Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
Version 1 of 2
- Black Water (Chords) (v1)Rating: 4.83 / 5.00
Tuning: G C E A, G C E A
Black Water:Doobie Brothers.
#1 in 1975.
#1.
Well, I built
me a raft and
she's ready fo
r floatin'..
ole Mississipp
i, she's calli
n' my name.
Catfish are ju
mpin', that pa
ddle-wheel thu
mpin'..
black water ke
eps rollin' on
past just the
same.
CHORUS:
Old black wate
r, keep on rol
lin'..
Mississippi mo
on won't you k
eep on shinin'
.
Old black wate
r, keep on rol
lin'..
Mississippi mo
on won't you k
eep on shinin'
..
Old black wate
r, keep on rol
lin'..
Mississippi mo
on won't you k
eep on shinin'
on me?
Yeah, keep on
shinin' your l
ight, gonna ma
ke everything,
pretty mama, g
onna make ever
ything all rig
ht.
And I ain't go
t no worries '
cause I ain't
in no hurry..a
t all.
(INTERLUDE:)
#2.
Well, if it ra
ins, I don't c
are, don't mak
e no differenc
e to me.
Just take that
street car th
at's goin' up
town..
Yeah, I'd like
to hear some
funky Dixielan
d and dance a
honky-tonk..
and I'll be bu
yin' everybody
drinks all ro
und.
CHORUS:
Old black wate
r, keep on rol
lin'..
Mississippi mo
on won't you k
eep on shinin'
.
Old black wate
r, keep on rol
lin'..
Mississippi mo
on won't you k
eep on shinin'
..
Old black wate
r, keep on rol
lin'..
Mississippi mo
on won't you k
eep on shinin'
on me?
Yeah, keep on
shinin' your l
ight, gonna ma
ke everything,
everything, go
nna make every
thing all righ
t.
And I ain't go
t no worries '
cause I ain't
in no hurry..a
t all.
(INTERLUDE:)
OUTRO:
I'd like to he
ar some funky
Dixieland, pre
tty momma come
and take me
by the hand..
By the hand, t
ake me by the
hand, pretty m
omma..
come and dance
with your dad
dy, all night
long.
(
I'd like to he
ar some funky
Dixieland, pre
tty momma come
and take me
by the hand..
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
come and dance with your daddy, all night long.
I'd like to he
ar some funky
Dixieland, pre
tty momma come
and take me
by the hand..
By the hand, t
ake me by the
hand, pretty m
omma..
come and dance
with your dad
dy, all night
long.
I'd like to he
ar some funky
Dixieland, pre
tty momma come
and take me
by the hand..
By the hand, t
ake me by the
hand, pretty m
omma..
come and dance
with your dad
dy, all night
long. (Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.