Sweet Water chords by Michele Greene

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
F Bb F Bb


Verse 1:
F
Hear the village waitin'
    Gm
The mountain call my name
Am
Sweet Water I'm a swimmer
Bb                 C
I'm the one you've claimed

F
Totems now are fallin'
Bb
Covered by soft rain
      Am
Great Spirit hear my prayer
    Bb           C
I'm comin' home again


Chorus:
        F
Take me home to the Old Ones
     Dm
With waiting in their eyes
        F
Take me home to the mercy
   Dm
Of misty morning skies

       Bb
Set my heart free to listen
        F
for the calling and the cries
Am
Take me to the mountains
      Bb                C
of no thanks and no goodbyes

Solo:
| F | F | Bb | Bb |

| F | F | Bb | Bb |


Verse 2:
F
Many a men have walked these hills,
Gm
each has had his story.
    Am
The winter snow has come and gone
Bb            C
like a hero's glory

   F
My land and my people
      Gm
I'm a stranger and alone
    Am
I'm runnin' up against the tide
      Bb             C
Sweet Water, take me home


Chorus:
        F
Take me home to the Old Ones
     Dm
With waiting in their eyes
        F
Take me home to the mercy
   Dm
Of misty morning skies

       Bb
Set my heart free to listen
        F
for the calling and the cries
Am
Take me to the mountains
      Bb                C
of no thanks and no goodbyes

Outro:
        F             Dm
Take me home, take me home
        F             Dm
Take me home, take me home
      Bb           Am
Sweet Water, Sweet Water
          Gm             F    Bb F Bb F
Oh, Sweet Water, take me home