This song is from the album Top Hat Crown & the Clapmaster’s Son(2011), released on 29 March 2011.
Vocals: The Band Of Heathens ,
Scale: A Minor Time Signature: 4/4 Tempo: 66 Suggested Strumming: DU,DU,DU,DU c h o r d z o n e . o r g [INTRO] Am C D Am x2 [VERSE] Am C Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream D Am I hear the south wind moan Am C The bridges getting lower D Am Shrimp boats coming home Am C The old man down in the Quarter D Am Slowly turns his head Am C Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle D Am And this is what he said www.chordzone.org [CHORUS] Am C I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain D Am Underneath the Louisiana moon Am C I don't mind the strain of a hurricane D E They come around every June Am C High black water, a devil's daughter D Am She's hard, she's cold and she's mean Am G But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water D Am To wash away New Orleans [INSTRUMENTAL] Am [VERSE] Am C Man came down from Chicago D Am He gonna set that levee right Am C He says, "It needs to be at least three feet higher D Am It won't make it through the night" Am C But the old man down in the Quarter D Am He said don't you listen to that boy Am C The water be down by the morning D Am And he'll be back to Illinois www.chordzone.org [CHORUS] Am C I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain D Am Underneath the Louisiana moon Am C I don't mind the strain of a hurricane D E They come around every June Am C High black water, a devil's daughter D Am She's hard, she's cold and she's mean Am G But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water D Am To wash away New Orleans [INSTRUMENTAL] Am C D Am [VERSE] Am C Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream D Am I hear the south wind moan Am C The bridges getting lower D Am Shrimp boats coming home Am C The old man down in the Quarter D Am Slowly turns his head Am C Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle D Am And this is what he said [CHORUS] Am C I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain D Am Underneath the Louisiana moon Am C I don't mind the strain of a hurricane D E They come around every June Am C High black water, a devil's daughter D Am She's hard, she's cold and she's mean Am G But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water D Am To wash away New Orleans [CHORUS] Am C I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain D Am Underneath the Louisiana moon Am C I don't mind the strain of a hurricane D E They come around every June Am C High black water, a devil's daughter D Am She's hard, she's cold and she's mean Am G But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water D Am To wash away New Orleans
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