When The Levee Breaks Chords by Memphis Minnie
Tempo:
97.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Fm
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Db] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
[Eb] If it keeps on [Bb] raining, [Eb] life is going [Bb] to break.
[Fm] And the water gonna [Bb] come and [Cm] I'll have no [Bb] place to stay.
Well, all last night I sat on a labyrinth alone.
[Eb] Well, all last night I sat [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Fm] hanging by my baby [Bb] and my happy home.
If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
[Eb] If it keeps on [Gm] raining, life is going to break.
[Bb] And [F] all these [Gm] people [Eb] have no [Bb] place to stay.
Now look here mama, what am I to do?
[Eb] Now look here mama, [Bb] what am I to do?
I [F] ain't got [Bb] nobody to tell my troubles to.
I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
[Eb] I worked on the labyrinth, mama, [Bb] both night and day.
[Fm] I ain't got [Eb] nobody to keep [Bb] the water away.
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Bb]
Oh, crying won't help you, crying won't do no good.
[Eb] Now, crying won't help you, crying won't [Bb] do no good.
[Fm] When the labyrinth [Bb] breaks, mama, you got to move.
I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
[Eb] I worked on [Gm] the labyrinth, mama, both night and [Bb] day.
[Fm] The work's [Eb] so hard to keep [Bb] the water away.
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me.
[Eb] I had a woman, she [Bb] wouldn't do for me.
[F] I'm going [Gm] back to my [Bb] used to be.
Call me no lover, call me weeping moon.
[Eb] Never mean no lover, call me [Bb] weeping moon.
[Fm] I'm going to leave my [Bb] baby and my happy [Cm] home.
[Bb] [N]
[Fm] [Bb] [Db] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
[Eb] If it keeps on [Bb] raining, [Eb] life is going [Bb] to break.
[Fm] And the water gonna [Bb] come and [Cm] I'll have no [Bb] place to stay.
Well, all last night I sat on a labyrinth alone.
[Eb] Well, all last night I sat [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Fm] hanging by my baby [Bb] and my happy home.
If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
[Eb] If it keeps on [Gm] raining, life is going to break.
[Bb] And [F] all these [Gm] people [Eb] have no [Bb] place to stay.
Now look here mama, what am I to do?
[Eb] Now look here mama, [Bb] what am I to do?
I [F] ain't got [Bb] nobody to tell my troubles to.
I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
[Eb] I worked on the labyrinth, mama, [Bb] both night and day.
[Fm] I ain't got [Eb] nobody to keep [Bb] the water away.
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Bb]
Oh, crying won't help you, crying won't do no good.
[Eb] Now, crying won't help you, crying won't [Bb] do no good.
[Fm] When the labyrinth [Bb] breaks, mama, you got to move.
I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
[Eb] I worked on [Gm] the labyrinth, mama, both night and [Bb] day.
[Fm] The work's [Eb] so hard to keep [Bb] the water away.
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me.
[Eb] I had a woman, she [Bb] wouldn't do for me.
[F] I'm going [Gm] back to my [Bb] used to be.
Call me no lover, call me weeping moon.
[Eb] Never mean no lover, call me [Bb] weeping moon.
[Fm] I'm going to leave my [Bb] baby and my happy [Cm] home.
[Bb] [N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Fm
Gm
Cm
Bb
Eb
Fm
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
_ [Eb] If it keeps on [Bb] raining, [Eb] life is going [Bb] to break.
_ [Fm] And the water gonna [Bb] come and [Cm] I'll have no [Bb] place to stay.
_ Well, all last night I sat on a labyrinth alone.
_ _ [Eb] Well, all last night I sat [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] hanging by my baby [Bb] and my happy home.
_ If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
_ [Eb] If it keeps on [Gm] raining, life is going to break.
[Bb] _ And [F] all these [Gm] people [Eb] have no [Bb] place to stay.
_ Now look here mama, what am I to do?
_ [Eb] Now look here mama, [Bb] what am I to do?
_ I [F] ain't got [Bb] nobody to tell my troubles to.
_ I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
_ _ [Eb] I worked on the labyrinth, mama, [Bb] both night and day.
_ [Fm] I ain't got [Eb] nobody to keep [Bb] the water away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ Oh, crying won't help you, crying won't do no good.
_ [Eb] Now, crying won't help you, crying won't [Bb] do no good.
_ [Fm] When the labyrinth [Bb] breaks, mama, you got to move.
_ I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
_ [Eb] I worked on [Gm] the labyrinth, mama, both night and [Bb] day.
_ [Fm] The work's [Eb] so hard to keep [Bb] the water away.
_ _ I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me.
_ _ [Eb] I had a woman, she [Bb] wouldn't do for me.
_ _ [F] I'm going [Gm] back to my [Bb] used to be.
_ Call me no lover, call me weeping moon.
_ [Eb] Never mean no lover, call me [Bb] weeping moon.
_ [Fm] I'm going to leave my [Bb] baby and my happy [Cm] home.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
_ [Eb] If it keeps on [Bb] raining, [Eb] life is going [Bb] to break.
_ [Fm] And the water gonna [Bb] come and [Cm] I'll have no [Bb] place to stay.
_ Well, all last night I sat on a labyrinth alone.
_ _ [Eb] Well, all last night I sat [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] hanging by my baby [Bb] and my happy home.
_ If it keeps on raining, life is going to break.
_ [Eb] If it keeps on [Gm] raining, life is going to break.
[Bb] _ And [F] all these [Gm] people [Eb] have no [Bb] place to stay.
_ Now look here mama, what am I to do?
_ [Eb] Now look here mama, [Bb] what am I to do?
_ I [F] ain't got [Bb] nobody to tell my troubles to.
_ I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
_ _ [Eb] I worked on the labyrinth, mama, [Bb] both night and day.
_ [Fm] I ain't got [Eb] nobody to keep [Bb] the water away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ Oh, crying won't help you, crying won't do no good.
_ [Eb] Now, crying won't help you, crying won't [Bb] do no good.
_ [Fm] When the labyrinth [Bb] breaks, mama, you got to move.
_ I worked on the labyrinth, mama, both night and day.
_ [Eb] I worked on [Gm] the labyrinth, mama, both night and [Bb] day.
_ [Fm] The work's [Eb] so hard to keep [Bb] the water away.
_ _ I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me.
_ _ [Eb] I had a woman, she [Bb] wouldn't do for me.
_ _ [F] I'm going [Gm] back to my [Bb] used to be.
_ Call me no lover, call me weeping moon.
_ [Eb] Never mean no lover, call me [Bb] weeping moon.
_ [Fm] I'm going to leave my [Bb] baby and my happy [Cm] home.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _