Chords for Sheryl Crow, Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris - "Evangeline" (Live, 1996)
Tempo:
136.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
G
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Please welcome one of my all-time favorite singers, Emmylou Harris.
[Bb] Yeah.
[G] And the man who first sang this song with his band, the band, Lee Van Helm.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
She's standing on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
Alone in the [Bb] bed
Waiting on a man, a river poet gambler
He says that he'll reach her
[Eb]
Please welcome that
A loud and clear
From the heart
[Bb]
To the river poet [Fm]
gambler
[Bb] All the Mississippi women
Bring it [Eb] home, that girl
[Ab] Evangeline, [Eb] Evangeline
[Bb] Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor
[Eb] lady
[Bb]
[Eb]
Now by New Soundown in South Louisiana
That gamblin' in [Bb] his vein
Evangeline from America
Slowly goin' [Eb] insane
High on the top of that glory hill
She stands in the light of [Bb] that thunder
Down on the river, the poor woman sings
She watched that queen [Eb] go under
[Ab] Evangeline, [Eb] Evangeline
[Bb] Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb]
man in vain
[Ab] Evangeline, [Eb] Evangeline
[Bb] Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb] man in vain
[Bb]
[Eb]
[G]
[Bb] Yeah.
[G] And the man who first sang this song with his band, the band, Lee Van Helm.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
She's standing on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
Alone in the [Bb] bed
Waiting on a man, a river poet gambler
He says that he'll reach her
[Eb]
Please welcome that
A loud and clear
From the heart
[Bb]
To the river poet [Fm]
gambler
[Bb] All the Mississippi women
Bring it [Eb] home, that girl
[Ab] Evangeline, [Eb] Evangeline
[Bb] Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor
[Eb] lady
[Bb]
[Eb]
Now by New Soundown in South Louisiana
That gamblin' in [Bb] his vein
Evangeline from America
Slowly goin' [Eb] insane
High on the top of that glory hill
She stands in the light of [Bb] that thunder
Down on the river, the poor woman sings
She watched that queen [Eb] go under
[Ab] Evangeline, [Eb] Evangeline
[Bb] Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb]
man in vain
[Ab] Evangeline, [Eb] Evangeline
[Bb] Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb] man in vain
[Bb]
[Eb]
[G]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
G
Fm
Eb
Bb
Ab
Please welcome one of my all-time favorite singers, Emmylou Harris.
[Bb] _ Yeah.
[G] And the man who first sang this song with his band, the band, Lee Van Helm. _
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[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ She's standing on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
_ _ Alone in the [Bb] bed _ _ _
_ _ _ Waiting on a man, a river poet gambler
He says that he'll reach her
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Please welcome that
A loud and clear
From the heart
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
To the river poet [Fm]
gambler
[Bb] All the Mississippi women
_ Bring it [Eb] home, that _ girl _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ Evangeline, [Eb] _ _ _ _ Evangeline
[Bb] _ Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ lady _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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Now by New _ Soundown in South _ Louisiana
That gamblin' _ in [Bb] his _ vein _ _
_ _ _ Evangeline from _ _ America _
_ Slowly _ goin' [Eb] _ insane _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
High on the top of that glory hill
She stands in the light of [Bb] that thunder _ _ _ _
Down on the river, the poor woman sings
She watched that queen [Eb] go _ under _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ Evangeline, [Eb] _ _ _ _ Evangeline
[Bb] _ Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb] _ _
man in vain _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Evangeline, [Eb] _ _ _ _ Evangeline
[Bb] _ Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb] man _ in vain _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ Yeah.
[G] And the man who first sang this song with his band, the band, Lee Van Helm. _
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[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ She's standing on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
_ _ Alone in the [Bb] bed _ _ _
_ _ _ Waiting on a man, a river poet gambler
He says that he'll reach her
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Please welcome that
A loud and clear
From the heart
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
To the river poet [Fm]
gambler
[Bb] All the Mississippi women
_ Bring it [Eb] home, that _ girl _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Evangeline, [Eb] _ _ _ _ Evangeline
[Bb] _ Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ lady _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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Now by New _ Soundown in South _ Louisiana
That gamblin' _ in [Bb] his _ vein _ _
_ _ _ Evangeline from _ _ America _
_ Slowly _ goin' [Eb] _ insane _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
High on the top of that glory hill
She stands in the light of [Bb] that thunder _ _ _ _
Down on the river, the poor woman sings
She watched that queen [Eb] go _ under _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Evangeline, [Eb] _ _ _ _ Evangeline
[Bb] _ Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb] _ _
man in vain _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Evangeline, [Eb] _ _ _ _ Evangeline
[Bb] _ Curses the soul [Eb] of a Mississippi queen
[Bb] That poor [Eb] man _ in vain _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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