Gimme Some Water — Eddie Money
Chords and lyrics for Gimme Some Water by Eddie Money (key of D).
Intro
[A] [G] [D] [A]
Verse 1
[A]Mama never [G]understood what it's [D]like for a losin' [A]man
[A] When her number one [G]son goes bad playing [D]cards with the devil's [A]hand
[A]But, Daddy got real[G] sick so quick, four [D]walls never [A]understand
[A] I was the one who got [G]good with the gun took the [D]money from the rich
man's[A] land
Chorus
Gimme some [A]water, [G] cuz I [D] shot a man on the [A]Mexican border
[A] Cool cool [G]water[D]
Gimme some [A][G]water[A][D]
I need a little [A][G]water[A][D]
Verse 2
[A]Jimmy grew [G]up so fast, then he [D]met me at the pass one [A]day
Said you a [A]wanted man, take your [G]brother's hand, I'll be [D]running with you
[A]anyway
So, [A]we rode late [G]in the night, lightin' [D]fires on the desert [A]sand
[A] 'til one day the [G]posse caught us, cause the [D]sheriff always gets his [A]man
Chorus
Gimme some [A]water, [G] cuz I [D]killed a man on the [A]Mexican border
[A] Cool cool water Ha, I need a little water
Turnaround
Oh [D]geez, if I [G]just get [D]loose my [A]hands
I'd [D]run, just as [G]fast as my [D/F#]legs can[A]
But [D]Lord, I [G]got no [D]room to [A]run
[D]Shouldn't have done what I [G]did with [D/F#]that there [A]gun
Solo
[D] Hey[G] Hey[D/F#] Yeah [A](3rd round)
Gimme some [A]water, [G] cuz I [D]killed a man on the [A]Mexican border
[A] cool cool [G][D]water[D]
Verse 3
Can't you [A] see that [G]long white rope [D]hangin' from the hangman's [A]tree?
Take a [A]restless horse, tie my [G]hands of course, tell my [D]mother that I'm
finally [A]free
Let me [A]die like a man no one [G]understands let me [D]pray, let a poor man [A]pray
A A (muted)
Smack that horse in the ass, with my last dying gasp, my brother could
hear me say
Chorus
Gimme some [A]water [G] cuz I [D]shot a man on the [A]Mexican border
[A] cool cool [G]water [D] gimme some [A]water
Gimme some [A]water [G] cuz I [D]shot a man on the [A]Mexican border
[A] cool cool [G]water [D] gimme some [A]water
Gimme some [A]water [G] cuz I [D]shot a man on the [A]Mexican border
[A] cool cool [G]water [D] gimme some [A]water
Gimme some [A]water [G] cuz I [D]killed a man on the [A]Mexican border
[A] cool sweet [G]water [D] gimme some [A]water
Outro
[A] [G] [D] [A]
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