Learn to play "Don't Go Near The Water" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: D# Don't go near the water children, A# see the fish all dead upon the shore. D# Don't go near the water, F A# cause the water isn't water any-more. A# From the fountains in the mountains F A# comes the water running cool and clear and blue. A# And it comes down from the hills F A# and it goes down to the towns and passes through. D# When it gets down to the cities, A# then the water turns into a dirty gray. It's poisoned and polluted F A# by the people as it goes along its way. Chorus I took my boy fishin' to my old favorite fishin' hole. I had caught many a fish out of that deep, clear water, From the time I was a boy like him. After we'd fished a few minutes, he said: "Did you get a bite yet daddy?" I said: "I think I got a nibble son." "Me too", he said. Then he said: "Daddy if we catch a fish can we eat it?" I said: "Well there was a time son. This water's bad now and I might not be safe to eat the fish, but there was a time." There was a time the air was clean and you could see forever cross the plains. The wind was sweet as honey and no one had ever heard of acid rain. We're torturin' the earth and pourin' every kind of evil in the sea. We violated nature and our children have to pay the penalty. Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# D# F Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don't Go Near The Water" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Go Near The Water" by Johnny Cash.