Chords with lyrics
Song: Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
Artist: Doc Watson
Album: Pickin' The Blues (1985)
Transcribed By: Steve Sladkowski ([email protected])
Here's another one from Doc & Merle Watson's great album Pickin' The
Blues. It's in A, and for the most part follows a simple I-IV-I-V-I blues
pattern.
Standard Tuning
Chords Used:
A5: (x022xx)
D7: (xx0212)
E7: (020130)
A7: (x02223)
A7*: (x02020)
Other Notation:
h: hammer-on
/: slide up
~: let ring
Intro/Verse Shuffle:
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|--2-2---2--2-2---2-----|
D MajorD|--2-2h4-2--2-2h4-2-----|
A augmentedA|--0-0---0--0-0---0-----|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
play this twice for the intro, and throughout the verse whenever there is
an A augmentedA chord
Verse:
A5A5 (w/shuffle)
Walkin' down the levy
D7D7
With my head hangin' low
A5A5
Lookin' for my sweet mama, Lord
E7E7 A augmentedA
But she ain't here no more
A5A5
I'm in Mississippi,
D7D7
There's mud all in my shoes,
A5A5
Folks in Lou'siana,
E7E7 A augmentedA
Got them high water blues
Chorus:
Let A augmentedA Ring---> D7D7
That's why I'm cryin',
A5A5 
A7A7
Can't keep from cryin',
D7D7 E7E7 A5A5 Riff
Miss'ippi heavy water blues
the riff is:
e|--2-0-0h2/5--|
BB|-------------|
on the recording it's played on a slide guitar, so you can mimic it the
octave lower as:
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|--2--2---2~~~~2---2-----|
D MajorD|--2--2h4-2~~~~2h4-2-----|
A augmentedA|--0--0---0~~~~0---0-----|
E MajorE|------------------------|
The song goes back into:
Verse
Chorus
and into the Bridge:
D7D7 A augmentedA
Mama,
D7D7 A7*
Mama,
D7D7 E7E7 A augmentedA riff
Your daddy misses you
Listen to the recording to get the song structure, but it's pretty
straightforward.
Enjoy, and if anyone has any Doc requests, I'll try my best to post them.
-SS
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