Chords with lyrics
Wade In The Water
(Trad. arr. Eva Cassidy)
NC = no chord
Capo: 1
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE
|-------------------------------|| Repeat three times. The rest of the song is
|---1-1---0-0---1---1----0---0--|| picked/strummed as in this intro riff. You
|---2-2---0-0---2---2----1---1--|| have to listen to the CD to get the idea.
|---2-2---0-0---3---3----2---2--||
|-0-----------------------------||
|-------3-----1---1---0----3----||
A minorAm E7E7
Chorus
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE
Wade in the wa - ter wade in the wa - ter children
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE Am7Am7 (NC) E7E7
Wade... in the wa - ter God’s gonna trouble the wa...ter
Verse 1
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE
Who’s that yonder dressed in red Wade in the wa...ter
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE Am7Am7 E7E7
Must be the children that Mo - ses led God’s gonna trouble the wa...ter Oh
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE
Who’s that yonder dressed in white Wade in the wa...ter
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE Am7Am7 E7E7
Must be the children of the Is - rae - lite God’s gonna trouble the wa..ter Oh
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3 (instrumental, using same chords as other verses)
Verse 4
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE
Who’s that yonder dressed in blue Wade in the wa...ter
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE Am7Am7 E7E7
Must be the children that’s com - ing through God’s gonna trouble the water Oh
Repeat Chorus
Verse 5
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE
You don’t be - lieve I’ve been re - deemed Wade in the wa...ter
A minorAm G+G FF E MajorE Am7Am7 E7E7
Must be the Holy Ghost looking for me God’s gonna trouble the wa...ter Oh
Chorus... (repeat and fade adding the humming that Eva does to fade out)