Black Water — The Doobie Brothers
Chords and lyrics for Black Water by The Doobie Brothers (key of D).
Intro
[Am7] [D]
Verse 1
[D]Well, I [Am7]built me a [D]raft and she's [Am7]ready for [D]floatin',
[Am7]Ole Mississippi, [D]she's callin' my [Am7]name [D].
[Am7]Catfish are [D]jumpin', that [Am7]paddle-wheel [D]thumpin',
[Am7]Black water keeps [D]rollin' on [Am7]past just the [D]same.
Chorus
[G]Old black water, keep on rollin',
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
[G]Old black water, keep on rollin',
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
[G]Old black water, keep on rollin',
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on [A]me? [Em7]
Verse (Post-Chorus)
[A]Yeah, keep on shinin' your [Em7]light, gonna make every [A]thing, [Em7]
[A]Pretty mama, gonna make [Em7]everything all right.
[D]And I ain't got no [Am7]worries 'cause I [D]ain't in no [Am7]hurry, [A]at [Em7]all. [A]
Interlude
[Am7] [D]
Verse 2
[D]Well, if it [Am7]rains, I don't [D]care, don't make no [Am7]difference to [D]me.
[Am7]Just take that street [D]car that's goin' up [Am7]town. [D]
[Am7]Yeah, I'd like to [D]hear some funky [Am7]Dixieland and [D]dance a honky-tonk,
[Am7]And I'll be buyin' [D]everybody drinks [Am7]all around. [D]
Chorus
[G]Old black water, keep on rollin',
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
[G]Old black water, keep on rollin',
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
[G]Old black water, keep on rollin',
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on [A]me? [Em7]
Verse (Post-Chorus)
[A]Yeah, keep on shinin' your [Em7]light, gonna make every [A]thing, [Em7]
[A]Everything, gonna make [Em7]everything all right.
[D]And I ain't got no [Am7]worries 'cause I [D]ain't in no [Am7]hurry, [A]at [Em7]all. [A]
Solo
[Am7] [D]
Outro
[D]I'd like to hear some [Am7]funky Dixieland, [D]pretty momma come and [Am7]take me
[D]by the hand.
By the [Am7]hand, take me by the [D]hand, pretty momma,
Come and [Am7]dance with your daddy [D]all night long.
[D]I'd like to hear some [Am7]funky Dixieland, [D]pretty momma come and [Am7]take me
[D]by the hand.
By the [Am7]hand, take me by the [D]hand, pretty momma,
Come and [Am7]dance with your daddy [D]all night long.
[D]I'd like to hear some [Am7]funky Dixieland, [D]pretty momma come and [Am7]take me
[D]by the hand.
By the [Am7]hand, take me by the [D]hand, pretty momma,
Come and [Am7]dance with your daddy [D]all night long.
[D]I'd like to hear some [Am7]funky Dixieland, [D]pretty momma come and [Am7]take me
[D]by the hand.
By the [Am7]hand, take me by the [D]hand, pretty momma,
Come and [Am7]dance with your daddy [D]all night long.