Doobie Brothers

Doobie Brothers - Black Water guitar tab

From: ROBERT_ANDERSEN@HP-PaloAlto-om5.om.hp.com

Date: Sat, 20 Jan 96 16:02:18 -0800

Subject: black_water.tab by doobie brothers (corrected post)

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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]

Am7 D

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VERSE #1:

D Am7 D Am7 D

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

Am7 D Am7 D

ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name

Am7 D Am7 D

Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin'

Am7 D Am7 D

Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same

CHORUS:

G

Old black water, keep on rollin'

Bb G

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

Old black water,

keep on rollin'

Bb G

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?

A Em7 A Em7

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

A Em7

Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right

D Am7 D Am7 A Em7

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

A

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

D Am7 D Am7 D

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

Am7 D Am7 D

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

Am7 D Am7 D

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

Am7 D Am7 D

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]:

D Am7 D Am7

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

D Am7 D

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

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

Am7 D

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

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

**Chords**

Am7 D G Bb Em7 A

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

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