Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy chords by Pete Seeger
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Verse 1
(G major) 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
Sylvie, bring me a water (D major) now,
Bring (G major) me a little water,
Sylvie, every (D major) little once (G major) in a while
You have to get that... (D major)
And (G major) then the men all (D major) singing... (G major) (D major) (G major)
Let's hear all the girls.
Bring me a little water,
Sylvie
Just the girls. (D major) (G major) (A minor) (D major) (G major)
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,
Sylvie. (D major) (G major)
(D major) Oh, (G major) girls, they're going to (C major) drown you
(G major) out unless you really sing out.
Open up your mouths wide.
Here we go. (D major) (G major)
(D major)
Don't (G major) you see me coming, don't you see me coming,
don't you see me (D major) now, don't (G major) you see me coming, (C major)
(D major) Don't (G major) you hear me coming, don't you hear me coming, don't you hear me (D major) now,
don't (G major) you hear me coming, every (A minor) little (D major) once in a while. (G major)
Bring it in a bucket,
Sylvie, bring it in a bucket,
Sylvie, bring it in a bucket now. (D major) (G major)
(C major) (D major) (G major)
(D major)
(G major) (A minor) (C major) (D major)
(G major) Sing that last line, (A minor) every (C major) little (D major) once in a (G major) while,
one more time, (A minor) every (D major) little
Once in a (G major) while, one more time now
Every (C major) little (D major) once in a while (G major)
Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy
Pete Seeger
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