Five Feet High And Rising

Artist: Johnny Cash (English)
User: rlcsinger
Duration: 130 seconds
Delay: 12 seconds
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Five Feet High And Rising
Written and recorded by Johnny Cash

 G                            C                   G 
How high is the water mama two feet high and risin'
                                C                             G 
How high is the water papa she said it's two feet high and risin'
                                     G7 
But we can make it to the road in a homemade boat
                  C 
Cause that's the only thing we got left that'll float
      D7                                                      G 
It's already over all the wheat and oats two feet high and risin'

                            C                     G 
How high is the water mama three feet high and risin'
                                C                               G 
How high is the water papa she said it's three feet high and risin'
                           G7 
Well the hives are gone I lost my bees
 C 
Chickens are sleepin' in the willow trees
 D7                                                      G 
Cows in water up past their knees three feet high and risin'

                            C                    G 
How high is the water mama four feet high and risin'
                                C                              G 
How high is the water papa she said it's four feet high and risin'
                                  G7 
Hey come look through the window pane
     C 
The bus is comin' gonna take us to the train
 D7                                                                       G 
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain four feet high and risin'

                            C                    G 
How high is the water mama five feet high and risin'
                                C                              G 
How high is the water papa she said it's five feet high and risin'
                               G7                 C 
Well the rails are washed out north of town we gotta head for higher ground
 D7                                                               G 
We can't come back till the water goes down five feet high and risin'
           C                    G 
Well it's five feet high and risin'

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