Chords for Hurricane by the Band of Heathens (cover)
Tempo:
142.5 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
E
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] 30 [C] miles in the Gulf Stream, [G] hear the south wind [Am] moan.
Bridges getting lower, [E] shrimp boats coming [A] home.
[Am] The old man [C] down in the corner [E] slowly turns [Am] his head,
takes a drink [C] from his whiskey bottle,
[E] and this is [Am] what he said.
I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
[Bm] come around [E] every June.
The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, and she's mean.
Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away New [Am] Orleans.
[C] [E]
[Am]
[C] [E]
[Am]
Man came [C] down from Chicago, [E] he's going to set that [Am] levee right.
Said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [G] higher,
it won't make it [Am] through the night.
But the old man [C] down in the corner [E] said,
don't you listen to [Am] that boy.
Water be down [C] by the morning, [E] and he'll be back to [Am] Illinois.
I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath [Em] the Louisiana [Am] moon.
Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
[E] come around [Am] every June.
The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, [Am] and she's mean.
Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away [Em] New Orleans.
[Am] I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[D] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
Don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane,
[G] come around [E] every June.
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter,
[Em] she's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean.
Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of [D] water
to wash away [Am] New Orleans.
Nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
[B] to wash away New Orleans.
[D]
Bridges getting lower, [E] shrimp boats coming [A] home.
[Am] The old man [C] down in the corner [E] slowly turns [Am] his head,
takes a drink [C] from his whiskey bottle,
[E] and this is [Am] what he said.
I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
[Bm] come around [E] every June.
The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, and she's mean.
Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away New [Am] Orleans.
[C] [E]
[Am]
[C] [E]
[Am]
Man came [C] down from Chicago, [E] he's going to set that [Am] levee right.
Said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [G] higher,
it won't make it [Am] through the night.
But the old man [C] down in the corner [E] said,
don't you listen to [Am] that boy.
Water be down [C] by the morning, [E] and he'll be back to [Am] Illinois.
I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath [Em] the Louisiana [Am] moon.
Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
[E] come around [Am] every June.
The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, [Am] and she's mean.
Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away [Em] New Orleans.
[Am] I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[D] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
Don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane,
[G] come around [E] every June.
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter,
[Em] she's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean.
Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of [D] water
to wash away [Am] New Orleans.
Nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
[B] to wash away New Orleans.
[D]
Key:
Am
C
E
G
D
Am
C
E
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ 30 [C] miles in the Gulf Stream, _ [G] hear the south wind [Am] _ moan.
_ _ Bridges getting lower, _ _ _ [E] shrimp boats coming [A] home.
_ [Am] The old man [C] down in the corner _ _ [E] slowly turns [Am] his head,
_ _ takes a drink [C] from his whiskey bottle,
[E] and this is [Am] what he said. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
_ _ Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
_ [Bm] come around [E] every June.
_ The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, and she's mean.
_ _ Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away New [Am] Orleans. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Man came [C] down from Chicago, [E] he's going to set that [Am] levee right.
_ _ Said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [G] higher,
it won't make it [Am] through the night.
But the old man [C] down in the corner _ _ [E] said,
don't you listen to [Am] that boy.
_ _ Water be down [C] by the morning, [E] and he'll be back to [Am] Illinois.
_ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath [Em] the Louisiana [Am] moon.
_ _ Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
_ [E] come around [Am] every _ June.
The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, [Am] and she's mean.
_ _ Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away [Em] New Orleans.
[Am] _ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[D] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
_ _ Don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane,
[G] come around [E] every _ _ June.
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter,
[Em] she's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean. _ _
Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of [D] water
to wash away [Am] New Orleans. _ _ _
Nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
[B] to wash away New _ Orleans.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Bridges getting lower, _ _ _ [E] shrimp boats coming [A] home.
_ [Am] The old man [C] down in the corner _ _ [E] slowly turns [Am] his head,
_ _ takes a drink [C] from his whiskey bottle,
[E] and this is [Am] what he said. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
_ _ Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
_ [Bm] come around [E] every June.
_ The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, and she's mean.
_ _ Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away New [Am] Orleans. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Man came [C] down from Chicago, [E] he's going to set that [Am] levee right.
_ _ Said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [G] higher,
it won't make it [Am] through the night.
But the old man [C] down in the corner _ _ [E] said,
don't you listen to [Am] that boy.
_ _ Water be down [C] by the morning, [E] and he'll be back to [Am] Illinois.
_ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[E] underneath [Em] the Louisiana [Am] moon.
_ _ Don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane,
_ [E] come around [Am] every _ June.
The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter,
[D] she's hot, she's cold, [Am] and she's mean.
_ _ Nobody taught [G] her it takes a lot of water
to wash away [Em] New Orleans.
[Am] _ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Pacha train,
[D] underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon.
_ _ Don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane,
[G] come around [E] every _ _ June.
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter,
[Em] she's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean. _ _
Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of [D] water
to wash away [Am] New Orleans. _ _ _
Nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
[B] to wash away New _ Orleans.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _