Chords for Levee Song/I've Been Working on the Railroad - Sandhills Sixteen

Tempo:
153.5 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

F

Eb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Levee Song/I've Been Working on the Railroad - Sandhills Sixteen chords
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[B] [Bb]
[C]
[Eb] I'm working [Bb] on the levee,
[Abm] [C]
[Fm] I'm working [Bb] on the levee,
Singing a song of steady, [Eb] a roll of [Bb] cotton veil,
Nigger is half so happy, [C] as when he's [F] on the jail,
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ebm] Cops and [Bb] porters, bright [F] and bold,
[C]
But [Bb] for niggers, [F]
you [Bb] are lead.
[C]
[Bb]
I'm working on the levee, [G]
[C]
[Ebm] [Bb] on the levee,
Singing a song of steady, [Ebm] a [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb] roll of cotton veil,
Nigger is half so happy, as when he's on the jail,
Cops and porters, bright [C] and bold,
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gb] [Bb] [G]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Ebm]
[Bb]
[C]
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Ab]
[Eb]
[C] [F] [Eb]
[Cm] But for [Fm] niggers, you are [Bb] lead.
[G] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Bb
12341111
C
3211
F
134211111
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm working [Bb] _ _ on the _ _ levee, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] I'm working [Bb] _ _ on the _ levee,
Singing a song of steady, [Eb] a roll of [Bb] cotton veil,
Nigger is half so happy, [C] as when he's [F] on the jail,
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] Cops and [Bb] porters, bright [F] and bold,
[C] _
But [Bb] for niggers, [F] _ _
you [Bb] are _ lead. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
I'm working _ _ on the _ levee, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] on the _ levee,
Singing a song of steady, [Ebm] a _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ roll of cotton veil,
Nigger is half so happy, as when he's on the jail,
Cops and porters, bright [C] and bold, _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] But for _ [Fm] niggers, you are [Bb] lead. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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