Chords for Levee Breaks by Beverley Martyn
Tempo:
135.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Dm
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G] It's been raining a long time.
This is after [B] the flood.
[C] [F#]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[C] [G]
[D] Now [C] if it keeps on raining, [F#] the [F] levee is [D] gonna break.
[A]
[C] Keeps on [B] raining, levee's gonna [D] break.
All you people [F#] won't have nowhere [D]
to stay.
[G] [Dm]
[D] Well, all that [G] stood [F] on the
[D] levee and moaned.
[C] All last night [B] stood on [Dm] the levee and moaned.
I [G] was thinking about my [Bm] baby, [D] about my happy home.
[Dm] You know [D] the rain won't help you [G] cry.
[D] It won't do no good.
[C] Rain won't [G] help you.
[F]
[D] Won't do no good.
[Dm] [D] When [C] the levee breaks, [Bm] [D] man, you gotta know.
[D] [G] [D]
[E]
[Dm] [G]
[D]
I worked on the [Bm] levee, mama, [D] night and day.
[C] Yes, I worked on the [G] levee, [Dm]
mama, night and day.
[C] I was working so [Bm] hard to keep [A] the water away.
[Dm]
Me no levee, [D] cause me to weep and [Dm] moan.
[C] Me [G] no levee, [D] cause me to weep and moan.
[C] Cause me to leave my [G] baby, [D] and my happy home.
[A]
[D] [Bm] [E]
So [Dm] if [C] it keeps on [F#] raining, the [D] levee is gonna [Dm] break.
[C] Yes, if it keeps on [Bm] raining, [Dm]
levee's [D] gonna break.
[C] And all you [B] people, [D]
stay.
[A] [C] [Bm]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[Dm]
[G#] [Bm]
[D]
[C]
[B] [A]
[A] [D]
[D]
[A] [D]
[G] It's been raining a long time.
This is after [B] the flood.
[C] [F#]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[C] [G]
[D] Now [C] if it keeps on raining, [F#] the [F] levee is [D] gonna break.
[A]
[C] Keeps on [B] raining, levee's gonna [D] break.
All you people [F#] won't have nowhere [D]
to stay.
[G] [Dm]
[D] Well, all that [G] stood [F] on the
[D] levee and moaned.
[C] All last night [B] stood on [Dm] the levee and moaned.
I [G] was thinking about my [Bm] baby, [D] about my happy home.
[Dm] You know [D] the rain won't help you [G] cry.
[D] It won't do no good.
[C] Rain won't [G] help you.
[F]
[D] Won't do no good.
[Dm] [D] When [C] the levee breaks, [Bm] [D] man, you gotta know.
[D] [G] [D]
[E]
[Dm] [G]
[D]
I worked on the [Bm] levee, mama, [D] night and day.
[C] Yes, I worked on the [G] levee, [Dm]
mama, night and day.
[C] I was working so [Bm] hard to keep [A] the water away.
[Dm]
Me no levee, [D] cause me to weep and [Dm] moan.
[C] Me [G] no levee, [D] cause me to weep and moan.
[C] Cause me to leave my [G] baby, [D] and my happy home.
[A]
[D] [Bm] [E]
So [Dm] if [C] it keeps on [F#] raining, the [D] levee is gonna [Dm] break.
[C] Yes, if it keeps on [Bm] raining, [Dm]
levee's [D] gonna break.
[C] And all you [B] people, [D]
stay.
[A] [C] [Bm]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[Dm]
[G#] [Bm]
[D]
[C]
[B] [A]
[A] [D]
[D]
[A] [D]
Key:
D
C
Dm
G
A
D
C
Dm
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] It's been raining a long time. _ _
_ _ _ _ This is after [B] the flood. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now [C] if it keeps on raining, [F#] the [F] levee is [D] gonna break.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ Keeps on [B] raining, levee's gonna [D] break. _ _ _ _ _ _
All you people [F#] won't have nowhere [D]
to stay. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Well, all that _ _ [G] stood [F] on the _
[D] levee and moaned. _ _ _ _ _
[C] All last night [B] stood on [Dm] the levee and _ moaned.
_ _ I [G] was thinking about my [Bm] baby, [D] about my happy home.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ You know [D] the rain won't help you [G] _ _ cry.
[D] _ It won't do no good. _
[C] Rain won't [G] help you.
_ [F] _ _
[D] Won't do no good.
[Dm] _ _ [D] When [C] the levee breaks, [Bm] _ _ [D] man, you gotta know. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I worked on the [Bm] levee, mama, [D] _ night and day. _ _
[C] Yes, I worked on the [G] levee, [Dm] _
mama, night _ and day.
[C] I was working so [Bm] hard to keep [A] the water away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Me no levee, [D] cause me to weep and [Dm] moan. _ _ _ _
[C] _ Me [G] no levee, [D] cause me to weep and moan. _ _ _ _
[C] Cause me to leave my [G] baby, _ [D] and my happy home.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
So _ _ [Dm] _ _ if [C] it keeps on [F#] raining, _ the [D] levee is gonna [Dm] break. _
[C] Yes, if it keeps on [Bm] raining, _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ levee's [D] gonna break. _
[C] And all you [B] _ people, _ [D] _
_ _ stay. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] It's been raining a long time. _ _
_ _ _ _ This is after [B] the flood. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now [C] if it keeps on raining, [F#] the [F] levee is [D] gonna break.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ Keeps on [B] raining, levee's gonna [D] break. _ _ _ _ _ _
All you people [F#] won't have nowhere [D]
to stay. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Well, all that _ _ [G] stood [F] on the _
[D] levee and moaned. _ _ _ _ _
[C] All last night [B] stood on [Dm] the levee and _ moaned.
_ _ I [G] was thinking about my [Bm] baby, [D] about my happy home.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ You know [D] the rain won't help you [G] _ _ cry.
[D] _ It won't do no good. _
[C] Rain won't [G] help you.
_ [F] _ _
[D] Won't do no good.
[Dm] _ _ [D] When [C] the levee breaks, [Bm] _ _ [D] man, you gotta know. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I worked on the [Bm] levee, mama, [D] _ night and day. _ _
[C] Yes, I worked on the [G] levee, [Dm] _
mama, night _ and day.
[C] I was working so [Bm] hard to keep [A] the water away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Me no levee, [D] cause me to weep and [Dm] moan. _ _ _ _
[C] _ Me [G] no levee, [D] cause me to weep and moan. _ _ _ _
[C] Cause me to leave my [G] baby, _ [D] and my happy home.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
So _ _ [Dm] _ _ if [C] it keeps on [F#] raining, _ the [D] levee is gonna [Dm] break. _
[C] Yes, if it keeps on [Bm] raining, _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ levee's [D] gonna break. _
[C] And all you [B] _ people, _ [D] _
_ _ stay. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _