'Five Feet High And Rising' by Johnny Cash - Guitar Tutorial

             G                            C                 G  
How high is the water mama two feet high and risin' 
                                C                             G  
How high is the water papa she said it's two feet high and risin' 
                                     G7  
But we can make it to the road in a homemade boat 
                  C  
Cause that's the only thing we got left that'll float 
      D7                                                      G  
It's already over all the wheat and oats two feet high and risin' 
 
                            C                     G  
How high is the water mama three feet high and risin' 
                                C                              G  
How high is the water papa she said it's three feet high and risin' 
                           G7  
Well the hives are gone I lost my bees 
 C  
Chickens are sleepin' in the willow trees 
 D7                                                      G  
Cows in water up past their knees three feet high and risin' 
 
                            C                    G  
How high is the water mama four feet high and risin' 
                                C                              G  
How high is the water papa she said it's four feet high and risin' 
                                  G7  
Hey come look through the window pane 
     C  
The bus is comin' gonna take us to the train 
 D7                                               G  
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain 
four feet high and risin' 
 
                            C                    G  
How high is the water mama five feet high and risin' 
                                C                              G  
How high is the water papa she said it's five feet high and risin' 
                               G7                 C  
Well the rails are washed out north of town we gotta head 
for higher ground 
 D7                                                    G  
We can't come back till the water goes down five feet high 
and risin' 
           C                    G  
Well it's five feet high and risin'