Five Feet High And Rising (Take 1) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]How high's the water, mama?
Two feet high and rising.
How high's the water, papa?
She said it's two feet high and rising.
Well, we can make it to the road
in a homemade boat,
Cause that's the [C]only thing
we got left of the float.
It's [D]already [F]over all[D] the wheat and oats.
Two feet high and [G]rising.[Bb]
How high's the water, mama?
Three feet high and rising
How high's the water, papa?
She said it's three feet high and rising
Well, the hives are gone, I lost my bees
Chick[Eb]ens are sleeping
in the willow trees
[Ab]Cows [G]and wa[F]ter up past her knees
Three feet high and [Bb]rising[C]
How high's the water, mama?
Four feet high and rising
How high's the water, papa?
She said it's four feet high and rising
Hey, come look through the windowpane
The [F]bus is coming,
gonna take us to the train
[G]Looks like we'll be blessed
with a little more rain
Four feet high and [C]rising[D]
How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and rising
How high's the water, papa?
She said it's five feet high and rising
Well the rails are washed out north of town
[G]We gotta head for higher ground
We [D]can't [A]come back till
the water goes down
Five feet high and [D]rising
Well, it's five feet high and rising