Five Feet High And Rising chords by
Matanza
Matanza

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Key: E major
Verse 1
D
D

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A
A

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My mama always taught me that good things come
G5
G5

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from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord.
D
D

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We couldn't see much good in the
flood waters when they
were causing us to have to leave home,
But when the water went down,
We found that it had washed a load of rich black
bottom dirt across our land.
D5
D5

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The following year we had the
D
D

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D5
D5

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best cotton crop we'd ever had.
D
D

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I remember hearing:
D5
D5

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How high's the water, mama?
Verse 2
D
D

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Two feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Two feet high and risin'
Verse 3
D
D

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We can make it to the road in
a homemade boat
G
G

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That's the only thing we
got left that'll float
A
A

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It's already over all
the wheat and the oats,
D
D

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Two feet high and risin'
Verse 4
F5
F5

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F
F

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F5
F5

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F
F

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F5
F5

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How high's the water, mama?
F
F

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Three feet high and risin'
F5
F5

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F
F

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How high's the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin'
Verse 5
F
F

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Well, the hives are gone,
I've lost my bees
C5
C5

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Bb
Bb

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The chickens are sleepin'
In the willow trees
C5
C5

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Cow's in water up past her knees,
F
F

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Three feet high and risin'
Verse 6
G
G

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How high's the water, mama?
Four feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Four feet high and risin'
Verse 7
G
G

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Hey, come look through the window pane,
C5
C5

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The bus is comin',
gonna take us to the train
D
D

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Looks like we'll be blessed
with a little more rain,
G
G

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4 feet high and risin'
Verse 8
A
A

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How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin'
Verse 9
A
A

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Well, the rails are washed
D
D

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out north of town
We gotta head for higher ground
E
E

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We can't come back till
the water comes down,
A
A

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Five feet high and risin'
Verse 10
A
A

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E
E

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C#m
C#m

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A
A

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Well, it's five feet high and risin'

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