Diving Duck Blues
Keb Mo & Taj Mahal (Sleepy John Estes)


Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 -  D u T4 -  D u |

Intro
| [C]   | [C]   | [C]   | [C]  
| [F]   | [F]   | [C]   | [C]  
| [F]   | [F]   | [C]   | [C]  
| [Am] [G] | [Am] [G] | [C] | [C]  

If the | [C] river was whiskey and | [C] I was a diving | [C] duck   | [C]  
If the | [F] river was whiskey | [F] I was a diving | [C] duck | [C]  
Honey if the | [F] river was whiskey   | [F] I was a diving | [C] duck   | [C]  
Oo y'all I'd | [Am] dive upon the [G] bottom, | [Am] honey and I'd [G] never come | [C] up   | [C]  

Well the | [C] sun's goin' to shine on | [C] my back door some-   | [C] day   | [C]  
You know the | [F] sun's goin' to shine on | [F] my back door some-   | [C] day | [C]  
Well now the | [F] sun's goin' to shine on my | [F] back door some-   | [C] day | [C]  
The | [Am] wind's goin' to [G] rise and | [Am] blow my [G] blues a-   | [C] way | [C]  

Put your | [C] lovin' arms around me | [C] honey like you circle around the | [C] sun | [C]  
Put your | [F] lovin' arms around me | [F] yeah like you circle around the | [C] sun | [C]                                                       | [C]  
Put your | [F] lovin' arms around me like you | [F] circled around the | [C] sun | [C]  
Oh I'm | [Am] gonna love you [G] baby | [Am] honey till my [G] moo cows come | [C] home |

Bridge
| [C]   | [C]   | [C]   | [C]  
| [F]   | [F]   | [C]   | [C]  
| [F]   | [F]   | [C]   | [C]  
| [Am] [G] | [Am] [G] | [C] | [C]  

My | [C] easy rider | [C] won't give me no | [C] rest | [C]  
Well my | [F] easy rider | [F] sure won't give me no | [C] rest | [C]  
Well my | [F] easy rider sure | [F] won't give me no | [C] rest | [C]  
She got my | [Am] heart a [G] wondering like the | [Am] wild [G] geese in the | [C] west

Well I'm | [C] sitting on my front porch | [C] sunning in my old rocking | [C] chair | [C]  
I'm | [F] sitting on my front porch | [F] sunning in my old rocking | [C] chair | [C]  
| [F] Sitting on my front porch | [F] sunning in my old rocking | [C] chair | [C]  
I'm gonna | [Am] rock rock rock rock [G] rock rock | [Am] rock 'cause I [G] just don't | [C] care | [C]  

If the | [C] river was whiskey and | [C] I was a diving | [C] duck | [C]  
If the | [F] river was whiskey | [F] I was a diving | [C] duck | [C]  
If the | [F] river was whiskey | [F] I was a diving | [C] duck | [C]  
Oo y'all I'd | [Am] dive upon the [G] bottom | [Am] baby then I'd [G] never come | [C] up
Mmm y'all I'd | [Am] dive upon the [G] bottom, | [Am] baby and I'd [G] never come | [C] up | [C]  
I'd | [Am] dive upon the [G] bottom, | [Am] baby and I'd [G] never come | [C] up | [C]  
I'd | [Am] dive upon the [G] bottom, | [Am] baby and I'd [G] never come | [C!] up

#Capo on 3rd fret to play with Keb Mo and Taj Mahal's version.

#Last Updated 5/13/22 JJ
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