Crossing Muddy Waters — John Hiatt
Chords and lyrics for Crossing Muddy Waters by John Hiatt (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[Em] [C] [D] [G] [G]
Verse 1
[G]Baby's gone and I don't know [C]why
[D]She headed out this [Em]morning
Like a [Em]rusty shot in a hollow [C]sky
She [D]left me without [G]warning
Verse 2
[G]Sooner than the dogs could [C]bark
[D]Faster than the [Em]sun rose
Down [Em]to the banks on an old [C]mule cart
She took a [D]flat boat 'cross the [G]shallows
Chorus
Left me in my[C] tears to drown
She [D]left a baby [Em]daughter
Now the [Em]river's wide and deep and [C]brown
She's [D]crossing muddy [G]waters
Instrumental
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[Em] [C] [D] [G]
Verse 3
[G]Tobacco standing in the [C]fields
Be [D]rotten come [Em]November
And a [Em]bitter heart will not [C]reveal
A [D]spring that love [G]remembers
Verse 4
[G]When that sweet brown girl [C]of mine
[D]Hair black as a [Em]raven
We [Em]broke the bread and drank the [C]wine
From a [D]jug that she'd been [G]saving
Chorus
Left me in my[C] tears to drown
She [D]left a baby [Em]daughter
Now the [Em]river's wide and deep and [C]brown
She's [D]crossing muddy [G]waters
Instrumental
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[Em] [C] [D] [G] [G]
Verse 5
[G]Baby's crying and the daylight's [C]gone
That [D]big oak tree is [Em]groaning
In a [Em]rush of wind and a river [C]song
I can [D]hear my true love [G]moaning
Chorus B
Crying for her[C] baby child
Oh, [D]crying for her [Em]husband
[Em]Crying for that rivers [C]wild
To [D]take her from her [G]loved ones
Chorus
Left me in my[C] tears to drown
She [D]left a baby [Em]daughter
Now the [Em]river's wide and deep and [C]brown
She's [D]crossing muddy [G]waters
Now the [G]river's wide and deep and [C]brown
She's [D]crossing muddy [G]waters
Ending
[G] [C] [D] [G]
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