Down In The Flood — The Derek Trucks Band
Chords and lyrics for Down In The Flood by The Derek Trucks Band (key of C).
Intro
[C] [F/C]
Verse 1
[C]Crash on the levee, mama
Water's gonna overflow
[F]Swamp's gonna rise
No boat's gonna row[C]
[C]Now, you can train on down
To williams point
You can bust your feet
You can rock this joint
But oh [F]mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend [C]now?
You're gonna have to [G]find yourself
[Am]Another best [F]friend, [C]somehow
Verse 2
[C]Now, don't you try an' move me
You're just gonna lose
[F]There's a crash on the levee
And, mama, you've been [C]refused
Well, it's sugar for sugar
And salt for salt
If you go down in the flood
It's gonna be your own fault
Oh [F]mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend [C]now?
You're gonna have to [G]find yourself
[Am]Another best [F]friend, [C]somehow
Verse 3
[C]Well, that high tide's risin'
Mama, don't you let me down
[F]Pack up your suitcase
Mama, don't you make a [C]sound
Now, it's king for king
Queen for queen
It's gonna be the meanest flood
That anybody's seen
Oh [F]mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend [C]now?
Yes, you're gonna have to [G]find yourself
[Am]Another best [F]friend, [C]somehow
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