Chords for Johnny Cash Five Feet High and Rising
Tempo:
78.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Db
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
How high is the water mama?
[Bb] two feet high and rise
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's two feet high and rising
Well, we can make it to the road in a homemade boat because [Eb] that's the only thing we got left to [F] float
It's already over all of wheat and oats two feet [Bb] high and rising
[Db]
How high is the water mama?
[Ab] three feet high and rise
How high is [Db] the water Papa?
She said it's three feet high and rising
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my beans [Gb] chickens are sleeping in the willow [Bb] trees
Cows and [Ab] water up past her knees three feet [Db] high and rising
[Eb]
How high is the water mama?
four feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's four feet high and rising
Hey come look through the window pane [Ab] the bus is coming gonna take us to the [Bb] train
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain four feet [Eb] high and rising
[F]
How high is the water mama?
five feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's five feet high and rising
Well, the rails are washed out north town.
[Bb] We got a head for higher ground
[C] We can't come back till the water goes down five feet [F] high and rising.
Well, it's five feet high
Rising
[N]
[Bb] two feet high and rise
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's two feet high and rising
Well, we can make it to the road in a homemade boat because [Eb] that's the only thing we got left to [F] float
It's already over all of wheat and oats two feet [Bb] high and rising
[Db]
How high is the water mama?
[Ab] three feet high and rise
How high is [Db] the water Papa?
She said it's three feet high and rising
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my beans [Gb] chickens are sleeping in the willow [Bb] trees
Cows and [Ab] water up past her knees three feet [Db] high and rising
[Eb]
How high is the water mama?
four feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's four feet high and rising
Hey come look through the window pane [Ab] the bus is coming gonna take us to the [Bb] train
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain four feet [Eb] high and rising
[F]
How high is the water mama?
five feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's five feet high and rising
Well, the rails are washed out north town.
[Bb] We got a head for higher ground
[C] We can't come back till the water goes down five feet [F] high and rising.
Well, it's five feet high
Rising
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Db
Ab
Bb
Eb
F
_ How high is the water mama?
[Bb] two feet high and rise
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's two feet high and rising
Well, we can make it to the road in a homemade boat because [Eb] that's the only thing we got left to [F] float
It's already over all of wheat and oats two feet [Bb] high and rising
[Db] _
How high is the water mama?
[Ab] three feet high and rise
How high is [Db] the water Papa?
She said it's three feet high and rising
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my beans [Gb] chickens are sleeping in the willow [Bb] trees
Cows and [Ab] water up past her knees three feet [Db] high and rising
[Eb] _
How high is the water mama?
four feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's four feet high and rising
Hey come look through the window pane [Ab] the bus is coming gonna take us to the [Bb] train
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain four feet [Eb] high and rising
[F] _
_ _ How high is the water mama?
five feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's five feet high and rising
Well, the rails are washed out north town.
[Bb] We got a head for higher ground
[C] We can't come back till the water goes down five feet [F] high and rising.
Well, it's five feet high
Rising
_ [N] _
[Bb] two feet high and rise
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's two feet high and rising
Well, we can make it to the road in a homemade boat because [Eb] that's the only thing we got left to [F] float
It's already over all of wheat and oats two feet [Bb] high and rising
[Db] _
How high is the water mama?
[Ab] three feet high and rise
How high is [Db] the water Papa?
She said it's three feet high and rising
Well, the hives are gone.
I lost my beans [Gb] chickens are sleeping in the willow [Bb] trees
Cows and [Ab] water up past her knees three feet [Db] high and rising
[Eb] _
How high is the water mama?
four feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's four feet high and rising
Hey come look through the window pane [Ab] the bus is coming gonna take us to the [Bb] train
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain four feet [Eb] high and rising
[F] _
_ _ How high is the water mama?
five feet high and rising
How high is the water Papa?
She said it's five feet high and rising
Well, the rails are washed out north town.
[Bb] We got a head for higher ground
[C] We can't come back till the water goes down five feet [F] high and rising.
Well, it's five feet high
Rising
_ [N] _