Tabs

Apr 11, 2012
Witchi Tai To by Brewer and Shipley
The song written by Jim Peper who was a jazz musician of Native American descent. He took a peyote ritual song he had learned from his grandfather and put it in a jazz setting.
Tab: in word document format
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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Witchi Tai To 
By:   Brewer and Shipley



[intro:]    | C    | F    |
            | C    | F    |
            | C  G | F  G | 
            | C  G | F  G | 

        {strumming pattern throughout the song}
       | C     G | F     G | C     G | F     G | C 
 {beats} / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /

[verse: 1]  
C                              F 
Water Spirit feelin' springin' round my head
C                        F 
Makes me feel glad that I'm not dead
C 
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                     F
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
        C 
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                     F    
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
            | C  G | F  G | 
            | C  G | F  G | 

[verse: 2] 
C                              F 
Water Spirit feelin' springin' round my head
C                       F 
Makes me feel glad that I'm not dead
C            
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
C 
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
 
            | C  G | F  G | 
            | C  G | F  G | 

[verse: 3] 
C                              F 
Water Spirit feelin' springin' round my head { repeat both lines 6 times }
C                       F 
Makes me feel glad that I'm not dead
C            
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
C 
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
 
C    F  G    C   
Aaaaahhhhhhhhh

C                              F                   
Water Spirit feelin' springin' round my head
C                              F                  
Water Spirit feelin' springin' round my head
C                       F 
Makes me feel glad that I'm not dead
C            
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
C 
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no way

Solo (instrumental) 

Repeat C and F chords 

C                              F                 
Water Spirit feelin' springin' round my head
C                              F            
Water Spirit feelin' springin' round my head
C                       F 
Makes me feel glad that I'm not dead
C            
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no wha
C 
Witchi tai to, gimee rah
F 
Hoe rah neeko, hoe rah neeko
C                 F 
Hey ney, hey ney, no way
C  G   F  G   (keep repeating until ending)



chords:

C          032010
F          133211
G          320003