Chords for Doc Watson-Deep River Blues
Tempo:
89.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Bb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] We turn to blues now.
For instance, [N] a blues that might have been [E] kind of popular in the days of a steamboat, or just a smaller boat that some fella had, and he kind of got the blues for the river.
He got fed up with everything around him, and he wanted to go somewhere.
A tune called Deep River Blues, or Big River Blues sometimes.
[A] [E] [B] [Bb]
[Am] [E] Let it rain, [Dbm] let it pour, [E] let it [A] rain a whole lot [E] more, Lord, I got them deep [Bb] river [B] blues.
[Em] Let the [E] [Em] rain drive right [E] on, let [A] the waves sweep [Em] along, [Ab] Lord, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E] My old [Bb] gal's a good [Em] old pal, [E] she walks just [E] like a waterfowl, if I get them [Bbm] deep [B] river blues.
[E] There ain't no [Bb] one to cry for me, [Dbm] and the fish all [A] go out on a spree, when I get [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E]
[A] [Gbm] [E]
[B] [E] [Bb]
[E] [A] [Em] [E] [B] [Dbm]
[Em] [E] If my boat [Em] sinks with [E] me, gonna go [A] down, [E] don't you see, Lord, I got them [D] deep [B] river blues.
[E] Now I'm [Bb] going to say goodbye, [E] and if I sink, [A] just let [E] me die, boys, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river blues.
Give me [Bb] back my old boat, [E] I'm gonna [Em] sail it if she floats, [E] yes, I got them [Bb] deep [B] river blues.
[E] I'm going [Bb] back to Muscle [E] Shoals, times get [A] better there, [E] I'm told, Lord, [Bb] I got [B] them deep
For instance, [N] a blues that might have been [E] kind of popular in the days of a steamboat, or just a smaller boat that some fella had, and he kind of got the blues for the river.
He got fed up with everything around him, and he wanted to go somewhere.
A tune called Deep River Blues, or Big River Blues sometimes.
[A] [E] [B] [Bb]
[Am] [E] Let it rain, [Dbm] let it pour, [E] let it [A] rain a whole lot [E] more, Lord, I got them deep [Bb] river [B] blues.
[Em] Let the [E] [Em] rain drive right [E] on, let [A] the waves sweep [Em] along, [Ab] Lord, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E] My old [Bb] gal's a good [Em] old pal, [E] she walks just [E] like a waterfowl, if I get them [Bbm] deep [B] river blues.
[E] There ain't no [Bb] one to cry for me, [Dbm] and the fish all [A] go out on a spree, when I get [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E]
[A] [Gbm] [E]
[B] [E] [Bb]
[E] [A] [Em] [E] [B] [Dbm]
[Em] [E] If my boat [Em] sinks with [E] me, gonna go [A] down, [E] don't you see, Lord, I got them [D] deep [B] river blues.
[E] Now I'm [Bb] going to say goodbye, [E] and if I sink, [A] just let [E] me die, boys, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river blues.
Give me [Bb] back my old boat, [E] I'm gonna [Em] sail it if she floats, [E] yes, I got them [Bb] deep [B] river blues.
[E] I'm going [Bb] back to Muscle [E] Shoals, times get [A] better there, [E] I'm told, Lord, [Bb] I got [B] them deep
Key:
E
A
B
Bb
Em
E
A
B
[E] We turn to blues now.
For instance, [N] a blues that might have been [E] kind of popular in the days of a _ steamboat, or just a smaller boat that some fella had, and he kind of got the blues for the river.
He got fed up with everything around him, and he wanted to go somewhere.
A tune called Deep River Blues, or Big River Blues sometimes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Am] _ [E] _ Let it rain, [Dbm] let it pour, [E] let it [A] rain a whole lot [E] more, Lord, I got them deep [Bb] river [B] blues.
_ _ [Em] Let the [E] [Em] rain drive right [E] on, let [A] the waves sweep [Em] along, [Ab] Lord, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E] _ _ My old [Bb] gal's a good [Em] old pal, [E] she walks just [E] like a waterfowl, if I get them [Bbm] deep [B] river blues.
_ _ [E] There ain't no [Bb] one to cry for me, [Dbm] and the fish all [A] go out on a spree, when I get [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [Dbm] _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ If my boat [Em] sinks with [E] me, gonna go [A] down, [E] don't you see, Lord, I got them [D] deep [B] river blues.
_ _ [E] Now I'm [Bb] going to say goodbye, [E] and if I sink, [A] just let [E] me die, boys, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river blues.
_ Give me [Bb] back my old boat, [E] I'm gonna [Em] sail it if she floats, [E] yes, I got them [Bb] deep [B] river blues.
_ _ [E] I'm going [Bb] back to Muscle [E] Shoals, times get [A] better there, [E] I'm told, Lord, [Bb] I got [B] them deep
For instance, [N] a blues that might have been [E] kind of popular in the days of a _ steamboat, or just a smaller boat that some fella had, and he kind of got the blues for the river.
He got fed up with everything around him, and he wanted to go somewhere.
A tune called Deep River Blues, or Big River Blues sometimes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Am] _ [E] _ Let it rain, [Dbm] let it pour, [E] let it [A] rain a whole lot [E] more, Lord, I got them deep [Bb] river [B] blues.
_ _ [Em] Let the [E] [Em] rain drive right [E] on, let [A] the waves sweep [Em] along, [Ab] Lord, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E] _ _ My old [Bb] gal's a good [Em] old pal, [E] she walks just [E] like a waterfowl, if I get them [Bbm] deep [B] river blues.
_ _ [E] There ain't no [Bb] one to cry for me, [Dbm] and the fish all [A] go out on a spree, when I get [B] them deep [E] river [A] blues.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [Dbm] _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ If my boat [Em] sinks with [E] me, gonna go [A] down, [E] don't you see, Lord, I got them [D] deep [B] river blues.
_ _ [E] Now I'm [Bb] going to say goodbye, [E] and if I sink, [A] just let [E] me die, boys, [Bbm] I got [B] them deep [E] river blues.
_ Give me [Bb] back my old boat, [E] I'm gonna [Em] sail it if she floats, [E] yes, I got them [Bb] deep [B] river blues.
_ _ [E] I'm going [Bb] back to Muscle [E] Shoals, times get [A] better there, [E] I'm told, Lord, [Bb] I got [B] them deep