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Water From Another Time

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[Verse 1]
FNew mown Chay on a GJuly Cmorn
FGrandkids running through the F/Aknee-high Ccorn
GSunburned nose and a Cscabbed-up Fknee
From a Crope on the white oak G/Btree
Just anGother summer's day at CGrandpa's Ffarm
With CGrandma's bucket hanging Foff my arm
You know, the Fold pump's rusty but it Cworks fine
Primed with Gwater from another Ctime
[Chorus]
It Fdon't take Cmuch, but you G/Bgotta have soCme
The Gold ways help the Amnew ways Ccome
Just Fleave a little extra for the Cnext in Fline
They're gonna Fneed a little Cwater from Ganother timeC  
[Verse 2]
FTattered Cquilt on the Ggoose-down Cbed
"Every Fstitch tells a story," my F/AGrandma Csaid
Her Gmama's nightgown, her Cgrandpa's Fpants
And the Cdress she wore to her high school G/Bdance
Now Gwrapped at night in its Cpatchwork Fscenes
I Cwaltz with Grandma in my Fdreams
My Farms, my heart, my Clife entwined
With Gwater from another timeC  
[Chorus]
It Fdon't take Cmuch, but you G/Bgotta have soCme
The Gold ways help the Amnew ways Ccome
Just Fleave a little extra for the Cnext in Fline
They're gonna Fneed a little Cwater from Ganother timeC  
[Verse 3]
FNewborn Ccry in the G/Bmorning Cair
The Fpast & future are F/Awedded Cthere
This Gwellspring of my Csons and Fdaughters:
The Cbone and blood of living G/Bwaters
And, though GGrandpa's hand have Cgone to Fdust,
Like CGrandma's pump: Freduced to rust,
Their Fstories quench my Csoul and mind
Like Gwater from another timeC  
[Chorus]
It Fdon't take Cmuch, but you G/Bgotta have soCme
The Gold ways help the Amnew ways Ccome
Just Fleave a little extra for the Cnext in Fline
They're gonna Fneed a little Cwater from Ganother timeC  

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Water From Another Time

by John McCutcheon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

G/B

[Verse 1]

F C G C

New mown hay on a July morn

F F/A C

Grandkids running through the knee-high corn

G C F

Sunburned nose and a scabbed-up knee

C G/B

From a rope on the white oak tree

G C F

Just another summer's day at Grandpa's farm

C F

With Grandma's bucket hanging off my arm

F C

You know, the old pump's rusty but it works fine

G C

Primed with water from another time

[Chorus]

F C G/B C

It don't take much, but you gotta have some

G Am C

The old ways help the new ways come

F C F

Just leave a little extra for the next in line

F C G C

They're gonna need a little water from another time

[Verse 2]

F C G C

Tattered quilt on the goose-down bed

F F/A C

"Every stitch tells a story," my Grandma said

G C F

Her mama's nightgown, her grandpa's pants

C G/B

And the dress she wore to her high school dance

G C F

Now wrapped at night in its patchwork scenes

C F

I waltz with Grandma in my dreams

F C

My arms, my heart, my life entwined

G C

With water from another time

[Chorus]

F C G/B C

It don't take much, but you gotta have some

G Am C

The old ways help the new ways come

F C F

Just leave a little extra for the next in line

F C G C

They're gonna need a little water from another time

[Verse 3]

F C G/B C

Newborn cry in the morning air

F F/A C

The past & future are wedded there

G C F

This wellspring of my sons and daughters:

C G/B

The bone and blood of living waters

G C F

And, though Grandpa's hand have gone to dust,

C F

Like Grandma's pump: reduced to rust,

F C

Their stories quench my soul and mind

G C

Like water from another time

[Chorus]

F C G/B C

It don't take much, but you gotta have some

G Am C

The old ways help the new ways come

F C F

Just leave a little extra for the next in line

F C G C

They're gonna need a little water from another time

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