Five Feet High And Rising
Matanza
Cifras

How high's the water, mama?
  Bb
Two feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Two feet high and risin'
            Bb (Palmute)
We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
  Eb
That's the only thing we got left that'll float
  F
It's already over all the wheat and the oats,
                                          Bb
Two feet high and risin'
  C# (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Three feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin'
  C#
Well, the hives are gone,
I've lost my bees
  F#
The chickens are sleepin'
In the willow trees
  G#
Cow's in water up past her knees,
                              C#
Three feet high and risin'
  Eb (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Four feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Four feet high and risin'
  Eb
Hey, come look through the window pane,
  G#
The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train
  Bb
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain,
four feet high and risin'
  F (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin'
  F
Well, the rails are washed out north of town
  Bb
We gotta head for higher ground
  C
We can't come back till the water comes down,
                                        F
Five feet high and risin'
        D     C     A       F
Well, it's five feet high and risin'