The Flood

Intro Am G C F Am G C C/B Am (walk from C to Am isn't quite C/B but it works too) [Verso 1] Am G C F I inherited this plot of land when Mama's daddy died Am G C F This little surveyed piece of Earth is where I spent my life Am G C F Rainwater is to cornfields like whiskey is to men Am G C F Just have enough to keep you standing, too much will do you in {Intro riff} [Verso 2] Am G C F These rainclouds settled in one early Winter night Am G C F The grey of Winter dark is choking out all the sunlight Am G C F The little sandy river, she's drowning in her tears Am G C F With her she'll take my good dirt, and a hundred head of steer {Intro riff} [Refrão] Am G C F The rain keeps on a'falling as I cry out to my lord Am G C F "Won't you spare this land I've broke my heart and backbone for?" Am G C F Well, he don't give me an answer as the rain keeps coming down Am G C F I'll fight this flood 'til the bitter end or he washes me out {Intro riff} [Verso 3] Am G C F For forty days, forty nights, Am G C F you hear Noah built the ark, And that he rode upon the tide, Am G C F Lord, I've got no boat, I've run out of time Am G C F Nothing left to live for, and the last of my kind {Intro riff} [Refrão] Am G C F The rain keeps on a'falling as I cry out to my lord Am G C F "Won't you spare this land I've broke my heart and backbone for?" Am G C F Well, he don't give me an answer as the rain keeps coming down Am G C F I'll fight this flood 'til the bitter end or he washes me out {Intro riff} [Verso 4] Am G C F That muddy water's rising lord, I can barely see the fence Am G C F Lord, it rolls my way like a slow train, loaded down with death Am G C F Son, you can have your share, if she leaves anything behind Am G C F Don't bother dragging the river boys; this note is all you'll find {Intro riff} [Refrão] Am G C F The rain keeps on a'falling as I cry out to my lord Am G C F "Won't you spare this land I've broke my heart and backbone for?" Am G C F Well, he don't give me an answer as the rain keeps coming down Am G C F I'll fight this flood 'til the bitter end or he washes me out