A                      E
Back in 1983, Sonny Terry said to me:
                      E
When I put the bottle down
                          A
My friends stopped comin' 'round

                       A
They were comin' for my whiskey
                   E
My malt liquor an' wine
                    E                   A
Since I left it all behind, water works fine


[Chorus]
            A               E
Water works fine - pure an' sweet
               E                           A
It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love


[Verse 2]
          A                           E
One crazy night we drank tequila like beer
                    E
My recollection's unclear -
                    A
Ya know I felt like dyin'

                A
My face in the mirror
                      E
Scared the devil outa me
                  E                 A
Made a blind man see - water works fine


[Chorus]
             A               E
Water works fine - pure an' sweet
                E                           A
It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love
             A                E
Water works fine - served up neat
                      E                           A
Well, it's a natural treat - like a good woman's love


[Solo]


[Verse 3]
               A
Hung-over, hung-up
                 E
- drownin' in a cup
                     E
I was feelin' kinda strange -
                   A
'Bout ready for a change
                  A
I was boozin' my mind,
                  E
weavin' over the line
                           E
When I saw the road sign sayin'
             A
water works fine


[Chorus]
             A
Water works fine
               E
- so pure an' sweet
                E
It's a natural treat
                       A
- like a good woman's love

             A
Water works fine
                    E
- best cure for the heat
                        E
From your head to your feet
                       A
- Like a good woman's love

             A
Water works fine
                   E
- tastes pure an' sweet
                  E
Every day of the week
                       A
- like a good woman's love

             A
Water works fine
                        E
- well, it's a natural treat
                      E
Make me wanna dip my beak -
                     A
Like a good woman's love