Black Water

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The Doobie Brothers'"Black Water" (by Patrick Simmons)

Transcription by: Robert Andersen

(robert_andersen@hp-paloalto-om5.om.hp.com)

This is a re-post. A friendly note from Josh (jpincus@baka.com) pointed

out that the correct tuning is "double drop D" (DADGBD). I have changed

the transcription accordingly. Thanks Josh!

NOTE: > = accent this note, h = hammer on, p = pull off, b = bend

INTRODUCTION [play this phrase 4 times, with slight variations]

d-------0---------------0---------|

b-------1---------------3---------|

g-----0---------------2-----2-----|

D->--------------------------->->-|

A-0--------->----->-----------2h3-|

D-----------3b----0---------------|

1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '

VERSE #1:

Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'

ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name

Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin'

Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same

Old black water, keep on rollin'

Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?

Old black water,

keep on rollin'

Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?

Old black water,

keep on rollin'

Bb A ' ' Em7

Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?

Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing

Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right

And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all

d---------------------------------|

b-2---------------3p2-3p2---------| then: INTRO (4 times with fiddle solo)

g-2-------------------------------|

D-2---------------4p2-4p2---------|

A-0-------------------------2h3---|

D---------------------------------|

1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '

VERSE #2

Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me

Just take that street car that's goin' up town Yeah, I'd like to

hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky tonk, and I'll be

buyin' everybody drinks all roun'-------

CHORUS, followed by guitar/fiddle solos, then:

ENDING [1: with music, 2/3: a capella, then with music, repeat and fade]:

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me

by the hand, by the hand, take me by the hand,

(I want to honky-tonk) (honky-tonk)

pretty momma, come and dance with your daddy all night long, I'd like to...

(honky-tonk) (with you all night long)

**Chords**

d 0 0 5 3 0 0

b 1 3 0 3 3 2

g 0 2 0 0 0 2

D 2 0 0 0 2 2

A 0 x x 1 2 0

D x 0 5 x 2 x