Chords for The Band of Heathens Hurricane cover
Tempo:
63.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Am
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
[Am] 30 [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind moan
The bridges are [C] getting lower [G] The shrimp boats are [Am] coming home
The old man down [C] in the corner [D] He slowly turns [Am] his head
He takes a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [A] is what he said
I was born in the [C] rain on the Pontchartrain [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain of a [G] hurricane They come [E] around every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water To wash away New [A] Orleans
The man [C] came down from Chicago [D] He gonna set that levee right
[Am] He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher It won't make it [Am] through the night
[E] But the old man down [C] in the corner He [D] said, now don't you listen to [Am] that boy
The water be [C] down by the morning [D] light And he'll be back [E] to Illinois
I was born in [C] the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana [Em] moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [E] She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
[C] [D]
[C] [E]
[Em]
[Am] [G] [D] [A]
[Am] Thirty [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D]
I hear the [A] south wind [Am] moan
The bridges [C] are getting lower [D] That old shrimp [Am] boat's coming home
The old man [C] down in the corner [D] He slowly [Am] turns his head
He takes a [C] sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said
I [D] was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane They come around every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes [D] a lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
I was born [C] in the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the [Am] Louisiana moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
[Em] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's cold, and [E] she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash away [Em] New Orleans
Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water [D] To wash away New [Am] Orleans
[C] [D] [Em] [C]
[E] [Em] [C] [D]
[E] [G] [D]
[A] [Am]
[Am] [C] [D]
[Am] 30 [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind moan
The bridges are [C] getting lower [G] The shrimp boats are [Am] coming home
The old man down [C] in the corner [D] He slowly turns [Am] his head
He takes a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [A] is what he said
I was born in the [C] rain on the Pontchartrain [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain of a [G] hurricane They come [E] around every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water To wash away New [A] Orleans
The man [C] came down from Chicago [D] He gonna set that levee right
[Am] He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher It won't make it [Am] through the night
[E] But the old man down [C] in the corner He [D] said, now don't you listen to [Am] that boy
The water be [C] down by the morning [D] light And he'll be back [E] to Illinois
I was born in [C] the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana [Em] moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [E] She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
[C] [D]
[C] [E]
[Em]
[Am] [G] [D] [A]
[Am] Thirty [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D]
I hear the [A] south wind [Am] moan
The bridges [C] are getting lower [D] That old shrimp [Am] boat's coming home
The old man [C] down in the corner [D] He slowly [Am] turns his head
He takes a [C] sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said
I [D] was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane They come around every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes [D] a lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
I was born [C] in the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the [Am] Louisiana moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
[Em] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's cold, and [E] she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash away [Em] New Orleans
Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water [D] To wash away New [Am] Orleans
[C] [D] [Em] [C]
[E] [Em] [C] [D]
[E] [G] [D]
[A] [Am]
Key:
D
C
Am
E
Em
D
C
Am
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ 30 [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind moan
The bridges are [C] getting lower [G] The shrimp boats are [Am] coming home
The old man down [C] in the corner [D] He slowly turns [Am] his head
He takes a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [A] is what he said
I was born in the [C] rain on the Pontchartrain [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain of a [G] hurricane They come [E] around every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water To wash away New [A] Orleans
_ _ The man [C] came down from Chicago [D] He gonna set that levee right
[Am] He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher It won't make it [Am] through the night
[E] But the old man down [C] in the corner He [D] said, now don't you listen to [Am] that boy
The water be [C] down by the morning [D] light And he'll be back [E] to Illinois
I was born in [C] the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana [Em] moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [E] She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ Thirty [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D]
I hear the [A] south wind [Am] moan
The bridges [C] are getting lower [D] That old shrimp [Am] boat's coming home
The old man [C] down in the corner [D] He slowly [Am] turns his head
He takes a [C] sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said
I [D] was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane They come around every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes [D] a lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
I was born [C] in the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the [Am] Louisiana moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
[Em] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's cold, and [E] she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash away [Em] New Orleans
_ Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water [D] To wash away New [Am] Orleans
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ 30 [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D] I hear the south [Am] wind moan
The bridges are [C] getting lower [G] The shrimp boats are [Am] coming home
The old man down [C] in the corner [D] He slowly turns [Am] his head
He takes a sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [A] is what he said
I was born in the [C] rain on the Pontchartrain [D] Underneath the Louisiana [Am] moon
I don't mind the strain of a [G] hurricane They come [E] around every June
[Am] The high black water, [C] the devil's daughter She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water To wash away New [A] Orleans
_ _ The man [C] came down from Chicago [D] He gonna set that levee right
[Am] He said, it needs to [C] be at least three feet [D] higher It won't make it [Am] through the night
[E] But the old man down [C] in the corner He [D] said, now don't you listen to [Am] that boy
The water be [C] down by the morning [D] light And he'll be back [E] to Illinois
I was born in [C] the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana [Em] moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [E] She's hot, she's cold, and [Am] she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ Thirty [C] miles from the Gulf Stream [D]
I hear the [A] south wind [Am] moan
The bridges [C] are getting lower [D] That old shrimp [Am] boat's coming home
The old man [C] down in the corner [D] He slowly [Am] turns his head
He takes a [C] sip from his whiskey [D] bottle And this [Am] is what he said
I [D] was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane They come around every June
[Am] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's [Am] cold, and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes [D] a lot of water To wash [Em] away New Orleans
I was born [C] in the rain on the [D] Pontchartrain Underneath the [Am] Louisiana moon
I don't mind the [C] strain of a hurricane [D] They come around [E] every June
[Em] The high black [C] water, the devil's daughter [D] She's hot, she's cold, and [E] she's mean
But nobody [C] taught her it takes a [D] lot of water To wash away [Em] New Orleans
_ Nobody [G] taught her it takes a lot of water [D] To wash away New [Am] Orleans
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[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
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_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _