Chords for Lee Roy Parnell - Giving Water To A Drowning Man (1995)
Tempo:
122.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
I
[D]
appreciate your sweet kind words.
Girl, you're looking good tonight.
[Dm]
Had you come around not too [Dm] long ago, [D] I'm sure we'd have had a set time.
[E] But I got someone giving me [A] more love than all else in need.
Girl, you got to understand.
[Am] It'd [D] be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
[G] Telling old Noah all about the flood.
[D] Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, and I'm sure that you can.
But [G] it's like giving water to [G] a [D] drowning man.
[Am] [D]
[Dm]
Lots of pretty women in this town, but I don't give a second look.
Just a waste of time staring at the cover when you've already read the book.
[G] [E] Cause ever since the day we met, [A] I've been in over my head.
No one loves me like she can.
[Am] [D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
Telling Merle Hackett about a one-night [G] stand.
Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the [D] choir.
Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] My baby gives me more love than one man could stand.
It'd be [G] like giving water to a [D] drowning man.
[D]
Yeah, and [A] I got someone giving me more love than I'll ever need.
Girl, you got to understand.
[D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
Telling old Noah [G] all about the [D] flood.
Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, I'm sure that you can.
[D] But it's like giving water to a drowning man.
Telling Merle [A] Hackett about a one [Dm]-night stand.
[G] Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the choir.
[D] Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] I got more love than anyone can stand.
[G] It'd be like giving water to a drowning [D] man.
[Dm]
[N] Yeah, no.
I
[D]
appreciate your sweet kind words.
Girl, you're looking good tonight.
[Dm]
Had you come around not too [Dm] long ago, [D] I'm sure we'd have had a set time.
[E] But I got someone giving me [A] more love than all else in need.
Girl, you got to understand.
[Am] It'd [D] be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
[G] Telling old Noah all about the flood.
[D] Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, and I'm sure that you can.
But [G] it's like giving water to [G] a [D] drowning man.
[Am] [D]
[Dm]
Lots of pretty women in this town, but I don't give a second look.
Just a waste of time staring at the cover when you've already read the book.
[G] [E] Cause ever since the day we met, [A] I've been in over my head.
No one loves me like she can.
[Am] [D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
Telling Merle Hackett about a one-night [G] stand.
Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the [D] choir.
Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] My baby gives me more love than one man could stand.
It'd be [G] like giving water to a [D] drowning man.
[D]
Yeah, and [A] I got someone giving me more love than I'll ever need.
Girl, you got to understand.
[D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
Telling old Noah [G] all about the [D] flood.
Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, I'm sure that you can.
[D] But it's like giving water to a drowning man.
Telling Merle [A] Hackett about a one [Dm]-night stand.
[G] Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the choir.
[D] Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] I got more love than anyone can stand.
[G] It'd be like giving water to a drowning [D] man.
[Dm]
[N] Yeah, no.
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ appreciate your sweet kind words.
Girl, you're looking good tonight.
[Dm] _
_ Had you come around not too [Dm] long ago, [D] I'm sure we'd have had a set time.
_ [E] But I got someone giving me [A] more love than all else in need.
Girl, you got to _ understand.
[Am] It'd [D] be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
[G] Telling old Noah all about the flood.
[D] _ Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, and I'm sure that you can.
But [G] it's like giving water to [G] a _ [D] drowning man.
[Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ Lots of pretty women in this town, but I don't give a second look. _
_ _ Just a waste of time staring at the cover when you've already read the book.
_ _ [G] [E] Cause ever since the day we met, [A] I've been in over my head.
No one loves me like she can.
[Am] _ [D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
_ Telling Merle Hackett about a one-night [G] stand.
Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the [D] choir.
Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] My baby gives me more love than one man could stand.
It'd be [G] like giving water to a _ [D] drowning man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Yeah, and [A] I got someone giving me more love than I'll ever need.
Girl, you got to understand.
_ [D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
Telling old Noah [G] all about the [D] flood.
Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, I'm sure that you can.
[D] But it's like giving water to a drowning man.
_ Telling Merle [A] Hackett about a one [Dm]-night stand.
[G] Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the choir.
[D] Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] I got more love than anyone can stand.
[G] It'd be like giving water to a drowning [D] _ man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[N] Yeah, no. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ appreciate your sweet kind words.
Girl, you're looking good tonight.
[Dm] _
_ Had you come around not too [Dm] long ago, [D] I'm sure we'd have had a set time.
_ [E] But I got someone giving me [A] more love than all else in need.
Girl, you got to _ understand.
[Am] It'd [D] be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
[G] Telling old Noah all about the flood.
[D] _ Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, and I'm sure that you can.
But [G] it's like giving water to [G] a _ [D] drowning man.
[Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ Lots of pretty women in this town, but I don't give a second look. _
_ _ Just a waste of time staring at the cover when you've already read the book.
_ _ [G] [E] Cause ever since the day we met, [A] I've been in over my head.
No one loves me like she can.
[Am] _ [D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
_ Telling Merle Hackett about a one-night [G] stand.
Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the [D] choir.
Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] My baby gives me more love than one man could stand.
It'd be [G] like giving water to a _ [D] drowning man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Yeah, and [A] I got someone giving me more love than I'll ever need.
Girl, you got to understand.
_ [D] It'd be like giving water to a drowning man.
Feeling the fire on the desert sand.
Telling old Noah [G] all about the [D] flood.
Catfish hearing about the Mississippi mud.
[A] You want to give me loving, I'm sure that you can.
[D] But it's like giving water to a drowning man.
_ Telling Merle [A] Hackett about a one [Dm]-night stand.
[G] Ruzzling at the devil, preaching at the choir.
[D] Gonna light a match on a raging fire.
[A] I got more love than anyone can stand.
[G] It'd be like giving water to a drowning [D] _ man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[N] Yeah, no. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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