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[Intro]
G6 G G6 G   Fsus4 F Fsus4 F
G6 G G6 G   Fsus4 F Fsus4 F
G6 G G6 G   Fsus4 F Fsus4 F
G6 G G6 G   Fsus4 F Fsus4 F
[Verse 1]
CBack in the wood where it's good and the days are Fyeah longFsus4  F  
Well I Csaw me a child, she was wild like a lady going Fall wrongFsus4  F  
CDark as the night, she was right for a little conveFrsationFsus4  F  
So I Cpulled her right in and she said she had some imagFinationFsus4  F  
[Chorus]
GBlack swampy waterG6  G  
FThat's where I caugFsus4ht herF  
GBlack swampy waterG6  G  
Black swampy FwaterFsus4  F  
[Verse 2]
CWe didn't speak, felt weak, got tangled up in Fher hairFsus4  F  
So we Clay in the grass, what a gas, you can't know that you Fwere thereFsus4  F  
So then I Clet it all go, what a show was like blowing up a Ffreight traFsus4inF  
Then aCround the world I would go like jumping on a Fjet planeFsus4  F  
[Chorus]
GBlack swampy waterG6  G  
FThat's where I caugFsus4ht herF  
GBlack swampy waterG6  G  
FOoh, what I taughFsus4t her, Fyeah
[Instrumental]
Csus4 C Csus4 C   Csus4 C Csus4 C
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D   Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
A A  C F G
[Verse 3]
CBack in the wood where it's good and the days are Fyeah longFsus4  F  
Well I Csaw me a child, she was wild like a lady going Fall wrongFsus4  F  
[Chorus]
I'm in Gblack swampy G6watGer
Oh no, Fthat's where Fsus4I caugFht her
GBlack swampy G6watGer
Ooh, Fall things that I Fsus4taughFt her
[Chorus]
Yes I'm in Gblack swampy G6watGer
My, my, Fwhere I sFsus4aw herF  
GBlack swampy G6watGer
FWhat I did when I Fsus4caughFt her, yeahG  F  G  F  

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Black Swampy Water

by Elf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Csus4

Dsus4

[Intro]

G6 G G6 G Fsus4 F Fsus4 F

[Verse 1]

C F Fsus4 F

Back in the wood where it's good and the days are yeah long

C F Fsus4 F

Well I saw me a child, she was wild like a lady going all wrong

C F Fsus4 F

Dark as the night, she was right for a little conversation

C F Fsus4 F

So I pulled her right in and she said she had some imagination

[Chorus]

G G6 G

Black swampy water

F Fsus4 F

That's where I caught her

G G6 G

Black swampy water

F Fsus4 F

Black swampy water

[Verse 2]

C F Fsus4 F

We didn't speak, felt weak, got tangled up in her hair

C F Fsus4 F

So we lay in the grass, what a gas, you can't know that you were there

C F Fsus4 F

So then I let it all go, what a show was like blowing up a freight train

C F Fsus4 F

Then around the world I would go like jumping on a jet plane

[Chorus]

G G6 G

Black swampy water

F Fsus4 F

That's where I caught her

G G6 G

Black swampy water

F Fsus4 F

Ooh, what I taught her, yeah

[Instrumental]

Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

A A C F G

[Verse 3]

C F Fsus4 F

Back in the wood where it's good and the days are yeah long

C F Fsus4 F

Well I saw me a child, she was wild like a lady going all wrong

[Chorus]

G G6 G

I'm in black swampy water

F Fsus4 F

Oh no, that's where I caught her

G G6 G

Black swampy water

F Fsus4 F

Ooh, all things that I taught her

[Chorus]

G G6 G

Yes I'm in black swampy water

F Fsus4 F

My, my, where I saw her

G G6 G

Black swampy water

F Fsus4 F G F G F

What I did when I caught her, yeah

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