Five Feet High And Rising Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
84.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Eb
F
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In 1937, the Mississippi River went over the bank and broke the levees,
flooded the cotton land along northeast Arkansas where me and my parents lived.
I was with my brothers and sisters and the mules and the cows and the chickens and the bees.
And we were warned that we had to head for the hills,
so [N] my dad sent us all to Pine Bluff on the train,
and he said he was going to stay with the house just as long as he could.
He sat on the front porch and little by little he watched the water rising on the front steps,
and he decided that when it had risen five feet high, he was going to have to leave.
Well, he did leave, and 20 years later I wrote this [Bb] song called Five Feet High and Rise.
[Ab] How high is the water, [Bb] mama?
Two feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's two feet high and rise.
We can make it to the road in a homemade [Eb] boat.
That's the only thing we got left that'll float.
[F] It's already over all the wheat and oats.
Two feet [Bb] high and rise.
[Db]
How high is the water, mama?
Three feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's three feet high and rise.
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my bees.
[Gb] Chickens are sleeping in the willow [Ab] trees.
Cows and water up past their knees.
Three feet [Db] high and rise.
[Eb] How high is the water, mama?
Four feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's four feet high and rise.
Hey, come look through the wind's pane.
[Ab] The bus is coming, gonna take us to the train.
[Bb] Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain.
Four feet high [Eb] and rise.
[F] How high is the water, mama?
Five feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's five feet high and rise.
Well, the rails [C] are washed out north of town.
[Bb] We gotta head for higher ground.
[G] Can't come back till the water goes down.
Five [F] feet high and rise.
Well, it's five feet high and rise.
[Bb]
flooded the cotton land along northeast Arkansas where me and my parents lived.
I was with my brothers and sisters and the mules and the cows and the chickens and the bees.
And we were warned that we had to head for the hills,
so [N] my dad sent us all to Pine Bluff on the train,
and he said he was going to stay with the house just as long as he could.
He sat on the front porch and little by little he watched the water rising on the front steps,
and he decided that when it had risen five feet high, he was going to have to leave.
Well, he did leave, and 20 years later I wrote this [Bb] song called Five Feet High and Rise.
[Ab] How high is the water, [Bb] mama?
Two feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's two feet high and rise.
We can make it to the road in a homemade [Eb] boat.
That's the only thing we got left that'll float.
[F] It's already over all the wheat and oats.
Two feet [Bb] high and rise.
[Db]
How high is the water, mama?
Three feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's three feet high and rise.
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my bees.
[Gb] Chickens are sleeping in the willow [Ab] trees.
Cows and water up past their knees.
Three feet [Db] high and rise.
[Eb] How high is the water, mama?
Four feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's four feet high and rise.
Hey, come look through the wind's pane.
[Ab] The bus is coming, gonna take us to the train.
[Bb] Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain.
Four feet high [Eb] and rise.
[F] How high is the water, mama?
Five feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's five feet high and rise.
Well, the rails [C] are washed out north of town.
[Bb] We gotta head for higher ground.
[G] Can't come back till the water goes down.
Five [F] feet high and rise.
Well, it's five feet high and rise.
[Bb]
Key:
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Ab
Eb
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Bb
Ab
Eb
In 1937, the Mississippi River went over the bank and broke the levees,
flooded the cotton land along northeast Arkansas where me and my parents lived.
I was with my brothers and sisters and the mules and the cows and the chickens and the bees.
And we were warned that we had to head for the hills,
so [N] my dad sent us all to Pine Bluff on the train,
and he said he was going to stay with the house just as long as he could.
He sat on the front porch and little by little he watched the water rising on the front steps,
and he decided that when it had risen five feet high, he was going to have to leave.
Well, he did leave, and 20 years later I wrote this [Bb] song called Five Feet High and Rise.
[Ab] How high is the water, [Bb] mama?
Two feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's two feet high and rise.
We can make it to the road in a homemade [Eb] boat.
That's the only thing we got left that'll float.
[F] It's already over all the wheat and oats.
Two feet [Bb] high and rise.
[Db] _ _ _
How high is the water, mama?
Three feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's three feet high and rise.
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my bees.
[Gb] Chickens are sleeping in the willow [Ab] trees.
Cows and water up past their knees.
Three feet [Db] high and rise.
[Eb] _ _ _ How high is the water, mama?
Four feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's four feet high and rise.
Hey, come look through the wind's pane.
[Ab] The bus is coming, gonna take us to the train.
[Bb] Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain.
Four feet high [Eb] and rise.
_ [F] _ _ _ How high is the water, mama?
Five feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's five feet high and rise.
Well, the rails [C] are washed out north of town.
[Bb] We gotta head for higher ground.
[G] Can't come back till the water goes down.
Five [F] feet high and rise.
Well, it's five feet high and rise.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
flooded the cotton land along northeast Arkansas where me and my parents lived.
I was with my brothers and sisters and the mules and the cows and the chickens and the bees.
And we were warned that we had to head for the hills,
so [N] my dad sent us all to Pine Bluff on the train,
and he said he was going to stay with the house just as long as he could.
He sat on the front porch and little by little he watched the water rising on the front steps,
and he decided that when it had risen five feet high, he was going to have to leave.
Well, he did leave, and 20 years later I wrote this [Bb] song called Five Feet High and Rise.
[Ab] How high is the water, [Bb] mama?
Two feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's two feet high and rise.
We can make it to the road in a homemade [Eb] boat.
That's the only thing we got left that'll float.
[F] It's already over all the wheat and oats.
Two feet [Bb] high and rise.
[Db] _ _ _
How high is the water, mama?
Three feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's three feet high and rise.
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my bees.
[Gb] Chickens are sleeping in the willow [Ab] trees.
Cows and water up past their knees.
Three feet [Db] high and rise.
[Eb] _ _ _ How high is the water, mama?
Four feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's four feet high and rise.
Hey, come look through the wind's pane.
[Ab] The bus is coming, gonna take us to the train.
[Bb] Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain.
Four feet high [Eb] and rise.
_ [F] _ _ _ How high is the water, mama?
Five feet high and rise.
How high is the water, papa?
She said it's five feet high and rise.
Well, the rails [C] are washed out north of town.
[Bb] We gotta head for higher ground.
[G] Can't come back till the water goes down.
Five [F] feet high and rise.
Well, it's five feet high and rise.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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