There are a lot of songs that include only these chords.

Three chords that every guitarist starts with are A major, D major, and E major. Transitions between chords are pretty easy, and the strumming pattern is suitable for those who have just started learning the guitar.

Play A major in the song intro and A and E on the verses. The song made the album special, and therefore it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Waits wrote the song with his wife Kathleen Brennan. Cold Water was released in 1999 as part of Wait’s album called Mule Variations.