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Johnny Cash - Cool Water
American VI: Ain't No Grave (2010)
[Verse 1]
All Aday I've faced a Ebarren waste withAout the taste of E7water
E7Cool AwaterA  
Ole DDan and I with Ethroats burned dry, and Asouls that cDry
For AwaterA  
E7Cool, E7clear AwaterA  
[Chorus]
AKeep a-movin' Dan, don't you Elisten to him Dan
He's the Adevil not a man, and he E7spreads the burnin' sand with AwaterA  
DDan, can you see that Abig green tree
Where the Dwater's runnin' free, and it's Ewaiting there for me and AyouD  
It's AwaterA  
E7Cool, E7clear AwaterA  
[Verse 2]
The Anights are cool and EI'm a fool, each Astar's a pool of E7water
E7Cool AwaterA  
But Dwith the dawn I Ewake and yawn, and Acarry oDn
To AwaterA  
E7Cool, E7clear AwaterA  
[Chorus]
AKeep a-movin' Dan, don't you Elisten to him Dan
He's the Adevil, not a man, and he E7spreads the burnin' sand with AwaterA  
DDan, can you see that Abig green tree
Where the Dwater's runnin' free, and it's Ewaiting there for me and AyouD  
It's AwaterA  
E7Cool, E7clear AwaterA  
[Outro]
E7Cool,  E7clear AwaterA  
E7Cool, E7clear AwaterA  

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Cool Water

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Johnny Cash - Cool Water

American VI: Ain't No Grave (2010)

[Verse 1]

A E A E7

All day I've faced a barren waste without the taste of water

E7 A A

Cool water

D E A D

Ole Dan and I with throats burned dry, and souls that cry

A A

For water

E7 E7 A A

Cool, clear water

[Chorus]

A E

Keep a-movin' Dan, don't you listen to him Dan

A E7 A A

He's the devil not a man, and he spreads the burnin' sand with water

D A

Dan, can you see that big green tree

D E A D

Where the water's runnin' free, and it's waiting there for me and you

A A

It's water

E7 E7 A A

Cool, clear water

[Verse 2]

A E A E7

The nights are cool and I'm a fool, each star's a pool of water

E7 A A

Cool water

D E A D

But with the dawn I wake and yawn, and carry on

A A

To water

E7 E7 A A

Cool, clear water

[Chorus]

A E

Keep a-movin' Dan, don't you listen to him Dan

A E7 A A

He's the devil, not a man, and he spreads the burnin' sand with water

D A

Dan, can you see that big green tree

D E A D

Where the water's runnin' free, and it's waiting there for me and you

A A

It's water

E7 E7 A A

Cool, clear water

[Outro]

E7 E7 A A

Cool, clear water

E7 E7 A A

Cool, clear water

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