Chords for Mississippi Fred McDowell - Waves Of The Water
Tempo:
83.65 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
F
Fm
E
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Eb]
I'm going down to the river, darling.
I'm going to sit down on the ground.
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
I'm going to sit [Eb] down on the ground.
I'm going to let the waves of water
honey [F] wash my trouble [Eb] down.
I'm going to let the waves of water
honey wash my trouble down.
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
I'm going to kill my rocky chair.
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
I'm going to kill my rocky chair.
I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
did the blues ever stop my hair?
Lord, I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
did the blues ever stop my hair?
Lord, he told me
what he done to me, here we go.
Lord, he told me
blues I'm dead.
[Fm] [Eb]
Well, the river was whiskey, baby.
Honey, I was a diving girl.
Yeah, the river was whiskey.
Lord, I was a diving girl.
Lord, I was diving, darling.
Honey, you know I was never good.
[F] [Eb] Peace.
[E] [Eb]
[Ebm]
I'm going down to the river, darling.
I'm going to sit down on the ground.
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
I'm going to sit [Eb] down on the ground.
I'm going to let the waves of water
honey [F] wash my trouble [Eb] down.
I'm going to let the waves of water
honey wash my trouble down.
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
I'm going to kill my rocky chair.
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
I'm going to kill my rocky chair.
I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
did the blues ever stop my hair?
Lord, I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
did the blues ever stop my hair?
Lord, he told me
what he done to me, here we go.
Lord, he told me
blues I'm dead.
[Fm] [Eb]
Well, the river was whiskey, baby.
Honey, I was a diving girl.
Yeah, the river was whiskey.
Lord, I was a diving girl.
Lord, I was diving, darling.
Honey, you know I was never good.
[F] [Eb] Peace.
[E] [Eb]
[Ebm]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ I'm going down to the river, darling.
_ _ _ _ I'm going to sit down on the ground. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
_ _ I'm going to sit [Eb] down on the ground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm going to let the waves of water
_ _ honey [F] wash my trouble [Eb] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to let the waves of water
_ honey wash my trouble down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
_ _ I'm going to kill my rocky chair. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
_ _ I'm going to kill my rocky chair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
_ _ _ did the blues ever stop my hair? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
_ did the blues ever stop my hair? _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, he told me
_ _ what he done to me, here we go. _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, he told me _ _ _
blues I'm dead. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, the river was whiskey, baby.
_ _ Honey, I was a diving girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, the river was whiskey. _
_ Lord, I was a diving girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, I was diving, darling.
_ _ _ Honey, you know I was never good. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ Peace. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm going down to the river, darling.
_ _ _ _ I'm going to sit down on the ground. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
_ _ I'm going to sit [Eb] down on the ground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm going to let the waves of water
_ _ honey [F] wash my trouble [Eb] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to let the waves of water
_ honey wash my trouble down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
_ _ I'm going to kill my rocky chair. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, I'm going down to the river, baby.
_ _ I'm going to kill my rocky chair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
_ _ _ did the blues ever stop my hair? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, I'm going to ask Mr.
Tadpole
_ did the blues ever stop my hair? _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, he told me
_ _ what he done to me, here we go. _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, he told me _ _ _
blues I'm dead. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, the river was whiskey, baby.
_ _ Honey, I was a diving girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, the river was whiskey. _
_ Lord, I was a diving girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, I was diving, darling.
_ _ _ Honey, you know I was never good. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ Peace. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _