Chords for Deep Water, Ice and Snow
Tempo:
144.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
To get the cattle to [C] the other side, [D] you bet your life [G] we had to ride.
The railroad was but [C] a mile away, [D] but some men and horses [G] would die that day.
We held the herd [C] on a ridge close by, [D] as the north wind [G] blew the snowflakes by.
We were all chilled, [C] our bodies through, but [D] from cold or fear, [G] nobody knew.
We took a smoke [C] and watched it blow, [D] then slack your cinch, [G] we gotta go.
Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
[C]
[D] [G]
I pointed the men, we [C] hit her fast, [D] but our luck by now was [G] fading fast.
That man was talking [C] from down below, [D] as my horse and I [G] was next to go.
My horse turned over [C] and I floated free, and [D] the waves were so high I [G] couldn't see.
Then my horse swam [C] by and I grabbed his tail, [D] he dragged me out [G] of that icy hell.
Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
[C] [D]
[G] [E]
[A] I'll never forget [D] that terrible day [E] when strong men cried, [A] I heard some pray.
We crossed the cattle [D] to the other side, [E] just to save [A] a vain man's pride.
The hell I'd seen [D] was mighty cold, [E] the other kind is worse, [A] or so I'm told.
But I hope [D] when I have to go, [E] it ain't in deep water, [A] ice or snow.
In deep [D] water, ice and snow, [E] with a thousand cattle [A] we had to go.
To get the cattle [D] to the other side, [E] you bet your life [A] we had to ride.
[D] [E] [A]
[N]
Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
To get the cattle to [C] the other side, [D] you bet your life [G] we had to ride.
The railroad was but [C] a mile away, [D] but some men and horses [G] would die that day.
We held the herd [C] on a ridge close by, [D] as the north wind [G] blew the snowflakes by.
We were all chilled, [C] our bodies through, but [D] from cold or fear, [G] nobody knew.
We took a smoke [C] and watched it blow, [D] then slack your cinch, [G] we gotta go.
Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
[C]
[D] [G]
I pointed the men, we [C] hit her fast, [D] but our luck by now was [G] fading fast.
That man was talking [C] from down below, [D] as my horse and I [G] was next to go.
My horse turned over [C] and I floated free, and [D] the waves were so high I [G] couldn't see.
Then my horse swam [C] by and I grabbed his tail, [D] he dragged me out [G] of that icy hell.
Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
[C] [D]
[G] [E]
[A] I'll never forget [D] that terrible day [E] when strong men cried, [A] I heard some pray.
We crossed the cattle [D] to the other side, [E] just to save [A] a vain man's pride.
The hell I'd seen [D] was mighty cold, [E] the other kind is worse, [A] or so I'm told.
But I hope [D] when I have to go, [E] it ain't in deep water, [A] ice or snow.
In deep [D] water, ice and snow, [E] with a thousand cattle [A] we had to go.
To get the cattle [D] to the other side, [E] you bet your life [A] we had to ride.
[D] [E] [A]
[N]
Key:
D
G
C
E
A
D
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C
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_ _ Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
_ To get the cattle to [C] the other side, [D] you bet your life [G] we had to ride. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The railroad was but [C] a mile away, [D] but some men and horses [G] would die that day.
_ We held the herd [C] on a ridge close by, [D] as the north wind [G] blew the snowflakes by.
We were all chilled, [C] our bodies through, but [D] from cold or fear, [G] nobody knew.
_ We took a smoke [C] and watched it blow, _ [D] then slack your cinch, [G] we gotta go.
_ Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I pointed the men, we [C] hit her fast, [D] but our luck by now was [G] fading fast.
_ _ That man was talking [C] from down below, [D] as my horse and I [G] was next to go.
_ My horse turned over [C] and I floated free, and [D] the waves were so high I [G] couldn't see.
_ _ Then my horse swam [C] by and I grabbed his tail, [D] he dragged me out [G] of that icy hell.
_ Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ I'll never forget [D] that terrible day [E] when strong men cried, [A] I heard some pray.
We crossed the cattle [D] to the other side, _ [E] _ just to save [A] a vain man's pride.
The hell I'd seen [D] was mighty cold, [E] the other kind is worse, [A] or so I'm told.
_ But I hope [D] when I have to go, [E] it ain't in deep water, [A] ice or snow.
In deep [D] water, ice and snow, [E] with a thousand cattle [A] we had to go.
To get the cattle [D] to the other side, [E] you bet your life [A] we had to ride.
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
_ To get the cattle to [C] the other side, [D] you bet your life [G] we had to ride. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The railroad was but [C] a mile away, [D] but some men and horses [G] would die that day.
_ We held the herd [C] on a ridge close by, [D] as the north wind [G] blew the snowflakes by.
We were all chilled, [C] our bodies through, but [D] from cold or fear, [G] nobody knew.
_ We took a smoke [C] and watched it blow, _ [D] then slack your cinch, [G] we gotta go.
_ Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I pointed the men, we [C] hit her fast, [D] but our luck by now was [G] fading fast.
_ _ That man was talking [C] from down below, [D] as my horse and I [G] was next to go.
_ My horse turned over [C] and I floated free, and [D] the waves were so high I [G] couldn't see.
_ _ Then my horse swam [C] by and I grabbed his tail, [D] he dragged me out [G] of that icy hell.
_ Deep [C] water, ice and snow, [D] with a thousand cattle [G] we had to go. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ I'll never forget [D] that terrible day [E] when strong men cried, [A] I heard some pray.
We crossed the cattle [D] to the other side, _ [E] _ just to save [A] a vain man's pride.
The hell I'd seen [D] was mighty cold, [E] the other kind is worse, [A] or so I'm told.
_ But I hope [D] when I have to go, [E] it ain't in deep water, [A] ice or snow.
In deep [D] water, ice and snow, [E] with a thousand cattle [A] we had to go.
To get the cattle [D] to the other side, [E] you bet your life [A] we had to ride.
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