Key: G
Introduction:
Em6 Am7
Blood and water bound to overflow
Em Em7 Em Em7
Blood and water bound to overflow
G
Well there?s no more high water
A2/F# B7 Em Em7 D7/A
But the Old Man?s just waiting, I know
G
He was sent up on the levee
B7
Now they?ve gone up country
C
They won?t do nothing for you now
G
And don?t go asking me
A7 B7 Em D7
They?ve gone it?s all over here
G
Sometimes I?d see her passing
B7
With the evening coming on
C C#º7
I?ve seen you on her pathway
G
I?ve seen you at dawn
B7 C
Look over yonder at that empty shack
C#º7
You know as well as I do
They ain?t coming back
G E+ A7 D7 G B7
They?re gone it?s all over here
Am7
Blood and water bound to overflow
Em
Blood and water bound to overflow
G
Well there?s no more high water
A2/F# B7 Em B7
But the Old Man?s just waiting, I know
G
So many promises
B7
We broke them, every one
C
Kept people on the levees
G
Withsherrifs and shotguns
A7 B7 Em D7
They?re gone it?s all over here
B7 C
Look over yonder at that empty shack
You know as well as I do
C#º7
They ain?t coming back
G E+ A7 D7 G B7
They?re gone it?s all over here
Am7
Blood and water bound to overflow
Em
Blood and water bound to overflow
G A2/F# B7
Well there?s no more high water
Em A7
No more high water
G
Well there?s no more high water
A2/F# B7 Em B7
But the Old Man?s just waiting, I know