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Cool Water
Tim Blake Nelson - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
[Intro]
|   G7|   G7|    C|    C|
[Verse]
All Cday I face the G7barren waste
WithCout the taste of G7water, cool Cwater
Old FDan and I with Gthroats burned dry
And Csouls that Fcry for Cwater, G7cool, clear, Cwater
[Chorus]
FDan, can you see that Cbig green tree
Where the Fwater's running free
And it's G7waitin' there for you and Cme
[Verse]
The Cnight's so cool, and IG7'm a fool
Each Cstar's a pool of G7water, cool Cwater
But Fwith the dawn,
I Gwake and yawn and Ccarry Fon to Cwater (water)
G7Cool clear Cwater (water, water)
[Pre-Chorus]
CKeep a-movin' Dan, don't ya G7listen to him Dan
He's a CDevil, not a man, and he G7spreads the burning sands with Cwater
[Chorus]
FDan, can you see that Cbig green tree
Where the Fwater's running free
And it's G7waitin' there for you and Cme

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Cool Water

Tim Blake Nelson - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

[Intro]

G7 G7 C C

| | | | |

[Verse]

C G7

All day I face the barren waste

C G7 C

Without the taste of water, cool water

F G

Old Dan and I with throats burned dry

C F C G7 C

And souls that cry for water, cool, clear, water

[Chorus]

F C

Dan, can you see that big green tree

Where the water's running free

G7 C

And it's waitin' there for you and me

[Verse]

C G7

The night's so cool, and I'm a fool

C G7 C

Each star's a pool of water, cool water

But with the dawn,

G C F C

I wake and yawn and carry on to water (water)

G7 C

Cool clear water (water, water)

[Pre-Chorus]

C G7

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

C G7 C

He's a Devil, not a man, and he spreads the burning sands with water

[Chorus]

F C

Dan, can you see that big green tree

Where the water's running free

G7 C

And it's waitin' there for you and me

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