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Chords in this song11
capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higherIntro
| Am | Am |
Verse 1
Mary, grab the baby, the river's risin'
Muddy water, takin' back the land
The ol' framed house, she can't take one more beatin'
Ain't no use to stay and make a stand
Verse 2
Well, the mornin' light shows water in the valley
And daddy's grave just went below the line
Things to save, you just can't take 'em with you
This flood will swallow all you've left behind
Bridge 1
Won't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is gone
Chorus
Mary, take the child, the river's risin'
Muddy water, takin' back my home
Interlude
| Am | E | Am | Am7 |
| C | Dm | E | E7 |
| Am | E | Am | Am7 |
| C | E | Am | Am |
Verse 3
The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here
Turn my back on what I've left below
Shiftin' land 'n' broken farms around me
Muddy water, changin' all I know
Bridge 2
It's hard to say just what I'm losin'
Ain't never felt so all alone
Chorus
Mary, take the child, the river's risin'
Muddy water, takin' back my home
Interlude
| Am | E | Am | Am7 |
| C | Dm | E | E7 |
| Am | E | Am | Am7 |
| C | E | Am | Am7 |
Bridge 1
Won't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is gone
Coda
Mary, take the child, the river's risin'
Muddy water, is changin' all I know
Lord, this muddy water is takin' back my home
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