Black Ribbons Gretchen Peters
INTRO: Am
I built this house with my bare hands
On the [D]shores of Louisian
Took my sweet cher Jolie-[G]Ann
For my [Am]own, my very own
Now every man has got his pride
I tried to [D]shelter and provide
But I can't stop this poison [G]tide
Rolling [Am]in, rolling in
CHORUS:
Now I've [D]nothing left to [Am]give her
No answer to her [D]prayers
Black ribbons on the [Am]water
Black [D]ribbons for her [Am]hair
Then came the wind, then came the rain
We de[D]fied that hurricane
And we built this house a[G]gain
Stone by [Am]stone, stone by stone
But in the gulf of Mexico
Some five [D]thousand feet below
Oh, the devil's blood it [G]flows
On and [Am]on, on and on
CHORUS:
I've [D]nothing left to [Am]give her
No answer to her [D]prayers
Black ribbons on the [Am]water
Black [D]ribbons for her [Am]hair
INSTRUMENTAL: Am D Am D G Am
Oh, how her eyes they used to shine
Fairest [D]in Evangeline
Now they stare so cold and [G]blind
Through my [Am]soul, oh lord, my soul
CHORUS:
She was [D]tangled in the [Am]salt-grass
Not a bullet left to [D]spare
Black ribbons on the [Am]water
Black [D]ribbons for her [Am]hair
Black [D]ribbons on the [Am]water
Black [D]ribbons for her [Am]hair
OUTRO: Am D Am D G Am (3x)
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