Chords for Hurricane
Tempo:
72.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Am
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] 30 miles off the Gulf [D] Stream I hear the [Am] south wind moan
The bridge is getting [C] lower The shrimp boat's coming home
But the old [C] man down in the quarter [D] Slowly [Am] turns his head
Takes [C] a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said
I was born in [C] the rain on a Parcher [D] train Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind [C] the strain of a [D] hurricane It comes [E] around every June
[A] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's [Am] cold and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New Orleans
[Am] [C] [D] [Am]
[C] [D]
[Am] The man came [C] home from Chicago [D] He's gonna set that [Am] levee right
He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher Or we won't make it [Am] through the night
But the old man [C] down in the quarter [D] Said, don't you listen [Am] to that boy
The water'll be down [C] by the morning [D] And he'll be back to [Am] Illinois
I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am]
moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold [Am] and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away [Am] New Orleans
[C] [D] [Am]
[C] [D] [Am]
Thirty [C] miles off the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind move
Bridges [C] getting lower [D] Shrimp boats [Am] coming home
But the old man down [C] in the quarter [A] Slowly turns [Am] his head
Takes a sip [C] from his whiskey bottle [D] And this is [Am] what he said
I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught [C] her It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New [Am] Orleans
I was born in the rain [C] on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New Orleans
Nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New [Am] Orleans
[C] [Am]
[C] 30 miles off the Gulf [D] Stream I hear the [Am] south wind moan
The bridge is getting [C] lower The shrimp boat's coming home
But the old [C] man down in the quarter [D] Slowly [Am] turns his head
Takes [C] a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said
I was born in [C] the rain on a Parcher [D] train Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind [C] the strain of a [D] hurricane It comes [E] around every June
[A] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's [Am] cold and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New Orleans
[Am] [C] [D] [Am]
[C] [D]
[Am] The man came [C] home from Chicago [D] He's gonna set that [Am] levee right
He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher Or we won't make it [Am] through the night
But the old man [C] down in the quarter [D] Said, don't you listen [Am] to that boy
The water'll be down [C] by the morning [D] And he'll be back to [Am] Illinois
I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am]
moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold [Am] and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away [Am] New Orleans
[C] [D] [Am]
[C] [D] [Am]
Thirty [C] miles off the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind move
Bridges [C] getting lower [D] Shrimp boats [Am] coming home
But the old man down [C] in the quarter [A] Slowly turns [Am] his head
Takes a sip [C] from his whiskey bottle [D] And this is [Am] what he said
I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught [C] her It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New [Am] Orleans
I was born in the rain [C] on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New Orleans
Nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New [Am] Orleans
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_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] 30 miles off the Gulf [D] Stream I hear the [Am] south wind moan
The bridge is getting [C] lower The shrimp boat's coming home
But the old [C] man down in the quarter [D] Slowly [Am] turns his head
Takes [C] a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said _
I was born in [C] the rain on a Parcher [D] train Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind [C] the strain of a [D] hurricane It comes [E] around every June
[A] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's [Am] cold and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New Orleans
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] The man came [C] home from Chicago [D] He's gonna set that [Am] levee right
He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher Or we won't make it [Am] through the night
But the old man [C] down in the quarter [D] Said, don't you listen [Am] to that boy
The water'll be down [C] by the morning [D] And he'll be back to [Am] Illinois
I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am]
moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold [Am] and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away [Am] New Orleans
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ Thirty [C] miles off the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind move
Bridges [C] getting lower _ [D] Shrimp boats [Am] coming home
But the old man down [C] in the quarter [A] Slowly turns [Am] his head
_ Takes a sip [C] from his whiskey bottle [D] And this is [Am] what he said
_ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught [C] her It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New [Am] Orleans
I was born in the rain [C] on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New Orleans
Nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New [Am] Orleans _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] 30 miles off the Gulf [D] Stream I hear the [Am] south wind moan
The bridge is getting [C] lower The shrimp boat's coming home
But the old [C] man down in the quarter [D] Slowly [Am] turns his head
Takes [C] a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said _
I was born in [C] the rain on a Parcher [D] train Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind [C] the strain of a [D] hurricane It comes [E] around every June
[A] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's [Am] cold and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New Orleans
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] The man came [C] home from Chicago [D] He's gonna set that [Am] levee right
He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher Or we won't make it [Am] through the night
But the old man [C] down in the quarter [D] Said, don't you listen [Am] to that boy
The water'll be down [C] by the morning [D] And he'll be back to [Am] Illinois
I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am]
moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold [Am] and she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away [Am] New Orleans
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ Thirty [C] miles off the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind move
Bridges [C] getting lower _ [D] Shrimp boats [Am] coming home
But the old man down [C] in the quarter [A] Slowly turns [Am] his head
_ Takes a sip [C] from his whiskey bottle [D] And this is [Am] what he said
_ _ I was born in the [C] rain on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[A] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught [C] her It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New [Am] Orleans
I was born in the rain [C] on a Parcher train [D] Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain [C] of a hurricane [D] It comes around [E] every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter [D] She's hard and she's cold and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of water [D] to wash away New Orleans
Nobody taught her [C] It takes a lot of [D] water to wash away New [Am] Orleans _ _ _ _
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