Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Adlib first 4 measures)

Verse 1

When I was a boy of twenty-two

 I stood before a statue

Was it you?

They shake the fruit when they dance

 You should try some when you have the chance

Her face had no power to deceive

 She wore her beauty shamelessly

Like Eve

Guavas can be bittersweet

 But the mango’s always good to eat

Bridge

Love has complicated my past

God knows I left no stone un - turned

Now I realize that at last

 I’ve found her a - gain

Chorus

She under - stands how the blue water behaves

  (how the blue water behaves)

Mother-of-Pearl is the woman in the waves

  (she’s the woman in the waves)

My eyes have traveled her beauty for always

  (traveled her beauty always)

Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves

  (she’s the woman in the waves)

Verse 2

I know that my life has led me here

 To where the dolphin jumps

At the sky’s clear

Here we live with - out locked doors

 Share and share alike – what’s mine is yours

I see invitation in your smile

To celebrate our passions

Without guile

In the noa noa night

 Nave Nave’s a fa - miliar sight

Bridge

Love has complicated my past

God knows I left no stone un - turned

Now I realize that at last

 I’ve found her a - gain

Chorus

She under - stands how the blue water behaves

  (how the blue water behaves)

Mother-of-pearl is the woman in the waves

  (she’s the woman in the waves)

My eyes have traveled her beauty for always

  (traveled her beauty always)

Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves

  (she’s the woman in the waves)

Bridge

I am a - ware of her fragrance

Even when she disa – ppears

Outro chorus

She under - stands how the blue water behaves

  (how the blue water behaves)

Mother-of-Pearl is the woman in the waves

  (she’s the woman in the waves)

My eyes have traveled her beauty for always

  (traveled her beauty always)

Gold of the Sun is the woman in the waves

  (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.