Chords for “When the Levee Breaks”

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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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Let these [Dm] go to break
_ It keeps on raining
[G] Let these go to [D] break
_ And the [A] water's gonna come and I won't have no [D] place to stay
Said all last night
Said all last night
Said on loving you
_ Said [Dm] _ [G] _ on loving [D] you
_ Said on loving you
Think [Am] about my baby
Think about my [D] _ baby
Keeps on raining
Let these go to break _ _
[Dm] Keeps on [G] raining
Let these [D] go to break _
[Am] Keeps on raining
Let these go to [D] break _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Now look here papa
What am I to do _ _
Look [G] here papa
What [D] am I to do _
[A] Ain't got nobody
To tell my troubles to
[D] _
Oh, crime won't help me
Pray it won't do me no good _ _
[Dm] Oh, crime won't help me
Pray it [D] won't do me no good _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I worked on a levee
A papa boy night and day _
I worked on [G] a levee
A papa boy [D] night and day
But I ain't [A] got nobody
To keep the [D] water away
I wanted a man
He wouldn't do for me _
I wanted a [G] man
He wouldn't [D] do for me _
I'm [Am] going on back now
To my [D] youth _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
I worked on a levee
A papa boy night and day
I [Dm] worked on a [G] levee
A papa boy [D] night and day _
[A] I worked so hard
To keep the [D] water away _ _
I wanted a man
He wouldn't do for me _
I wanted [G] a man
He wouldn't do [D] for me _
[A] I'm going on back now
To my [D] youth _ _ _
_ Call me to weep and moan _
It's a mean old levee
Call me to weep and moan
Gotta [A] leave my baby
At my [D] happy home _ _
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