Tom: Dm
D
Run for your life boys_ there's noth-in' left to do_
C Am
Pikeville dam is a' cavin in_ and the water's comin' thru_
D
River's been a' risin'_ and the rain's still comin' down_
C
Fourteen days and nights_ it's gonna wash a-way the town_
[Refrain]
Dm7 C A D
Let er' roll_ roll on muddy dream_ Let er' roll_ takin' ev-ry thing_
[Verse 2]
D
It's washed a-way the houses_ and the road is al-mose gone_
C Am F
Ain't noth-in' here but the dyin and dead_ and the trail of a mighty storm_
D C Am
I had a lovin' family_ Lord I had a lovin wife_ till the Chikasaw River and the wind and rain come and robbed
N.C.
robbed them of their life_
[Refrain]
Dm7 C A D
Let er' roll_ roll on muddy dream_ Let er' roll_ takin' ev-ry thing_
Dm7 C A D
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[Verse 3]
D
I don't know where I'm goin'_ Lord I don't know where I'm bound_
C Am F
Just far a-way from the water's edge_ and a no good river town_
[Refrain]
Dm7 C A D
Let er' roll_ roll on muddy dream_ Let er' roll_ takin' ev-ry thing_
