Chords for Nina Simone: Take Me To The Water

[G#] Before [G] we leave you with our last song, _ which was given to us to be [Bm] given to you by Lorraine
Hansberry, who has [G] long since left us, _ _ _ and she was my dear friend.
_ _ [B] But _ [G] _
I'm a Pisces and _ I'm on the cusp of _ Aquarius, and so I gotta say, take me to the water. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ Take me [D] to _ the _ water.
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ Take me to [C] _ [Am] be _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] baptized.
_ _ Because _ _ _ _ you see, I know _ _ none but the righteous. _ _
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_ None _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] but the righteous.
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_ None but [C] the _
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righteous _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] shall [Am] _ _ _
see [G] God. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So [D] take me to the [G] water, _ Coozbein child. _
_ _ _ _ _ Take me to _ _ _ _ _ [D] the water. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Take me to [C] _ _
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_ the [Am] sea, _ ocean.
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And I don't mind if it's turbulent.
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And I don't mind if it's calm. _
And [A#] I don't [Am] mind if it's green. _ _
_ I don't mind if it's blue. _
_ But [D] as long as it's water, [Am] _ _
_ _ then I feel at home. _
_ It soothes me and moves me.
_ _ It soothes me and moves me.
_ Got to hold _ _
[G] _ _ _ me right [D] down.
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_ _ _ _ To [Am] _
the [D] _ _ _ _ tip [Dm] of my teeth.
[E] I _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ love [C] you.
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[C#m] Keep _ doing this for us.
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I love you.
I love you. _ _ _ _
I love _ [C#] you.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ I love you. _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] I love you.
_ [G] [F#m] I love _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gm] I know that there are [G] only 300 [Em] black students here [Am] in this college of 18, I think, 16 [D] or 15, 16, [Am] 17 or whatever it is.
[G] Thousands of students.
So that means that [C] you must feel [G] lonely lots of the time.
Either that or you bind yourselves together and have made a [Am] force.
I am not [C] sure which direction [F] you have taken.
But [E] this song, which is [Dm] my last one, is dedicated [C] only [G] to you, [Am] you 18,000 who are not [Dm] needed. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Dm] When I die, [G] _
my [B] people, _ _ _ _ when I go, _ you see, _ I'm going to know that I left something _ for them to build on.
_ [G] And that is my reward.
_ You got yours, your [F] money, your [G] parents and your easy living.
My folks got nothing and they need inspiration 24 hours a day.
That's why I'm here. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _