Black Water
1974 — Patrick Simmons, Doobie Brothers
Key: D ()
Version 0 (2016-07-24)
Baritone
Chords
D
Well, I
Well, I
Am7
built me a
built me a
D
raft and she's
raft and she's
Am7
ready for
ready for
D
floatin'..
floatin'..
Am7
ole Mississ
ole Mississ
D
ippi, she's
ippi, she's
Am7
callin' my
callin' my
D
name.
name.
Am7
Catfish are j
Catfish are j
D
umpin', that
umpin', that
Am7
paddle-wheel
paddle-wheel
D
thumpin'..
thumpin'..
Am7
black water keeps
black water keeps
D
rollin' on
rollin' on
Am7
past just the
past just the
D
same.
same.
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'..
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'..
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on
A
me?
me?
Em7
A
Yeah, keep on
Yeah, keep on
Em7
shinin' your
shinin' your
A
light, gonna make
light, gonna make
Em7
every
every
A
-thing,
-thing,
pretty mama, gonna
A
make everything all
make everything all
Em7
right.
right.
And I
D
ain't got no
ain't got no
Am7
worries 'cause I
worries 'cause I
D
ain't in no
ain't in no
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hurry..at
hurry..at
A
all
all
Em7
.
.
A
D
Well, if it
Well, if it
Am7
rains, I don't
rains, I don't
D
care, don't make no
care, don't make no
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difference to
difference to
D
me.
me.
Just take that
Am7
street car that's
street car that's
D
goin' up
goin' up
Am7
town..
town..
Yeah, I'd like to
Am7
hear some funky
hear some funky
D
Dixieland and
Dixieland and
Am7
dance a honky-
dance a honky-
D
tonk..
tonk..
and I'll be
Am7
buyin' everybody
buyin' everybody
D
drinks all
drinks all
Am7
round.
round.
D
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G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'..
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'..
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on
A
me?
me?
Em7
A
Yeah, keep on
Yeah, keep on
Em7
shinin' your l
shinin' your l
A
ight, gonna make
ight, gonna make
Em7
every
every
A
thing,
thing,
everything, gonna
A
make everything all
make everything all
Em7
right.
right.
And I
D
ain't got no
ain't got no
Am7
worries 'cause I
worries 'cause I
D
ain't in no
ain't in no
Am7
hurry..at
hurry..at
A
all
all
Em7
.
.
A
D
I'd like to
I'd like to
Am7
hear some funky
hear some funky
D
Dixieland,
Dixieland,
pretty
Am7
momma come and take me
momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
by the hand..
By the
Am7
hand, take me by the
hand, take me by the
D
hand,
hand,
pretty momma come and
Am7
dance with your daddy,
dance with your daddy,
D
all night long.
all night long.
(A Cappella) I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland,
pretty 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.
D
I'd like to
I'd like to
Am7
hear some funky
hear some funky
D
Dixieland,
Dixieland,
pretty
Am7
momma come and take me
momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
by the hand..
By the
Am7
hand, take me by the
hand, take me by the
D
hand, pretty momma..
hand, pretty momma..
come and
Am7
dance with your daddy,
dance with your daddy,
D
all night long.
all night long.
D
I'd like to
I'd like to
Am7
hear some funky
hear some funky
D
Dixieland,
Dixieland,
pretty
Am7
momma come and take me
momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
by the hand..
By the
Am7
hand, take me by the
hand, take me by the
D
hand, pretty momma..
hand, pretty momma..
come and
Am7
dance with your daddy,
dance with your daddy,
D
all night long. (Fade.)
all night long. (Fade.)