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Black Oak Arkansas: High 'N Dry
from the Album High On The Hog (1973)
High 'N Dry  
When the Gwater is a risen
Tell me Amwhere you gonna go
When the DDams are all a bustin'
And it's Amfloodin' down below
And the Grushin' of the river
Tells ya Amthere's no place ta hide
You'll be Dhigh 'n dry babe
Right by my Amside
Chorus:
High 'N GDry 
with the Amwaters down Cbelow
Runnin' Amwhere they want to gCo
But they Fcan't judge you no Cmore
High 'N GDry
With the Amwaters at high Ctide
With you Amhere by my Dside we're High 'N CDryG  
verse2
When the Gstreams are all a swollen
and the Amrivers are a swellin'
And you Dcannot find a hole in which
To hide Am'cept one you fell in
And that Gmuddy old man river
Tries to Amtake you for a ride
You'll be DHigh 'N Dry babe 
right by my Dside
chorus:
High 'N GDry 
with the Amwaters down Cbelow
Runnin' wAmhere they want to Cgo
But they cFan't judge you no Cmore
High 'N GDry
With the Amwaters at high Ctide
With you Amhere by my sDide we're High 'N CDryG  
High 'N GDry 
with the Amwaters down Cbelow
Runnin' wAmhere they want to Cgo
But they Fcan't judge you no Cmore
High 'N GDry
With the Amwaters at high Ctide
With you Amhere by my sDide we're High 'N CDryG  

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High N Dry

by Black Oak Arkansas

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Black Oak Arkansas: High 'N Dry

from the Album High On The Hog (1973)

High 'N Dry

When the water is a risen

Tell me where you gonna go

When the Dams are all a bustin'

And it's floodin' down below

And the rushin' of the river

Tells ya there's no place ta hide

You'll be high 'n dry babe

Right by my side

Chorus:

High 'N Dry

Am C

with the waters down below

Am C

Runnin' where they want to go

F C

But they can't judge you no more

High 'N Dry

Am C

With the waters at high tide

Am D C G

With you here by my side we're High 'N Dry

verse2

When the streams are all a swollen

and the rivers are a swellin'

And you cannot find a hole in which

To hide 'cept one you fell in

And that muddy old man river

Tries to take you for a ride

You'll be High 'N Dry babe

right by my side

chorus:

High 'N Dry

Am C

with the waters down below

Am C

Runnin' where they want to go

F C

But they can't judge you no more

High 'N Dry

Am C

With the waters at high tide

Am D C G

With you here by my side we're High 'N Dry

High 'N Dry

Am C

with the waters down below

Am C

Runnin' where they want to go

F C

But they can't judge you no more

High 'N Dry

Am C

With the waters at high tide

Am D C G

With you here by my side we're High 'N Dry

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