Chords for The Band of Heathens - "Hurricane" - St. Louis, Mar 5, 2011
Tempo:
68 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
C
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C] [D]
[G] [A]
[C] [D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] 30 [C] miles on the Gulf Strait, [D] we hear the [A] sapling moan.
The bridges [C] are getting lower, [D] the shrimp are coming home.
[Am] The old man down [C] in the corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink from his whiskey [D] bottle and this is what he [A] says.
I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around every [E] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold [A] and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new wounds.
[A]
A man came from [C] Chicago, [D] he's gonna sit down and feel it [A] right.
He says, need to be [C] at least three feet [D] high, it won't make it [A] through the night.
But the old man [Cm] down in the corner, [D] he's head round to listen [A] to that boy.
Water me [C] down by the morning and he'll [D] be back in [A] Illinois.
I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
The [A] high black water, the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and she [Am] bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of water [D] to wash away new [A] wounds.
[Am]
[C] [D] [A] [Am]
[D] [E] [A]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] [D] [A]
Thirty [C] miles on the Gulf Stream, [D] I hear the [A] south wind moan.
Bridges [C] are tearing low, the [D] shrimp boat's coming [A] home.
The old man down in the [C] corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink [C] from his whisk and follows [D] the land, this is [A] what it's like.
[E]
[A] I was [F] born in the rain on a passenger [A] train underneath the Louisiana moon.
I [C#] don't mind the strain of a hurricane, [Bm] it comes around every [B] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and [A] she bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new [A] wounds.
This is how we go [C] today, all the miles of train, [D] all the streets of Newsy [A] Town, Lord.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
[A]
[C] [D] She's hard, she's [A] cold and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot [D] of water to wash away [A] new wounds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of water to wash away new [A] wounds.
[C]
[D] [A] [C]
[D] [Am]
[A] [C]
[D] [A] [C]
[A] [Am]
[D] [A] [A] [C]
[A] [C]
[D] [A]
[Gm]
[G] [A]
[C] [D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] 30 [C] miles on the Gulf Strait, [D] we hear the [A] sapling moan.
The bridges [C] are getting lower, [D] the shrimp are coming home.
[Am] The old man down [C] in the corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink from his whiskey [D] bottle and this is what he [A] says.
I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around every [E] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold [A] and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new wounds.
[A]
A man came from [C] Chicago, [D] he's gonna sit down and feel it [A] right.
He says, need to be [C] at least three feet [D] high, it won't make it [A] through the night.
But the old man [Cm] down in the corner, [D] he's head round to listen [A] to that boy.
Water me [C] down by the morning and he'll [D] be back in [A] Illinois.
I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
The [A] high black water, the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and she [Am] bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of water [D] to wash away new [A] wounds.
[Am]
[C] [D] [A] [Am]
[D] [E] [A]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] [D] [A]
Thirty [C] miles on the Gulf Stream, [D] I hear the [A] south wind moan.
Bridges [C] are tearing low, the [D] shrimp boat's coming [A] home.
The old man down in the [C] corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink [C] from his whisk and follows [D] the land, this is [A] what it's like.
[E]
[A] I was [F] born in the rain on a passenger [A] train underneath the Louisiana moon.
I [C#] don't mind the strain of a hurricane, [Bm] it comes around every [B] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and [A] she bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new [A] wounds.
This is how we go [C] today, all the miles of train, [D] all the streets of Newsy [A] Town, Lord.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
[A]
[C] [D] She's hard, she's [A] cold and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot [D] of water to wash away [A] new wounds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of water to wash away new [A] wounds.
[C]
[D] [A] [C]
[D] [Am]
[A] [C]
[D] [A] [C]
[A] [Am]
[D] [A] [A] [C]
[A] [C]
[D] [A]
[Gm]
Key:
A
D
C
G
Am
A
D
C
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[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ 30 [C] miles on the Gulf Strait, [D] we hear the [A] sapling moan.
The bridges [C] are getting lower, [D] the shrimp are coming home.
[Am] The old man down [C] in the corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink from his whiskey [D] bottle and this is what he [A] says.
I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around every [E] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold [A] and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new wounds.
[A] _ _ _
A man came from [C] Chicago, [D] he's gonna sit down and feel it [A] right.
He says, need to be [C] at least three feet [D] high, it won't make it [A] through the night.
But the old man [Cm] down in the corner, [D] he's head round to listen [A] to that boy.
Water me [C] down by the morning and he'll [D] be back in [A] Illinois.
_ _ I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
The [A] high black water, the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and she [Am] bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of water [D] to wash away new [A] wounds.
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thirty [C] miles on the Gulf Stream, [D] I hear the [A] south wind moan.
Bridges [C] are tearing low, the [D] shrimp boat's coming [A] home.
The old man down in the [C] corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink [C] from his whisk and follows [D] the land, this is [A] what it's like.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] I was [F] born in the rain on a passenger [A] train underneath the Louisiana moon.
I [C#] don't mind the strain of a hurricane, [Bm] it comes around every [B] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and [A] she bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new [A] wounds.
_ This is how we go [C] today, all the miles of train, [D] all the streets of Newsy [A] Town, Lord.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
[A] _ _
[C] _ [D] She's hard, she's [A] cold and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot [D] of water to wash away [A] new wounds.
But you're a running toddler, _ [G] it takes a lot of water to wash away new [A] wounds. _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ 30 [C] miles on the Gulf Strait, [D] we hear the [A] sapling moan.
The bridges [C] are getting lower, [D] the shrimp are coming home.
[Am] The old man down [C] in the corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink from his whiskey [D] bottle and this is what he [A] says.
I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around every [E] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold [A] and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new wounds.
[A] _ _ _
A man came from [C] Chicago, [D] he's gonna sit down and feel it [A] right.
He says, need to be [C] at least three feet [D] high, it won't make it [A] through the night.
But the old man [Cm] down in the corner, [D] he's head round to listen [A] to that boy.
Water me [C] down by the morning and he'll [D] be back in [A] Illinois.
_ _ I was born in the rain [C] on a passenger train [D] underneath the Louisiana [A] moon.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
The [A] high black water, the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and she [Am] bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of water [D] to wash away new [A] wounds.
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thirty [C] miles on the Gulf Stream, [D] I hear the [A] south wind moan.
Bridges [C] are tearing low, the [D] shrimp boat's coming [A] home.
The old man down in the [C] corner, [D] slowly turns [A] his head.
Takes a drink [C] from his whisk and follows [D] the land, this is [A] what it's like.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] I was [F] born in the rain on a passenger [A] train underneath the Louisiana moon.
I [C#] don't mind the strain of a hurricane, [Bm] it comes around every [B] June.
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter, [D] she's hard, she's cold and [A] she bleeds.
But you're a running toddler, [G] it takes a lot of [D] water to wash away new [A] wounds.
_ This is how we go [C] today, all the miles of train, [D] all the streets of Newsy [A] Town, Lord.
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane, [D] it comes around [E] every June.
[A] _ _
[C] _ [D] She's hard, she's [A] cold and she bleeds.
But you're a running [G] toddler, it takes a lot [D] of water to wash away [A] new wounds.
But you're a running toddler, _ [G] it takes a lot of water to wash away new [A] wounds. _ _
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