Muddy Water

| Am | Am | Am E Am Am7 Mary, grab the baby, the river's risin' C Dm E E7 Muddy water, takin' back the land Am E Am Am7 The ol' framed house, she can't take one more beatin' C E Am Am7 Ain't no use to stay and make a stand B7 E Am Am7 Well, the mornin' light shows water in the valley C Dm E E7 And daddy's grave just went below the line Am E Am Am7 Things to save, you just can't take 'em with you C E Am Am7 This flood will swallow all you've left behind C7 C G G7 Won't be back to start all over C7 C E E7 Cause what I felt before is gone Am E Am Am7 Mary, take the child, the river's risin' C E Am Am7 Muddy water, takin' back my home | Am | E | Am | Am7 | | C | Dm | E | E7 | | Am | E | Am | Am7 | | C | E | Am | Am | B7 E Am Am7 The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here C D E E7 Turn my back on what I've left below Am E Am Am7 Shiftin' land 'n' broken farms around me C E Am Am7 Muddy water, changin' all I know Am E Am Am7 It's hard to say just what I'm losin' C7 C E E7 Ain't never felt so all alone Am E Am Am7 Mary, take the child, the river's risin' C E Am Am7 Muddy water, takin' back my home | Am | E | Am | Am7 | | C | Dm | E | E7 | | Am | E | Am | Am7 | | C | E | Am | Am7 | C7 C G G7 Won't be back to start all over C7 C E E7 Cause what I felt before is gone Am E Am Am7 Mary, take the child, the river's risin' C E Am Am7 Muddy water, is changin' all I know C E Am Am7 Lord, this muddy water is takin' back my home