Black Water Key of D

Doobie Brothers

Intro (x4)
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Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin', ole Mississippi, she's callin' my name
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Catfish are jumpin', that paddle-wheel thumpin', black water keeps rollin' on past just the
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same.

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Ol' black water, keep on rollin', mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me
G Bb
Ol' black water, keep on rollin', mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me
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Ol' black water, keep on rollin', mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me,
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Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing, pretty mama, gonna
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Make every thing all right and I Ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at
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all

Interlude (x4)
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Well if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me, just take that
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street car that's goin' up town yeah... I'd like to
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hear some funky Dixieland, and dance some honky - tonk, and I'll be
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buying everybody drinks all rou_ou_ound

G Bb
Ol' black water, keep on rollin', mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me
G Bb
Ol' black water, keep on rollin', mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me
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Ol' black water, keep on rollin', mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me,
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Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing, every thing gonna
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Make every thing all right and I Ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at
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All

Solo (x8)
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Outro (go to accapello on 2nd line) Normal lines LEAD; Italic 1st BG; double bracket
2nd BG

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I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me by the hand
__________ hand ________________ pretty momma _____________________with you
all night long
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
__________ hand ________________ pretty momma _____________________with you
all night long
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By the hand ____, take me by the hand pretty momma come and dance with your daddy,
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all night long
((I wanna honky - tonk, honky - tonk pretty momma_____________________ with you all
night long))

Come on baby...
Feel it.... gonna feel it.....

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