Doobie Brothers

 

Black Water:Doobie Brothers.
#1 in 1975.
 
Intro
 
fade in:
 
Am7  D
 
[Verse]
 
D       Am7        D              Am7       D
Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'..
Am7          D            Am7        D
   ole Mississippi, she's callin' my name.
Am7          D            Am7          D
Catfish are jumpin', that paddle-wheel thumpin'..
      Am7         D          Am7           D
black water keeps rollin' on past just the 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                                            A    Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
 
 
              A             Em7              A     Em7
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing,
                   A                   Em7
pretty mama, gonna make everything all right.
      D            Am7              D           Am7       A     Em7   A
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry..at all.
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Am7 D x4
 
 
[Verse]
 
D           Am7            D                   Am7           D
Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me.
               Am7               D        Am7     D
Just take that street car that's goin' up town..
                  Am7             D             Am7           D
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky-tonk..
            Am7              D          Am7    D
and I'll be buyin' everybody drinks all round.
 
 
[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                                            A    Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
 
               A           Em7               A      Em7
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every  thing,
                  A                   Em7
everything, gonna make everything all right.
      D            Am7              D           Am7       A    Em7 A
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry..at all.
 
 
[Solo]
 
Am7 D
 
 
[Outro]
 
D           Am7             D                 Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
 
   a capella on D :
 
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
 
come and dance with your daddy, all night long.
 
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
 
by the hand..
 
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
 
come and dance with your daddy, all night long.
 
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
 
by the hand..
       Am7                  D
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
         Am7                    D
come and dance with your daddy, all night long.
            Am7             D                 Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
       Am7                  D
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
         Am7                    D
come and dance with your daddy, all night long. 
 
            Am7             D                 Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
       Am7                  D
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
         Am7                    D
come and dance with your daddy, all night long. 
 
 
 
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DBlack Water, Doobie Bros

Well, I C built me a D raft and she’s C ready for D floatin
C Ol‘ Mississippi D, she’s C callin‘ my D name
C Catfish are D jumpin‘, that C paddle wheel D thumpin
Black C water keeps D rollin‘ on C past just the D same

G Old black water, G keep on rollin
F Mississippi moon, won’t you F keep on shinin‘ on me?
G Old black water, G keep on rollin
F Mississippi Phoenix moon, won’t you F keep on shinin‘ on me?
G Old black water, G keep on rollin
F Mississippi Phoenix moon, won’t you F keep on shinin‘ on D me?

C Yeah, keep on D shinin‘ your C light, Gonna D make everything
C Pretty Mama, gonna D make everything all C right
And I G ain’t got no F worries, Cause I G ain’t in no hurry at D all C D C

[BREAK]

Well, if it D rains, I don’t C care,

Don’t make no D difference to C me
Just take that D streetcar that’s C goin‘ uptown D
C Yeah, I’d like to D hear some funky C Dixieland and D dance a honky- C tonk
And I’ll be D buyin ev’rybody C drinks all Droun C

[CHORUS]  D, F#, Bm, E, G6, A, D

I’d like to D hear some funky C Dixieland
Pretty D mama, come and take me C by the hand
(By the D hand) hand (take me by the C hand) pretty mama
Gonna D dance with your daddy C all night long
I’d like to D hear some funky C Dixieland
Pretty D mama, come and take me C by the hand
By the D hand, take me by the C hand, pretty mama
Gonna D dance with your daddy C all night long

I’d like to D hear some funky C Dixieland
Pretty D mama, come and take me C by the hand
By the D hand, take me by the C hand, pretty mama
Gonna dance with you all night long (honky-tonk with you all long)
I’d like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama, come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty mama (I wanna honky-tonk, honky-tonk)
Gonna dance with you all night long (honky-tonk with you all long)
I’d like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama, come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty mama (I wanna honky-tonk, honky-tonk)
Gonna dance with you all night long (honky-tonk with you all long)
I’d like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama, come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty mama (I wanna honky-tonk, honky-tonk)
Gonna dance with you all night long (honky-tonk with you all long)