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Water Under The Bridge

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[Verse 1]
DbmThey baptized me one fEine day
DbmDown at the river's edEge
DbmAll my sins are washed Eaway
DbmLike water under the bEridge
Dbm
DbmI had a little girl and her eyeEs were blue
DbmShe lived just over the ridgEe
DbmHer love ran deep and her love ran true
DbmLike water under the bridge
[Chorus]
ESailin' away on a papDbmer boat
EAs far as I can gDbmo
EAll the way to NeDbmw Orleans
DbmAnd the Gulf of Mexico
DbmRiver run clear river Erun clean
DbmRiver run rough Esometime
[Verse 2]
DbmRiver run wild and it Erun serene
DbmJust like a friend of Emine
Dbm
ETie my troubles in a Dbmgunnysack
EAnd throw em' over thDbme edge
ESailin' away and I woDbmn't be back
DbmLike water under the bridge
[Chorus]
ESailin' away on a papDbmer boat
EAs far as I can gDbmo
EAll the way to NeDbmw Orleans
DbmAnd the Gulf of MexicoE  
[Verse 3]
DbmYou might be saint you might be sinner
DbmYou might be Billy The KEid
DbmYou might crap out or roll a winner
DbmIt's water under the briEdge
[Chorus]
ESailin' away on a papDbmer boat
EAs far as I can gDbmo
EAll the way to NeDbmw Orleans
DbmAnd the Gulf of MexicoE  
ESailin' away on a papDbmer boat
EAs far as I can gDbmo
EAll the way to NeDbmw Orleans
DbmAnd the Gulf of MexicoE  

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Water Under The Bridge

by Guy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dbm

[Verse 1]

Dbm E

They baptized me one fine day

Dbm E

Down at the river's edge

Dbm E

All my sins are washed away

Dbm E

Like water under the bridge

Dbm

Dbm E

I had a little girl and her eyes were blue

Dbm E

She lived just over the ridge

Dbm

Her love ran deep and her love ran true

Dbm

Like water under the bridge

[Chorus]

E Dbm

Sailin' away on a paper boat

E Dbm

As far as I can go

E Dbm

All the way to New Orleans

Dbm

And the Gulf of Mexico

Dbm E

River run clear river run clean

Dbm E

River run rough sometime

[Verse 2]

Dbm E

River run wild and it run serene

Dbm E

Just like a friend of mine

Dbm

E Dbm

Tie my troubles in a gunnysack

E Dbm

And throw em' over the edge

E Dbm

Sailin' away and I won't be back

Dbm

Like water under the bridge

[Chorus]

E Dbm

Sailin' away on a paper boat

E Dbm

As far as I can go

E Dbm

All the way to New Orleans

Dbm E

And the Gulf of Mexico

[Verse 3]

Dbm

You might be saint you might be sinner

Dbm E

You might be Billy The Kid

Dbm

You might crap out or roll a winner

Dbm E

It's water under the bridge

[Chorus]

E Dbm

Sailin' away on a paper boat

E Dbm

As far as I can go

E Dbm

All the way to New Orleans

Dbm E

And the Gulf of Mexico

E Dbm

Sailin' away on a paper boat

E Dbm

As far as I can go

E Dbm

All the way to New Orleans

Dbm E

And the Gulf of Mexico

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