Black Water

Words & Music:

Doobie Brothers

 

Am7   D   Am7   D

 

        Am7        D              Am7       D  [etc.]

Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floating.

Old Mississippi, she's calling my name.

Catfish are jumping, that paddlewheel thumping.

Black water keeps rolling on past just the same.

 

CHORUS:

G                                  Bb

Old black water, keep on rolling.  Mississippi Moon, won't you keep on shining on me?

G                                  Bb

Old black water, keep on rolling.  Mississippi Moon, won't you keep on shining on me?

G                                  Bb                                             A

Old black water, keep on rolling.  Mississippi Moon, won't you keep on shining on me?

Em7           A            Em7

Yeah, keep on shining your light.

           A    Em7                       A                   Em7

Gonna make everything, pretty mama, gonna make everything all right.

      D            Am7                D           Am7      A

And I ain't got no worries, because I ain't in no hurry at all.

 

Em7   A   Am7   D   Am7

 

D           Am7            D                   Am7           D  [etc.]

Well, if it rains, I don't care. Don't make no difference to me.

Just take that streetcar that's going uptown.

Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky-tonk.

And I'll be buying everybody drinks all around.

 

CHORUS:

 

Em7   A   Am7   D   Am7

 

            Am7             D                 Am7                D

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland. Pretty mama, come take me by the hand.

[n.c. - a capella]

By the hand (hand!).            Take me by the hand (pretty mama!).

I want to honky-tonk              honky-tonk.

Pretty mama, come and dance with your daddy all night long.

           Honky-tonk                                 with you all night long

 

CHORUS: [just the "Oh, Black Water" half - repeat & out]