Five Feet High and Rising
Johnny Cash (1959)


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| [A!] ... How high's the water, | Mama? |
| [A] Two feet high and | risin' |
| [A] How high's the water, | Papa?
She said it's | [A] two feet high and | risin'

Well we can | [A] make it to the road in a | [A7] homemade boat
'cause that's the | [D] only thing we got | left that'll float.
It's | [E7] already over all the | wheat and oats |
| [E7] Two feet high and | [A] risin' | [C] .... |

| [C] How high's the water, | Mama? |
| [C] Three feet high and | risin' |
| [C] How high's the water, | Papa?
She said it's | [C] three feet high and | risin'

Well, the | [C] hives are gone, I | [C7] lost my bees |
| [F] Chickens are sleepin' in the | [F] willow trees. |
| [G] Cow's in water up | past their knees |
| [G] three feet high and | [C] risin' | [D] .... |

| [D] How high's the water, | Mama? |
| [D] Four feet high and | risin' |
| [D] How high's the water, | Papa?
She said it's | [D] four feet high and | risin' |

| [D] Hey, come look through the | [D7] window pane.
The | [G] bus is comin', gonna | take us to the train. |
| [A] Looks like we'll be blessed | with a little more rain. |
| [A] Four feet high and | [D] risin' | [E] .... | [E] .... |

| [E] How high's the water, | Mama? |
| [E] Five feet high and | risin' |
| [E] How high's the water, | Papa?
She said it's | [E] five feet high and | risin'.

Well, the | [E] rails are washed out | [E7] north of town. |
| [A] We gotta head for | higher ground.
We | [B7] can't come back till the | water goes down, |
| [B7] Five feet high and | [E] risin'.
Well, it's | [E!] five feet high and risin'.

#Capo on 1st fret to play along with Johnny Cash.

#Last Updated 5/16/22 JJ
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