Buddy Miller Water When The Well Is Dry by Buddy Miller Bill Mallonee F#m A Bm F#m 4x F#m A Down on the corner of the dead end street Bm F#m Too many tears and not a drop of relief F#m A It'll shake up your soul it'll tear down your pride Bm F#m Honey keep your eyes pure let us tell no lies F#m A Hatred is a criminal out on the loose Bm F#m Love might be a judge with a hangman's noose F#m A It'll make you strong it'll make you bitter Bm F#m I got to find myself a strong deliverer A E I need a drink of something like water Bm D I need a taste of love divine A E Sometimes you just gotta do what you oughtta Bm D F#m Sometimes you bring up the water when the well is dry F#m A Bm F#m 2x F#m A Gone out walking through the city tonight Bm F#m Sittin through the wreckage underneath the lights F#m A All you can do is pray with all your might Bm F#m There's a few thousand souls no where in sight F#m A It's hard to swing at something you can't see Bm F#m Sometimes we just don't know the enemy F#m A Can't live by fear can't live by deception Bm F#m Hey I'm a man of peace with a few exceptions A E I need a drink of something like water Bm D I need a taste of love divine A E Sometimes you just gotta do what you oughtta Bm D F#m Sometimes you bring up the water when the well is dry F#m A Bm F#m 2x D A When the world starts shaking E Bm D And the walls are breaking down till nothing's left A E Baby you're gonna need to hold onto something that is D F#m Stronger than yourself F#m A Baby your eyes were wet with tears Bm F#m Your skin was drenched in sorrow F#m A But you kiss was an open door Bm F#m So I walked thru to a new tomorrow F#m A Honey like a blade of finest steel Bm F#m Yea like an arrow straight and true F#m A Like gold in the hottest fire Bm F#m Baby that is my love my love for you A E I need a drink of something like water Bm D I need a taste of love divine A E Sometimes you just gotta do what you oughtta Bm D F#m Sometimes you bring up the water when the well is dry F#m A Bm F#m 4x From Buddy Miller "Midnight And Lonesome" Hightone Records 2002 Martha Road/Tinkie Music (ASCAP)/admin Bug Music Cybrenjojosh Music (BMI) Buddy Miller vocals/guitar/harmonica Byron House bass Brady Blade drums