/G#  F#m7  E

A  E/G#  F#m7  
   Oo

E  A  E/G#  F#m7 
Oo,   oo,
(repeat and fade)

Some of the chords to this song were transcribed by Steve Lowry and may contain errors. If you are aware of corrections that need to be made, please e-mail them to Steve so that he can make the corrections. Thanks!

Last Revised: 25 June 2001