Chords for Ray Bonneville - I Am The Big Easy - FolkAlley.com

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_ I was born on the edge [D] of the big muddy [A] floor.
_ My daddy was French, [D] my mother [A] Creole.
I'm slow, I'm heavy, [D] _
[A] underneath the sun.
But I'm more than willing [D] when the night [A] time comes.
I'm a well-known street, [D] a [A] marching drum.
I'm a dancer, a preacher, [Bm] a [A] sophisticated bum.
I'm a wild chap, a tooler, [D] a [A] dice rolling judge.
I'm a barker trying to fool you [D] into a [A] late night club.
[D] I am the Big Easy, I've been hit by a storm.
Brought to my [A] knees crying, mercy lord.
[Bm] But I got [D] soul, and I got heart.
All [A] alone I'm coming out of the dark.
[G] I am [D] the _ [A] Big Easy. _ _ _ _
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_ _ I'm a crawfish boy, [D] a [A] funeral parade.
I'm a little boy listening to [D] the [A] music play.
I'm an old man dancing to [D] the second [A] line beat.
I'm a young girl tired of catching [D] Mardi [A] Gras beans.
I'm a shotgun [D] howlers, an [A] uptown street car.
I'm a big wheel steamer [D] by a full [A] loaded barge.
I'm a blues [D] band, a [A] politician.
I'm a shoe shine man, [D] I'm a famous [A] musician.
_ [D] I am the Big Easy, I've been hit by a storm.
Brought to my [A] knees crying, have mercy lord.
[D] But I got soul, I got heart.
All alone [A] I'm coming out of the dark.
[G] I am [D] _ _
[A] the Big Easy. _ _ _ _
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_ _ When my levee broke [D] and the [A] water came in,
I heard a lot of folks [D] call it the [A] end.
_ But you'd be mistaken [D] if you [A] thought me done.
I am the Big Easy, I'm [D] the [A] only one.
All of my [D] children and [A] all their kin,
they go on living [D] like they [A] always been.
No matter what happens, [D] won't you [A] count me out.
They call me an all-in, [D] I'm the heart [A] of the South.
[D] I am the Big Easy, I've been hit by a storm.
Brought to my knees, have [A] mercy lord.
_ [D] But I got soul, I got heart.
All alone [A] I'm coming out of the dark.
[G] I _ [D] am _ _ [A] the Big Easy. _ _ _ _ _
[D] I am the Big Easy, I've been hit by a storm.
Brought to my knees, [A] crying, have mercy lord.
[D] But I got soul, and I got heart.
All alone [A] I'm coming out of the dark.
[G] I am [D] _ _ _
[A] the Big Easy. _ _ _ _
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