Black Water Chords by The Doobie Brothers

Tempo:

169.15 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bb] .
[Am] .
[D] [Em] .
[D] [Am] .
[D] [Em] .
[D] Well [Am] I built me a [D] raft and she's [Am] ready for [D] float.
[Am] Oh [D] Mississippi, [Am] she's calling my [D] name.
[Am] .
Catfish [D] are jumping, [Am] that paddle will [D] bump it.
[Am] Black water keep [D] rolling on [Am] past just the [D] same.
[G] Oh black water keep on rolling.
[Bb] Mississippi moon won't you keep [G] .
[Bb] .
[G] .
[Bb] .
on shining [A] on me?
.
[Em] Yeah, [A] keep on shining [Em] your light, [A] gonna make [Em] everything great, [A] mama's gonna make [Em] everything alright.
[D] And I can't [Am] use, [D] cause I ain't in [Em] no hurry, [A] yeah.
[D] .
[A] .
[Bb] [Am] .
[D] .
[Am] .
Well, [D] .
[Dm] if it [Am] rains, I [D] don't care, don't make [E] no [Am] .
difference to [D] me, just take that [Am] street.
car that's [D] going [Em] uptown.
.
[D] Yeah, I'd like to [Am] hear some funky [Dm] dicks land [Am] and dance a [D] funky tune, and I'll be [Am] buying.
them [D] drinks all [Am] .
around.
[D] [G] Oh, Blackwater, keep on rolling, [Bb] Mississippi moon, won't you keep on [D] shining [G] on me?.
Oh, Blackwater, keep on rolling, [Bb] Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shining [G] on me?.
Oh, Blackwater, keep on rolling, [Bb] Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shining [A] on me?.
[G] Keep [A] on shining, .
[G] [A] gonna make [G] everything, [A] everything, gonna make everything [G] alright.
And [D] I ain't got [G] no ace, cause [D] I ain't in no hurry at all.
[A] .
[Gb] [Am] .
[Dm] [Em] .
[Dm] [Am] .
[D] [Am] .
[D] [Am] [D] .
[Am] .
[D] .
[Am] .
[B] [D] [Am] .
[D] [Am] .
[D] I'd like to hear some funky dicks land, pretty [Am] mama, come and [D] take me by the [B] hand.
By the hand, by the hand, pretty mama's gonna dance with you daddy [A] all night long.
I'd like to [Bm] hear some funky dicks land, pretty mama, [Bb] come and take me by the hand.
By the hand, take me [Ab] by the hand, [Em] pretty mama's gonna dance with you [D] daddy, .
[Em] .
[A] [B] .
[D] [Am] .
[D] [Am] .
[D] [Am] .
[D] [Am] .
[Dm] [Am] [D] .
[Am] .
[Dm] .
[Am] For you all night long.
[D] I'd like to hear some funk [Am] at Dixieland.
[Dm] Pretty mama [Am] come a take me [D] by the hand.
By the [Am] hand, babe, take me by [D] the hand.
Pretty mama [Am] .
[D] [E] .
come a dance with it .
[N] .

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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Doobie Brothers - Black Water chords, practice playing D, Am and D in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 84 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 169 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Minor.

_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ [D] _ _ Well [Am] I built me a [D] raft and she's [Am] _ ready for [D] float.
_ _ [Am] _ Oh _ [D] Mississippi, _ [Am] she's calling my [D] name.
_ _ [Am] _ _ .
Catfish [D] are jumping, [Am] that paddle will [D] bump it.
[Am] Black water keep [D] _ rolling on [Am] past just the [D] _ _ same.
[G] Oh black water keep on rolling.
[Bb] _ Mississippi moon won't you keep _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ on shining [A] on me?
_ .
[Em] _ _ Yeah, [A] keep on shining [Em] your _ light, [A] gonna make _ [Em] everything _ great, [A] mama's gonna make [Em] everything _ alright.
[D] And I can't [Am] _ _ _ use, [D] cause I ain't in [Em] no _ hurry, _ [A] yeah.
[D] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
Well, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] if it [Am] rains, I [D] don't care, don't make [E] no [Am] _ .
difference to [D] me, just take that [Am] street.
car that's [D] going _ [Em] _ uptown.
_ .
_ [D] _ _ Yeah, I'd like to [Am] hear some funky [Dm] dicks land [Am] and dance a [D] funky tune, and I'll be [Am] buying.
them _ [D] drinks all _ [Am] _ _ .
around.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, Blackwater, keep on rolling, [Bb] Mississippi moon, won't you keep on [D] shining [G] on me?.
Oh, Blackwater, keep on rolling, [Bb] Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shining [G] on me?.
Oh, Blackwater, keep on rolling, [Bb] _ Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shining [A] on me?.
[G] _ _ _ Keep [A] on shining, _ .
[G] _ _ _ [A] gonna make _ [G] everything, _ _ [A] everything, gonna make everything [G] alright.
_ And [D] I ain't got [G] no _ ace, cause [D] I ain't in no _ hurry at all.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ I'd like to hear some funky dicks land, pretty [Am] mama, come and [D] take me by the [B] hand.
By the hand, by the hand, pretty mama's gonna dance with you daddy [A] all night long.
I'd like to [Bm] hear some funky dicks land, pretty mama, [Bb] come and take me by the hand.
By the hand, take me [Ab] by the hand, [Em] pretty mama's gonna dance with you [D] daddy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] For you all night long.
[D] I'd like to hear some funk [Am] at Dixieland.
[Dm] Pretty mama _ [Am] come a take me [D] by the hand.
By the [Am] hand, babe, take me by [D] the hand.
Pretty mama _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ come a dance with it _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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