Black Water
Patrick Simmons
Doobie Brothers

Double dropped D tuning (DADGBd)

[4/4]
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Sections
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[Intro]
      ;Am7sus4 D5      , {1,2,3} :

[Verse 1] {4}

[Chorus]
      ;G               ,Bb6             , {5,6,7} :

[Bridge]
      ;A       Em7     ,{8,9,10} ,
       D5      Am7sus4 , {11,12,13} ,
       A       Em7     ,L5              :

[Interlude] {14}

[Verse 2]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

[Solo] {15}

[Acapella]

[Outro] {16,17}

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Chords
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          DADGBd
          654321
          -----
Am7sus4   x02010
D5        000230
G         5x0005
Bb6       8x8060
Bbmaj13   8x7060
A         x0222x
Em7       2x0030

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Notes
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  1. Pattern 'A'
  2. Play pattern 'A' 4-5 times (fade in)
  3. Play L1 over pattern 'A'
  4. Play pattern 'A' eight times
  5. Pattern 'B'
  6. Play pattern 'B' three times
  7. Play L2 over pattern 'B'
  8. Pattern 'C'
  9. Play pattern 'C' four times
  10. Play L3 over pattern 'C' first time
  11. Pattern 'D'
  12. Play pattern 'D' twice
  13. Play L4 over pattern 'D'
  14. Play pattern 'A' four times
  15. Play L1 about 12 times over fiddle then fade out to acapella
  16. Fade L1 back in to outro
  17. L1 repeats about 8 times (?) and fades


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Licks
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L1 

  ;1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :
e-|----------0---------------------|
B-|----1-----------------3---------|
G-|----0---------------2-----------|
D-|------------------0-------------|
A-|0-------0-----------------------|
E-|------------2s4-0-----------1h2-|

L2 
  ;1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :
e-|5p0-------0-----3---------0-----|------------0-------------0-----|
B-|------0-------------5-3---------|------6---------------6---------|
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----8-------7-------8-------0---|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|5--------5------5-------5-------|8-------8-------8-------8-------|

L3
  ;1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :
e-|------2-----------0-------------|
B-|2-----2-----0-----0---0---------|
G-|2-----------0-------------------|
D-|----2-----------------------0h2-|
A-|0-------------------------------|
E-|------------2-----------2h4-----|


L4
  ;1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :
e-|------0-------0-----0-----------|
B-|------3-------1-----------------|
G-|------2-------0-----------------|
D-|----0-----------------------0h2-|
A-|----------0-------------0h2-----|
E-|0-------------------------------|

L5
  ;1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :
e-|--------------------------------|
B-|2---------------3p2-3p2---------|
G-|2-------------------------------|
D-|----------------4p2-4p2---------|
A-|0---------------------------1h2-|
E-|--------------------------------|

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

Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty
Mama gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

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' ev'rybody drinks all 'roun'

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

Keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, everything
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty Mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
I want to honky tonk, honky tonk, honky tonk
With you all night long

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty Mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
I want to honky tonk, honky tonk, honky tonk
With you all night long

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty Mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
I want to honky tonk, honky tonk, honky tonk
With you all night long
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty Mama

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  ;1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :1   ,   2   ,   3   ,   4   ,   :
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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Transcription:
  .=lead-in begin
  ;=section begin
  :=section end
  ,=measure separator (bar line)
  {=comment/note begin
  }=comment/note end
  [=section name begin
  ]=section name end
  ?=Fermata

Chords:
  A-G=chord name
  2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,13=note number
  add=add
  aug=augmented
  dim=diminished
  b=flat
  #=sharp
  m=minor
  maj=major
  M=major
  @$%^&*=token for a chord name
  a-z=more tokens for chord name
  a-z=more note symbols
  '=2nd voicing
  ''=3rd voicing

Licks:
  Ln=lick definition (n=1-9)
  h=hammer on
  p=pull off
  r=bend and release
  s=slide
  t=trill
  v=bend

Usage:
  o '.' lead-in to a section
  o ';' or ':' can substitue for ','
  o only chord name, token, lick, or '{}' can lie between ',' or ';' or ':'
  o anything between '{}' is either a note reference or is user defined
  o '    '=one beat in [4/4] or [3/4] time; (four spaces)
  o 'actual' transcription
  o 'footnote' transcription
  o 'combination' transcription
  o 'implied' transcription
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