Verse
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Back in 1983, Sonny Terry said to me:
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When I put the bottle down
B
My friends stopped comin' 'round
B
They were comin' for my whiskey
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My malt liquor an' wine
F# B
Since I left it all behind, water works fine
[Chorus]
B F#
Water works fine - pure an' sweet
F# B
It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love
[Verse 2]
B F#
One crazy night we drank tequila like beer
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My recollection's unclear -
B
Ya know I felt like dyin'
B
My face in the mirror
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Scared the devil outa me
F# B
Made a blind man see - water works fine
[Chorus]
B F#
Water works fine - pure an' sweet
F# B
It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love
B F#
Water works fine - served up neat
F# B
Well, it's a natural treat - like a good woman's love
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
B
Hung-over, hung-up
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- drownin' in a cup
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I was feelin' kinda strange -
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'Bout ready for a change
B
I was boozin' my mind,
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weavin' over the line
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When I saw the road sign sayin'
B
water works fine
[Chorus]
B
Water works fine
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- so pure an' sweet
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It's a natural treat
B
- like a good woman's love
B
Water works fine
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- best cure for the heat
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From your head to your feet
B
- Like a good woman's love
B
Water works fine
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- tastes pure an' sweet
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Every day of the week
B
- like a good woman's love
B
Water works fine
F#
- well, it's a natural treat
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Make me wanna dip my beak -
B
Like a good woman's love