Michigan Water Blues Chords by Dave Van Ronk
Tempo:
130.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Em
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Bb] [Am]
[E] [Dbm] [E]
[A] [Bb]
[B] [D] [B] [G]
[E] [Em] [B]
[E] [Eb] [G] [E] [A]
[E] [G] [B] [G] [E] Michigan water [Bm] [Bbm] tastes [F] like [Abm] sherry [Bm] [Gb] [Am]
[E] wine, sherry wine.
[A] Mississippi [Bb] water tastes like [Em] [B]
turpentine.
[E] [B]
Michigan [C] water [B] tastes like [E] sherry [Bm] wine.
[Bbm] [C] [Abm] [G] [B] [Em]
Got a gal in Alabama, got [Bb] a [Am] gal in [E] Spain,
[D] I got [Gb] a [Am] gal in [E] Mississippi, scared to [A] call her name.
Michigan water [E] [Em] tastes [E] like sherry [B] wine.
[E]
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, [B] tastes like [Em] sherry [Bbm] wine.
[Am] [Abm] [Em] [B]
[Em] She looks like a frog, hops [Bb] like [A] a [E] kangaroo,
if [Bb] she ain't [Am] got [E] no hopper, let her be a hopper too.
[A] Michigan [E] water [Bb] tastes [Em] like sherry [B] wine.
[Em] [E]
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, [B] tastes [E] like sherry [A] wine.
[E] [G] [B]
[Em] Well the [A] rooster [E] crowed [Bb] and the [Am] hound [E] ran around,
if you want my frequency you gotta run me down.
[A] Michigan [E] water tastes like [B] sherry [E] wine.
[B] I'm Michigan [E] water, [B] tastes like [E] sherry [A] wine.
[E] [G] I [B]
[Em] believe [D] it to [E] me, so my [Bb] [Am] gal's got [E] black hat [Bb] bone,
[C] [E] black hat [A] bone, every time I [Bb] see her, I gotta [Em] come back [B] home.
[E]
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, tastes [B] [E] like [A] sherry [E] wine.
[Em] [B] [E] Guitar, [A] [E] [Bb] [Am] [Abm] [Em] uh [Bbm]-huh, [Am] [E] yeah.
[Em]
[E]
[B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [G] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [Em] Michigan water [Gb] tastes like [E] sherry [Gb] [Am] wine, [E] sherry [A] wine.
I'm Mississippi [E] water, tastes like dirt.
[B]
[E] [B] I'm Michigan [E] water, tastes [B] like sherry wine.
[A] [Am] [E]
[E] [Dbm] [E]
[A] [Bb]
[B] [D] [B] [G]
[E] [Em] [B]
[E] [Eb] [G] [E] [A]
[E] [G] [B] [G] [E] Michigan water [Bm] [Bbm] tastes [F] like [Abm] sherry [Bm] [Gb] [Am]
[E] wine, sherry wine.
[A] Mississippi [Bb] water tastes like [Em] [B]
turpentine.
[E] [B]
Michigan [C] water [B] tastes like [E] sherry [Bm] wine.
[Bbm] [C] [Abm] [G] [B] [Em]
Got a gal in Alabama, got [Bb] a [Am] gal in [E] Spain,
[D] I got [Gb] a [Am] gal in [E] Mississippi, scared to [A] call her name.
Michigan water [E] [Em] tastes [E] like sherry [B] wine.
[E]
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, [B] tastes like [Em] sherry [Bbm] wine.
[Am] [Abm] [Em] [B]
[Em] She looks like a frog, hops [Bb] like [A] a [E] kangaroo,
if [Bb] she ain't [Am] got [E] no hopper, let her be a hopper too.
[A] Michigan [E] water [Bb] tastes [Em] like sherry [B] wine.
[Em] [E]
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, [B] tastes [E] like sherry [A] wine.
[E] [G] [B]
[Em] Well the [A] rooster [E] crowed [Bb] and the [Am] hound [E] ran around,
if you want my frequency you gotta run me down.
[A] Michigan [E] water tastes like [B] sherry [E] wine.
[B] I'm Michigan [E] water, [B] tastes like [E] sherry [A] wine.
[E] [G] I [B]
[Em] believe [D] it to [E] me, so my [Bb] [Am] gal's got [E] black hat [Bb] bone,
[C] [E] black hat [A] bone, every time I [Bb] see her, I gotta [Em] come back [B] home.
[E]
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, tastes [B] [E] like [A] sherry [E] wine.
[Em] [B] [E] Guitar, [A] [E] [Bb] [Am] [Abm] [Em] uh [Bbm]-huh, [Am] [E] yeah.
[Em]
[E]
[B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [G] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [Em] Michigan water [Gb] tastes like [E] sherry [Gb] [Am] wine, [E] sherry [A] wine.
I'm Mississippi [E] water, tastes like dirt.
[B]
[E] [B] I'm Michigan [E] water, tastes [B] like sherry wine.
[A] [Am] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
Em
Bb
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] Michigan water [Bm] [Bbm] tastes [F] like [Abm] sherry [Bm] _ [Gb] _ [Am]
[E] wine, _ sherry wine.
[A] Mississippi [Bb] water _ tastes like [Em] _ [B]
turpentine.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Michigan [C] water [B] tastes like [E] sherry [Bm] wine.
[Bbm] _ [C] _ [Abm] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [Em]
Got a gal in Alabama, got [Bb] a [Am] gal in [E] Spain,
[D] I got [Gb] a [Am] gal in [E] Mississippi, _ scared to [A] call her name.
Michigan water [E] _ [Em] _ tastes [E] like sherry [B] wine.
[E] _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, [B] tastes like [Em] sherry [Bbm] wine.
[Am] _ [Abm] _ [Em] _ [B] _ _
[Em] She looks like a frog, hops [Bb] like [A] a [E] kangaroo,
if [Bb] she ain't [Am] got [E] no hopper, let her be a hopper too.
[A] _ Michigan [E] water _ [Bb] tastes [Em] like sherry [B] wine.
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, _ [B] tastes [E] like sherry [A] wine.
[E] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
[Em] Well the [A] rooster [E] crowed [Bb] and the [Am] hound [E] ran around,
if you want my frequency you gotta run me down.
[A] _ Michigan _ [E] water tastes like [B] sherry [E] wine. _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [E] water, [B] tastes like [E] sherry [A] wine.
_ [E] [G] I [B] _ _
[Em] believe [D] it to [E] me, so my [Bb] [Am] gal's got [E] black hat [Bb] bone,
[C] _ [E] _ black hat [A] bone, every time I [Bb] see her, I gotta [Em] come back [B] home.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, tastes [B] _ [E] like [A] sherry _ [E] wine.
[Em] _ [B] _ [E] Guitar, _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [Abm] [Em] uh [Bbm]-huh, [Am] _ [E] _ yeah.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ Michigan water [Gb] tastes like [E] sherry [Gb] [Am] wine, [E] _ sherry [A] wine.
I'm Mississippi [E] water, tastes _ like dirt.
[B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] I'm Michigan [E] water, tastes [B] like sherry _ wine.
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] Michigan water [Bm] [Bbm] tastes [F] like [Abm] sherry [Bm] _ [Gb] _ [Am]
[E] wine, _ sherry wine.
[A] Mississippi [Bb] water _ tastes like [Em] _ [B]
turpentine.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Michigan [C] water [B] tastes like [E] sherry [Bm] wine.
[Bbm] _ [C] _ [Abm] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [Em]
Got a gal in Alabama, got [Bb] a [Am] gal in [E] Spain,
[D] I got [Gb] a [Am] gal in [E] Mississippi, _ scared to [A] call her name.
Michigan water [E] _ [Em] _ tastes [E] like sherry [B] wine.
[E] _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, [B] tastes like [Em] sherry [Bbm] wine.
[Am] _ [Abm] _ [Em] _ [B] _ _
[Em] She looks like a frog, hops [Bb] like [A] a [E] kangaroo,
if [Bb] she ain't [Am] got [E] no hopper, let her be a hopper too.
[A] _ Michigan [E] water _ [Bb] tastes [Em] like sherry [B] wine.
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, _ [B] tastes [E] like sherry [A] wine.
[E] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
[Em] Well the [A] rooster [E] crowed [Bb] and the [Am] hound [E] ran around,
if you want my frequency you gotta run me down.
[A] _ Michigan _ [E] water tastes like [B] sherry [E] wine. _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [E] water, [B] tastes like [E] sherry [A] wine.
_ [E] [G] I [B] _ _
[Em] believe [D] it to [E] me, so my [Bb] [Am] gal's got [E] black hat [Bb] bone,
[C] _ [E] _ black hat [A] bone, every time I [Bb] see her, I gotta [Em] come back [B] home.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] I'm Michigan [C] water, tastes [B] _ [E] like [A] sherry _ [E] wine.
[Em] _ [B] _ [E] Guitar, _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [Abm] [Em] uh [Bbm]-huh, [Am] _ [E] _ yeah.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ Michigan water [Gb] tastes like [E] sherry [Gb] [Am] wine, [E] _ sherry [A] wine.
I'm Mississippi [E] water, tastes _ like dirt.
[B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] I'm Michigan [E] water, tastes [B] like sherry _ wine.
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _