Chords for Cole Chaney - The Flood (Live on Red Barn Radio)

Tempo:
146.45 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

C#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cole Chaney - The Flood (Live on Red Barn Radio) chords
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[C#m]
[B] [E]
[A] [C#m]
[G#m] [E]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [E]
[A]
[C#m] [B]
[E] [B]
[C#m] I inherited [B] this plot of land [E] when mama's [A] daddy died
And [C#m] this little [B] surveyed piece of earth is [E] where I've spent my [A] life
[C#m] Rainwater is [B] the cornfields, [E] like whiskey is [A] the mint
Just [C#m] have enough [B] to keep you standing, [E] too much will do [A] you in
[C#m] [B]
[E] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[E]
[B] [C#m] These rain clouds [B] settled in [C#m] one early [A] winter night
[C#m] The gray of [B] winter dawn is [E] choking out all the [A] sunlight
[C#] A little [B] sandy river, [E] she's drowning in [A] her tears
[C#] With her she'll [B] take my good dirt [E] and a hundred head [A] of steer
[C#] [B]
[E]
[B] [C#] The rain keeps [B] on a -falling as [E] I cry out to [A] my lord
[C#m] Won't you spare [B] this land of broke [E] my heart and [A] backbone for
[C#] He don't give [B] me an answer [E] as the rain keeps [A] coming down
[C#m] I'll fight this flood [B] till the bitter end, [E] for he washes [A]
me [C#] out
[B]
[E] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[E]
[B] [C#m] For forty [B]
days [E] and forty [A]
nights, they [C#] say Noah [B] built the ark
And that he [E] rode upon [A] the tide
[C#m] But lord, I've got [B] no boat [E] and I've run [A] out of time
[C#] Nothing [B] left to live for [E] and the last of [A] my kind
[C#m] [B]
[E]
[B] [C#] The rain keeps [B] on a-falling as [E] I cry out to [A] my lord
[C#m] Won't you spare [B] this land of broke [E] my heart and [A] backbone for
[C#] He don't give me [B] an answer as [E] the rain keeps coming [A] down
[C#m] I'll fight this flood [B] till the bitter end, [E] for he washes [A] me [C#m] out
[B]
[E] [A]
[C#] [B]
[E]
[B] [C#] [B]
[E] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[E]
[C#m] When muddy [B] water's rising, [E] I can barely see [A] the fence
Lord, [C#m] it rolls my way [B] like a slow train, [E] loaded down with [A] death
[C#m] Son, you can have [B] your share, [E] if she leaves anything [A] behind
Don't [C#m] bother dragging [B] the river, boys, this [E] load is all [A] you'll find
[C#] [B]
[E] [B]
[C#m] The rain keeps [B] on a-falling as [E] I cry out to my [A] lord
[C#] Won't you spare [B] this land of broke [E] my heart and backbone [A] for
[C#] He don't give me [B] an answer as [E] the rain keeps coming [A] down
I'll [C#m] fight this flood till [B] the bitter end, [E] for he washes [A] me out
[C#] [B] [E] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[E] [B] [C#]
Key:  
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E
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A
1231
C#m
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C#
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B
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E
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Learn the basic chords of Cole Chaney - The Flood chords, with this master sequence: E, A, C#m, B, E, C# and B. Start with a comfortable 73 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 146. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C#m] I inherited [B] this plot of land [E] when _ mama's [A] daddy died _
And [C#m] this little _ [B] surveyed piece of earth is [E] where I've spent my [A] life _
[C#m] _ Rainwater is [B] the _ cornfields, [E] like whiskey is [A] the mint
Just [C#m] have enough [B] to keep you standing, [E] too much will do [A] you in
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#m] These rain clouds [B] settled in [C#m] one early [A] winter night
_ [C#m] The gray of [B] winter dawn is [E] choking out all the [A] sunlight
_ [C#] A little [B] sandy river, _ [E] she's drowning in [A] her tears
_ _ [C#] With her she'll [B] take my good dirt [E] and a hundred head [A] of steer
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] The rain keeps [B] on a _ -falling as [E] I cry out to [A] my lord
_ _ _ [C#m] Won't you spare [B] this land of broke [E] my heart and [A] backbone for
_ [C#] He don't give [B] me an answer _ [E] as the rain keeps [A] coming down
[C#m] I'll fight this flood [B] till the bitter end, [E] for he washes [A] _
me [C#] out
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ For forty [B] _
days [E] and _ forty [A]
nights, they [C#] say Noah [B] built the ark
And that he [E] rode upon [A] the tide
_ [C#m] But lord, I've got [B] no boat [E] and I've run [A] out of time
_ [C#] Nothing _ [B] left to live for [E] and the last of [A] my kind
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] The rain keeps [B] on a-falling as [E] I cry out to [A] my lord
_ _ [C#m] Won't you spare [B] this land of broke [E] my heart and [A] backbone for
_ [C#] He don't give me [B] an answer as [E] the rain keeps coming [A] down
_ [C#m] I'll fight this flood [B] till the bitter end, [E] for he washes _ [A] me _ [C#m] out
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] When muddy [B] water's rising, [E] I can barely see [A] the fence
Lord, [C#m] it rolls my way [B] like a slow train, [E] loaded down with [A] death
_ [C#m] Son, you can have [B] your share, [E] if she leaves anything [A] _ behind
Don't [C#m] bother dragging [B] the river, boys, this [E] load is all [A] you'll find
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C#m] The rain keeps [B] on a-falling as [E] I cry out to my [A] lord _
_ [C#] Won't you spare [B] this land of broke [E] my heart and backbone [A] for
[C#] He don't give me [B] an answer as [E] the rain keeps coming [A] down
I'll [C#m] fight this flood till [B] the bitter end, [E] for he washes [A] me _ out
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Mercy album.

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