Chords for When The Levee Breaks - Fingerpicking Blues - Memphis Minnie Style - TAB avl
Tempo:
90.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Am] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[Em]
[D] [A]
[Em] [A]
It keeps on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
[Em] [D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
[E] And the water's gonna come and I won't have no [A] place to stay.
And all that night, Saturday, [Am]
Monday.
[D] All that night, Saturday, [A]
Monday.
[E] I was thinkin' about my baby and my [A] happy home.
[E] It keeps [A] on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
[D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
[E] And all these people won't have [A] no place to stay.
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Now look at mama, what am I to do?
[D] Oh, look at mama, what am [A] I to do?
[E] I ain't got nobody to tell my [A] troubles to.
Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
[D] The world's gonna let me mama-bo-na [A]-de-nay.
[E] I worked so hard to keep the water away.
[A] Well, crime won't help, people prayin' won't [Em] do me no good.
[A] [D] Crime won't help, people prayin' won't [A] do me no good.
[E] Well, I don't let me break, mama, you got [A] to move.
[Em] [A] [Am]
[A] [Em] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [Bm]
[A] Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
[D] The world's gonna let me mama [Am]-bo-na-de-nay.
[A] [E] I worked so hard to keep [A] the water [C] away.
[A]
Well, it's a mean old levee comin' to weep and moan.
[D] It's a mean old levee comin' [A] to weep and moan.
[E] I'm gonna leave my baby and [A] my happy home.
[N]
[A] [E] [A]
[Em]
[D] [A]
[Em] [A]
It keeps on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
[Em] [D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
[E] And the water's gonna come and I won't have no [A] place to stay.
And all that night, Saturday, [Am]
Monday.
[D] All that night, Saturday, [A]
Monday.
[E] I was thinkin' about my baby and my [A] happy home.
[E] It keeps [A] on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
[D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
[E] And all these people won't have [A] no place to stay.
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Now look at mama, what am I to do?
[D] Oh, look at mama, what am [A] I to do?
[E] I ain't got nobody to tell my [A] troubles to.
Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
[D] The world's gonna let me mama-bo-na [A]-de-nay.
[E] I worked so hard to keep the water away.
[A] Well, crime won't help, people prayin' won't [Em] do me no good.
[A] [D] Crime won't help, people prayin' won't [A] do me no good.
[E] Well, I don't let me break, mama, you got [A] to move.
[Em] [A] [Am]
[A] [Em] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [Bm]
[A] Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
[D] The world's gonna let me mama [Am]-bo-na-de-nay.
[A] [E] I worked so hard to keep [A] the water [C] away.
[A]
Well, it's a mean old levee comin' to weep and moan.
[D] It's a mean old levee comin' [A] to weep and moan.
[E] I'm gonna leave my baby and [A] my happy home.
[N]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ It keeps on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
[Em] _ [D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
_ [E] And the water's gonna come and I won't have no [A] place to stay.
_ _ And all that night, Saturday, [Am]
Monday.
_ _ [D] All that night, Saturday, [A]
Monday.
_ _ [E] I was thinkin' about my baby and my [A] happy home.
_ [E] It keeps [A] on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
_ _ [D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
_ [E] And all these people won't have [A] no place to stay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [A] _ _ Now look at mama, what am I to do?
_ _ [D] Oh, look at mama, what am [A] I to do?
_ [E] I ain't got nobody to tell my [A] troubles to.
_ Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
_ [D] The world's gonna let me mama-bo-na [A]-de-nay.
[E] I worked so hard to keep the water away.
[A] _ Well, crime won't help, people prayin' won't [Em] do me no good.
_ [A] _ [D] Crime won't help, people prayin' won't [A] do me no good.
[E] Well, I don't let me break, mama, you got [A] to move.
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _
[A] _ Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
_ [D] The world's gonna let me mama [Am]-bo-na-de-nay.
[A] _ [E] I worked so hard to keep [A] the water [C] away.
[A] _
Well, it's a mean old levee comin' to weep and _ moan.
[D] It's a mean old levee comin' [A] to weep and moan.
[E] I'm gonna leave my baby and [A] my happy home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ It keeps on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
[Em] _ [D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
_ [E] And the water's gonna come and I won't have no [A] place to stay.
_ _ And all that night, Saturday, [Am]
Monday.
_ _ [D] All that night, Saturday, [A]
Monday.
_ _ [E] I was thinkin' about my baby and my [A] happy home.
_ [E] It keeps [A] on rainin', the levee's gone to break.
_ _ [D] It keeps on rainin', the levee's [A] gone to break.
_ [E] And all these people won't have [A] no place to stay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [A] _ _ Now look at mama, what am I to do?
_ _ [D] Oh, look at mama, what am [A] I to do?
_ [E] I ain't got nobody to tell my [A] troubles to.
_ Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
_ [D] The world's gonna let me mama-bo-na [A]-de-nay.
[E] I worked so hard to keep the water away.
[A] _ Well, crime won't help, people prayin' won't [Em] do me no good.
_ [A] _ [D] Crime won't help, people prayin' won't [A] do me no good.
[E] Well, I don't let me break, mama, you got [A] to move.
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _
[A] _ Well, the world's gonna let me mama-bo-na-de-nay.
_ [D] The world's gonna let me mama [Am]-bo-na-de-nay.
[A] _ [E] I worked so hard to keep [A] the water [C] away.
[A] _
Well, it's a mean old levee comin' to weep and _ moan.
[D] It's a mean old levee comin' [A] to weep and moan.
[E] I'm gonna leave my baby and [A] my happy home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _