Intro
C G/B Am G F C/E Dm G C C
[Verse]
C C F/C F/C
As I drive around the station, I see the land is at it’s driest time
C C F/C F/C
When I settle on a value, for the auction, I will keep this fact in mind
Am Am F F
For the place is one big dust bowl and the breeders now have even gone to slaughter
G G F G
With the soil deep and fertile, the ingredients are there, just add water
[Verse]
C C F F
Thou it’s hard now to see it, in a normal year the grass is past my knees
C C F F
I try to picture these black flood plains with a sea of grass rippling in the breeze
Am Am F F
Where the black clay turns to red soil, it’s bare today and set like bricks and mortar
G G F G
It’s chocked with buffel and crowfoot in the winter, just add water
[Chorus]
G G F
Just add water to the dam and I’ll drink it from the water tank
G G F
Add water to the crops and I’ll pump it from the riverbank
C C F F
Add water to the loam to the growth of this God forbidden land
G G F G
Well the only cure for the tragedy is, just add water
[Verse]
C C F F
This ploughed up cultivation was sown to wheat not long before John died
C C F F
With the planting window closing, he gambled all in June and planted dry
Am Am F F
Thou I’ve heard the drought is over, not a drop out along the southern Queensland border
G G F G
Thou the wheat may come up someday, but for now, just add water
[Verse]
C C F F C
I didn’t see it coming, don’t think it’s hit me yet, he’s really gone
C C F F
When the breeders went, in hindsight, he wasn’t quite the same from that day on
Am Am F F
Oh but the part I can’t except, is how he can leave behind his loving wife and daughter
G G F G
And I feel my eyes start burning again, just add water
[Chorus]
G G F F
Just add water to the dam and I’ll drink it from the water tank
G G F F
Add water to the crops and I’ll pump it from the riverbank
C C F F
Add water to the loam to the growth of this God forbidden land
G G F G
Well the only cure for the tragedy is, just add water
C C C C
Just add water