Black Water Chords by The Doobie Brothers

Tempo:
164 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

A

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Doobie Brothers "Black Water" chords
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[N]
[Bb]
[D]
Well
[Am] [D]
I built me a raft and she's [Am] ready for [Dm] a floatin'
Oh Mississippi, [Am] she's callin' my [D] name
[Am] [Dm] Catfish jumpin' and paddle wheel [D] farmin'
[Am]
Blackwater keep [D] rollin' on fast [Am] just the [D] same
[G]
Oh Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Tennessee moon won't you keep on shinin' [A] on me
[Em] Keep [A] on shinin' your [Em] light
Gonna [A] make [Em] everything pretty
Mama [A] gonna make everything [Em] all right
[D] And I ain't got no [A] worries
[D] Cause I ain't in [Am] no hurry [A] at
[Em] [A] all
[D] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[D]
But if it rain, I don't care
Don't make no difference to me
Just take [A] that streetcar that's [D] goin' [Am] uptown
[D] Hey I'd like to hear some funky dixie lady [Am] dance
We're gonna [D] get some [Am] hoppin' fun
Everybody [D] drinks all around
[Dm]
[G] Oh Blackwater, [Gm] keep on [Bb] rollin'
[Gm] Mississippi moon [Bb] won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh Blackwater, keep on rollin'
[Bb] Nashville [Gm]
moon [Bb] won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' [A] on me
[G] Keep [A] on shinin' [Em]
your light
Gonna [A] make [G] everything, everything
[A] Gonna make [Em] everything all right
And [D] I ain't got no [A] worries
[D] Cause I ain't in [Am] no hurry [A] at all
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D]
[A] [D]
I could hear some funky dixie lady
[Am] Pretty mama come take [Dm] me by the hand
[A] Take me by the hand
Pretty [D] mama come dance with your daddy
[Bb] All night long
I'd [D] like to hear some funky dixie lady
Pretty [A]
mama come take me [D] by the hand
Take [Dm] me by the hand
Pretty mama come dance [D] with your [A] daddy
All night long
[Ab] I'd like to hear
[D]
[Am] [G] [D]
[Ab] Take me by [D] the hand
Pretty mama come dance with your [G] daddy
All night [D] long
[Am] [D]
[Am] [Dm]
Take [Am] [Dm] me by the hand
Take me by the hand
Pretty mama come [D] dance with your daddy
All night long
I'd like to hear
Take me by the hand
Take me by the hand
Take me by the hand
Pretty mama come dance with your daddy
All night long
[A] I'd like to hear
[D] Take me [Am] by the hand
[D] Take me by the hand
Can you feel it
Can you feel it
All night long
[Am]
[D] Oh
[Am]
[D] Oh Oh
[Am]
Take [D] me by the hand
Take me by the hand
[Am]
[D] All night long
[Am] Oh
I'd like to hear
Take me by the hand
[E]
[Am] Pretty mama come dance with your daddy
Thank you so much.
Hey, you sound great out there.
God bless you all.
Thank you so [Gm] much.
[D]
[Ab] You all sing [D] really good.
Did you know that?
You do, [Em] yeah?
[Dm]
Everyone can sing in Nashville.
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
A
1231
Bb
12341111
G
2131
D
1321
Am
2311
A
1231
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Let's start jamming The Doobie Brothers - ([Deluxe Edition], Acoustic Café Big Sky, by G.Michaels/C.Duross) Black Water chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, Am and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 82 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 164. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I built me a raft and she's [Am] ready for [Dm] a floatin' _
_ Oh _ Mississippi, _ [Am] she's callin' my [D] name _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] Catfish jumpin' and paddle wheel [D] _ _ farmin'
[Am] _
Blackwater keep [D] _ rollin' on fast [Am] just the [D] same
_ _ [G]
Oh Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh _ Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh _ Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Tennessee moon won't you keep on shinin' [A] on me
[Em] _ _ _ Keep [A] on shinin' your [Em] light
Gonna [A] make _ [Em] everything pretty
Mama [A] gonna make everything [Em] all right
[D] And I ain't got no _ [A] worries
[D] Cause I ain't in [Am] no _ hurry [A] at _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] all _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But if it rain, I don't care
Don't make no _ difference to me
_ Just take [A] that streetcar that's [D] _ goin' [Am] uptown _ _
_ [D] _ Hey I'd like to hear some funky dixie lady [Am] dance
We're gonna [D] get some _ [Am] hoppin' fun
Everybody [D] drinks all around
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh Blackwater, [Gm] keep on [Bb] rollin'
[Gm] Mississippi moon [Bb] won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh Blackwater, keep on rollin'
[Bb] Nashville [Gm]
moon [Bb] won't you keep on shinin' [G] on me
Oh Blackwater, keep on [Bb] rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' [A] on _ me
[G] _ _ Keep [A] on shinin' [Em]
your _ light
Gonna [A] make _ _ [G] everything, _ everything
[A] Gonna make [Em] everything all right
And [D] I ain't got no [A] _ _ worries
[D] Cause I ain't in [Am] no _ hurry _ [A] at all _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I could hear some funky dixie lady
[Am] Pretty mama come take [Dm] me by the hand
[A] _ Take me by the hand
Pretty [D] mama come dance with your daddy
[Bb] All night long
I'd [D] like to hear some funky dixie lady
Pretty [A]
mama come take me [D] by the hand _
Take [Dm] me by the hand
Pretty mama come dance [D] with your [A] daddy
All night long
[Ab] I'd like to hear
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Ab] Take me by [D] the hand
Pretty mama come dance with your [G] daddy
All night [D] long
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ Take [Am] _ [Dm] me by the hand
Take me by the hand
Pretty mama come [D] dance with your daddy
All night long
_ _ I'd like to hear
Take _ me _ _ _ by the hand
_ _ Take me by the hand
Take me by the hand
Pretty mama come dance with your daddy
All night long
[A] I'd like to hear _
_ [D] Take me [Am] by the hand
[D] Take me by the hand
Can you feel it
Can _ you feel it
All night long
[Am] _ _
_ [D] Oh
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] Oh Oh
_ _ _ [Am] _
Take [D] me by the hand
Take me by the hand
[Am] _
_ [D] _ All night long _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Oh _ _
I'd like to hear
_ _ Take me by the hand _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Pretty mama come dance with your daddy
Thank you so much.
Hey, you sound great out there.
God bless you all.
Thank you so [Gm] much.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ You all sing [D] really good.
Did you know that?
_ You do, [Em] yeah? _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Everyone can sing in Nashville. _ _ _ _

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Within the album World Gone Crazy, written by Patrick Simmons, you'll find this song.

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