Dan Kahn - The Destruction of New Orleans Chords

Tempo:
133.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

Dm

Gm

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dan Kahn - The Destruction of New Orleans chords
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[D] [Ab] Good
[A] [F] [A]
[D] [Bb] people, by now you have [F] heard what [Gm] in New [A] Orleans has [E] gone [Dm] down.
[A]
[Dm] The American [Bb] city has [F] overturned and [Gm] there many [A] good people [Db]
[D] [Dm] have drowned.
Well [F] just imagine, good people, the [Gm] ruin, [A] how terrible is the wrath [Dm] of the Lord.
[Bb] With the water from the lake [Gm] down to Bourbon, [A] from Canal to the lower
[Dm] Ninth Ward.
A -yah-yah [Bb]-yah-yah-yah-yah [F]
[Gm]-yah-yah-yah!
Ay-ay-ay [A]-ay-ay-ay-ay
[Dm] -ay-ay-ay!
Ay-ay-ay [Bb]-ay-ay-ay-ay
[F] -ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!
[Gm] Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay [A]-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
[Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [A] -ay!
[Dm] All [D]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] right
[Gm] [A]
[Dm] now listen, true lovers, they [Bb] are peacefully [Cm] lying [F] [Fm] in [Gm] a place not [A] a soul could [Dm] disturb.
Well, they cried out, my [Bb] dear God, we [F] are dying, [Gm] but the president [A] seems not to [D] [Dm] have heard.
Well, [F] just imagine, good people, [Gm] the ruin of
[A] the ones that we choose [Dm] to ignore.
[Bb] When the water from the lake [Gm] down to Bourbon, from [A] Canal to the Lord now, [Dm] oh my [Bb] Lord.
[F] [Gm]
We are dying.
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] [D]
[Bb] We are dying.
[F]
[Gm]
We are dying.
[A] [D]
[Dm] We are dying.
[N] We are dying.
We are dying.
We are dying.
[G] [A]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [A] [Dm]
[Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[A]
[Dm]
Key:  
A
1231
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
A
1231
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
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To start learning Daniel Kahn, The Painted Bird - The Destruction Of New Orleans chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bb, F, Gm, A, Dm, Bb and Gm. A strategic approach would be to train at 66 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 134. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Minor.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Good _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] [Bb] people, by now you have [F] heard _ _ _ _ what [Gm] in New [A] _ Orleans has [E] gone [Dm] _ down.
_ _ [A] _
[Dm] The American _ _ [Bb] city has _ [F] _ _ overturned _ _ and [Gm] there many [A] good people [Db] _
[D] [Dm] have drowned.
_ _ Well [F] just imagine, good people, the [Gm] ruin, _ _ _ _ [A] how terrible is the _ wrath [Dm] of the Lord. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] With the water from the lake _ [Gm] down to Bourbon, _ _ _ [A] from Canal to the lower _ _
[Dm] Ninth Ward.
_ A _ -yah-yah [Bb]-yah-yah-yah-yah [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm]-yah-yah-yah!
Ay-ay-ay [A]-ay-ay-ay-ay _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ -ay-ay-ay!
Ay-ay-ay [Bb]-ay-ay-ay-ay _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ -ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!
[Gm] Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay [A]-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ -ay!
[Dm] _ _ All [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ right _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ now listen, _ true lovers, they [Bb] are _ peacefully [Cm] lying [F] _ [Fm] _ in _ [Gm] a place not [A] a soul could [Dm] disturb.
_ Well, _ they cried out, my [Bb] dear God, we [F] are dying, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] but the president [A] seems not to [D] [Dm] have heard.
_ _ _ Well, [F] just imagine, good people, [Gm] the ruin _ of _ _
[A] the ones that we choose [Dm] to ignore. _ _ _ _
[Bb] When the water from the lake _ [Gm] down to Bourbon, _ _ _ from [A] Canal _ to the Lord now, [Dm] oh _ _ _ _ my _ _ _ [Bb] Lord. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
We are dying.
_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ We are dying.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
We are dying.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ We are dying.
_ [N] We are dying. _ _ _
_ _ _ We _ _ _ are dying. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We are dying. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song is part of Partisans & Parasites album.

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