Chords for Bob Dylan - The Levee's Gonna Break (Official Audio)

Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Ab

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Dylan - The Levee's Gonna Break (Official Audio) chords
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[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
[Eb] If it keep on raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break.
[F] Everybody saying this is the day only the [Bb] Lord could make.
Well I walked on the levee, mama, both night and day.
[Eb] I walked [Ab] on the [Eb] levee, mama, both night [Bb] and day.
[F] I got [D] to the river [F] and I threw my [Bb] clothes away.
I paid my time and now I'm as good as new.
[Eb] I paid [Ab] my [Eb] time and now I'm as good [Bb] as new.
[F] They can't take me back unless I want [Bb] them to.
If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
[Eb] If it keep [Ab] on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break.
[F] Some of these people gonna strip you of all they [Bb] can take.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Fm] [G] [Bb] [Db]
[Bb] I can't stop if I ain't ready to unload.
[Eb] I [Ab] can't stop if [Eb] I ain't ready to [Bb] unload.
Riches [F] and salvation can't be waiting behind the next bend [Bb] in the road.
I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get.
[Eb] I picked you [Ab] up from the [Eb] gutter and this is the thanks [Bb] I get.
[F] You say you want [Fm] me to quit, yeah, [F] I told you no, not [Bb] just yet.
Well I look in your eyes, I see nobody other than me.
[Eb] I [Ab] look in your eyes, [Eb] I see nobody other [Bb] than me.
[F] I see all that I am and all I [Bb] hope to be.
If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
If [Eb] it keep [Ab] on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break.
[F] Some [Fm] of these [F] people don't know which road [Bb] to take.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[F] [Bb]
When I'm with you, I forget I was ever blue.
[Eb] When [Ab] I'm with [Eb] you, I forget I was [Bb] ever blue.
[Fm] Without you, there's no [F] meaning in anything [Bb] I do.
Some people on the road carrying everything unless they own.
[Eb] Some people on the road carrying everything [Bb] they own.
[Fm] Some people got [F] barely enough skin to [Bb] cover their bone.
Put on your cat clothes, mama, put on your evening dress.
[Eb] Put on your [Ab] cat clothes, [Eb] mama, put on your [Bb] evening dress.
You [F] and my years of [Fm] hard work, [F] there'll never be a thousand years of [Bb] happiness.
If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
[Eb] If it [Ab] keep on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break.
[F] I try to get you to love me but I won't repeat [Bb] that mistake.
[Bbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
[Eb] If it [Ab] keep on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break.
[Fm] Plenty of cheap stuff [F] out there still [Bb] around that you take.
I woke up this morning but an egg's in my bed.
[Eb] I woke [Ab] up this [Eb] morning but an egg's [Bb] in my bed.
[F] I ain't got enough room to even raise [Bb] my head.
Come back baby see we'll never move apart.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] Don't be a [F] stranger with no [Bb] brain or heart.
If it keep on raining the living gonna break.
[Eb] If it [Ab] keep on [Eb] raining the living gonna [Bb] break.
[Fm] Some people still [F] sleeping some people are [Bb] wide awake.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
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Eb
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F
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Ab
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Fm
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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Let's start jamming Bob Dylan - The Levees Gonna Break chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Ab, Eb, Ab, Eb, Bb, F, Bb and Eb in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 45 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 90. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Eb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
_ _ [Eb] If it keep on raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break. _ _
[F] Everybody saying this is the day only the [Bb] Lord could make.
_ Well I walked on the levee, mama, both night and day.
_ _ [Eb] I walked [Ab] on the [Eb] levee, mama, both night [Bb] and day. _
[F] I got [D] to the river [F] and I threw my [Bb] clothes away. _
_ I paid my time and now I'm as good as new.
_ [Eb] I paid [Ab] my [Eb] time and now I'm as good [Bb] as new. _
[F] They can't take me back unless I want [Bb] them to. _
_ If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
_ _ [Eb] If it keep [Ab] on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break. _ _
[F] Some of these people gonna strip you of all they [Bb] can take. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ [Db] _
[Bb] _ I can't stop if I ain't ready to unload.
_ _ [Eb] I [Ab] can't stop if [Eb] I ain't ready to [Bb] unload.
_ Riches [F] and salvation can't be waiting behind the next bend [Bb] in the road. _
_ I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get.
_ _ [Eb] I picked you [Ab] up from the [Eb] gutter and this is the thanks [Bb] I get. _
[F] You say you want [Fm] me to quit, yeah, [F] I told you no, not [Bb] just yet.
_ Well I look in your eyes, I see nobody other than me.
_ [Eb] I [Ab] look in your eyes, [Eb] I see nobody other [Bb] than me. _ _
[F] I see all that I am and all I [Bb] hope to be.
_ If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
If [Eb] it keep [Ab] on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break. _ _
[F] Some [Fm] of these [F] people don't know which road [Bb] to take.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ When I'm with you, I forget I was ever blue.
_ _ [Eb] When [Ab] I'm with [Eb] you, I forget I was [Bb] ever blue. _
[Fm] Without you, there's no [F] meaning in anything [Bb] I do. _
_ Some people on the road carrying everything unless they own.
_ [Eb] Some people on the road carrying everything [Bb] they own. _
[Fm] Some people got [F] barely enough skin to [Bb] cover their bone.
_ Put on your cat clothes, mama, put on your evening dress.
_ [Eb] Put on your [Ab] cat clothes, [Eb] mama, put on your [Bb] evening dress.
You [F] and my years of [Fm] hard work, [F] there'll never be a thousand years of [Bb] happiness.
_ If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
_ _ [Eb] If it [Ab] keep on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break. _ _
[F] I try to get you to love me but I won't repeat [Bb] that mistake.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ If it keep on raining, the levee gonna break.
_ _ [Eb] If it [Ab] keep on [Eb] raining, the levee gonna [Bb] break. _ _
[Fm] Plenty of cheap stuff [F] out there still [Bb] around that you take.
I woke up this morning but an egg's in my bed.
[Eb] I woke [Ab] up this [Eb] morning but an egg's [Bb] in my bed.
[F] I ain't got enough room to even raise [Bb] my head.
_ _ Come back baby see we'll never move apart.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] Don't be a [F] stranger with no [Bb] brain or _ heart.
If it keep on raining the living gonna break.
_ _ [Eb] If it [Ab] keep on [Eb] raining the living gonna [Bb] break. _ _
[Fm] Some people still [F] sleeping some people are [Bb] wide awake.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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