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Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy chords by
Pete Seeger
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Verse 1
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As most of you know, that was

one of the songs of old

Hugh

D.

Leadbeater.

And here's another one.

Leadbelly made up a song out of just what a man

might have hollered when he was in the fields,

wanting his wife to bring him a glass of water.

I heard

Lead

Belly sing it with his niece and

they used to harmonize so

pretty on it.

He'd be singing, bring me a little water

Sylvie, and she'd sing low

down, she had a country alto voice.

Bring me a little water
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Sylvie, bring me a water now,
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Bring me a little water,
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Sylvie, every little once in a while
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You have to get that...
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And then the men all singing...

Let's hear all the girls.

Bring me a little water,

Sylvie
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Just the girls.

Now the verses, I'll give you them as we go along,

it is don't you see me coming, don't

you see me now, and so on.

Bring me a little water,

Sylvie.

Oh, men,

are you going to sing your part?

Bring me a water,
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Sylvie.

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Oh, girls, they're going to drown you
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out unless you really sing out.

Open up your mouths wide.
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Here we go.
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Don't you see me coming, don't you see me coming,
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don't you see me now, don't you see me coming,
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Don't you hear me coming, don't you hear me coming, don't you hear me now,
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don't you hear me coming, every little once in a while.

Bring it in a bucket,

Sylvie, bring it in a bucket,
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Sylvie, bring it in a bucket now.
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Sing that last line, every little once in a while,
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one more time, every little
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Once in a while, one more time now
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Am

  • C

Capo: 4

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The original key of Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy by Pete Seeger is B major.

The primary chords used in Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy are B, F#, C#m, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, F#, C#m, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy is approximately 60 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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