BLACK WATER Doobie Brothers TUNING: D A D G B D (Double Drop D - Strings 6/E and 1/e lowered one whole step) INTRO: (4 times) CHORDS: Am7 D Am7 D G Bb Em7 A d:--------0---------------0---------- d: 0 0 5 3 0 0 B:--------1---------------3---------- B: 1 3 0 3 3 2 G:------0---------------2-----2------ G: 0 2 0 0 0 2 D:----------------------------------- D: 2 0 0 0 2 2 A:--0---------------------------2h3-- A: 0 x x 1 2 0 D:------------3b----0---------------- D: x 0 5 x 2 x VERSE1: D Am7 D Am7 D Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin' Am7 D Am7 D Ol' 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 Bb Old black water, keep on rollin', Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me G Bb Old black water, keep on rollin', Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me G Bb A Em7 Old black water, keep on rollin', 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 RIFF: then [INTRO] (4 times with fiddle solo) D:------------------ B:---3p2-3p2-------- G:------------------ D:---4p2-4p2-------- A:------------2h3--- D:------------------ VERSE2: Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me Just take that street car that's goin' up town Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky tonk And I'll be buyin' everybody drinks all round [CHORUS] then [SOLOS] (verse chords) OUTRO: (verse chords, a capella, verse chords, repeat and fade) 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 ALTERNATE/CORRECT WAY TO PLAY IT: (thanks to tonedr on YouTube) (1st pattern) |: 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 :| d:--|----------------0---------------0-| B:--|----------1-----------------3-----| G:--|----------0-----------------2-----| D:--|----------2---------------0-------| A:--|--1h2-0-------0-------------------| D:--|------------------2/4-0-------0---| (2nd pattern) |: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 :| d:--|--5---------0-----3-----0--------|----------------0-----------0----| B:--|--------0-------------5-----0----|--------6---------------6--------| G:--|----------------------0----------|----0-------0-------0------------| D:--|------0-------0---------------0--|------8-------7-------8-------0--| A:--|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D:--|--5-------5-------5-------5------|--8-------8-------8-------8------| (3rd pattern) (3rd pattern ending) (to 1st p.) |: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 :| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | d:--|--------2-----------0-------------|--2------------------------------| B:--|--2-----2-----0-------------------|--2---------------3p2h3p2--------| G:--|--2-----------0-------0-----------|--2---------------4p2h4p2--------| D:--|------2---------------------------|--2------------------------------| A:--|--0---------------------------0-2-|--0---------------------------1h2| D:--|--------------2-----------2/4-----|---------------------------------| (4th pattern) |: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | d:--|--------0-----------0-------------| B:--|--------3-----1-------------------| G:--|--------2-----0---------0---------| (to 3rd pattern) D:--|------0-------2---------------0h2-| A:--|------------0-------------0h2-----| D:--|--0-------------------0-----------|