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Muddy Waters

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Muddy Waters - The Seldom Scene
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
EmMary take the B7baby, river's Emrising
GMuddy water's Atakin' back the lB7and
EmOld frame house, she can't B7take one more beEmating
EmAin't no use to sB7tay and make a sEmtand
[Verse 2]
The Emmorning light showed wB7ater in the vEmalley
GDaddy's grave just Awent below the B7line
EmThings to save, you B7just can't take 'em with Emyou
The Emflood will swallow aB7ll you leave beEmhind
[Chorus 1]
  GWon't be back to start all Dover
 G'cause what I felt before is B7gone
EmMary take the B7baby, river's rEmising
GMuddy water's B7taking back my Emhome
[Instrumental]
Em  B7  Em
G  A  B7
Em  B7  Em
G  B7  Em
Em
[Verse 3]
The Emroad is gone, there's jB7ust one way to lEmeave here
GTurn my back on Awhat I've left beB7low
EmShifting lands and B7broken farms aEmround me
EmMuddy water's cB7hangin' all I Emknow
[Chorus 2]
  GHard to say just what I'm Dlosing
GAin't never felt so all aB7lone
EmMary take the B7baby, river's rEmising
GMuddy water's B7taking back my Emhome
Well, Gmuddy water's B7takin' back my Emhome
[Outro]
Em  B7  Em
G  A  B7
Em  B7  Em
G  B7  Em
Em

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Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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Skill · find home

E minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Muddy Waters

by The Seldom Scene

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Chords in this song · guitar

Muddy Waters - The Seldom Scene

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Em B7 Em

Mary take the baby, river's rising

G A B7

Muddy water's takin' back the land

Em B7 Em

Old frame house, she can't take one more beating

Em B7 Em

Ain't no use to stay and make a stand

[Verse 2]

Em B7 Em

The morning light showed water in the valley

G A B7

Daddy's grave just went below the line

Em B7 Em

Things to save, you just can't take 'em with you

Em B7 Em

The flood will swallow all you leave behind

[Chorus 1]

G D

Won't be back to start all over

G B7

'cause what I felt before is gone

Em B7 Em

Mary take the baby, river's rising

G B7 Em

Muddy water's taking back my home

[Instrumental]

Em B7 Em

G A B7

Em B7 Em

G B7 Em

[Verse 3]

Em B7 Em

The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here

G A B7

Turn my back on what I've left below

Em B7 Em

Shifting lands and broken farms around me

Em B7 Em

Muddy water's changin' all I know

[Chorus 2]

G D

Hard to say just what I'm losing

G B7

Ain't never felt so all alone

Em B7 Em

Mary take the baby, river's rising

G B7 Em

Muddy water's taking back my home

G B7 Em

Well, muddy water's takin' back my home

[Outro]

Em B7 Em

G A B7

Em B7 Em

G B7 Em

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