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Hank Williams
Cool Water
All Cday I've faced the barG7ren waste 
with out Cthe taste of wG7ater, cool wateCr
Ole FDan and I with G7throats burned dry
and Csouls that Fcry for watCer, G7cool, clear Cwater
The Cnights are cool and G7I'm a fool
Each Cstar's a pool of G7water.... cool, clear Cwater
And Fwith the dawn I'll G7wake and yawn
and Ccarry Fon to Cwater ,G7cool, clear Cwater
The sChadows sway and G7seem to say
toCnight we pray for G7water, cool, clear Cwater
And Fway up there He'll G7hear our prayer
and Cshow us Fwhere there's Cwater, G7cool, clear Cwater
Keep a Cmovin' Dan don't you lG7isten to him Dan
He's the dCevil, not a man he G7spreads the burnin' sand with Cwater
Say FDan can't you see that G7big green tree
where the Fwater's runnin' free, it's G7waiting there for you and Cme
And G7water, cool, clear Cwater
Dan's Cfeet are sore he's G7yearnin' for
Just Cone thing more than G7water, cool, clear Cwater
Like Fme I guess he'd G7like to rest 
Where Cthere's no Fquest for Cwater, G7cool, clear Cwater

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Cool Water

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Hank Williams

Cool Water

C G7

All day I've faced the barren waste

C G7 C

with out the taste of water, cool water

F G7

Ole Dan and I with throats burned dry

C F C G7 C

and souls that cry for water, cool, clear water

C G7

The nights are cool and I'm a fool

C G7 C

Each star's a pool of water.... cool, clear water

F G7

And with the dawn I'll wake and yawn

C F C G7 C

and carry on to water ,cool, clear water

C G7

The shadows sway and seem to say

C G7 C

tonight we pray for water, cool, clear water

F G7

And way up there He'll hear our prayer

C F C G7 C

and show us where there's water, cool, clear water

C G7

Keep a movin' Dan don't you listen to him Dan

C G7 C

He's the devil, not a man he spreads the burnin' sand with water

F G7

Say Dan can't you see that big green tree

F G7 C

where the water's runnin' free, it's waiting there for you and me

G7 C

And water, cool, clear water

C G7

Dan's feet are sore he's yearnin' for

C G7 C

Just one thing more than water, cool, clear water

F G7

Like me I guess he'd like to rest

C F C G7 C

Where there's no quest for water, cool, clear water

About Cool Water Chords by Hank Williams

Learn how to play Cool Water by Hank Williams with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cool Water chords”, “Cool Water guitar chords”, or “Hank Williams Cool Water chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cool Water chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cool Water lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G7, F.

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