verse 1CmGCm
Mary grab the baby river's risin'
EbFmG7
Muddy water taking back the land
CmGCm
Old frame house she can't take no more beatin'
AbGCm
Ain't no use to stay and make a stand
CmGCm
Well the morning light showed water in the valley
EbFmG7
Daddy's grave just went below the line
CmGCm
Things they say you just can't take'em with you
AbGCm
The flood will swallow all you leave behind
EbBb7
Won't be back to start all over
EbG7
Cause what I've held before is gone
CmGCm
Mary take the child the river's risin'
AbGCm
Muddy water taking back my home
Interlude:CmGCmCmEbFmGG7CmGCmCmAbGCmCmverse 2CmGCm
The road is gone just one way to leave here
EbFmG7
Turn my back on what I've left below
CmGCm
Shiftin' lands broken farms around me
AbGCm
Muddy water's changin' all I know
EbBb7
Hard to say just what I'm losin'
EbG7
Ain't never felt so all alone
CmGCm
Mary take the child the river's risin'
AbGCm
Muddy water taking back my home
Solo:CmGCmCmEbFmGG7CmGCmCmAbGCmCm
EbBb7
Won't be back to start all over
EbG7
Cause what I felt before is gone
CmGCm
Mary take the child, the river’s rising
AbGCm7CmAbGCm7C
Muddy water taking back my home. That muddy water taking back my home
Ab7G7Cm7CmAb7G7Cm
Muddy water’s taking back my home. Lord muddy water taking back my home