Hurricane The Band of Heathens
Intro
Am Cm Dm Am (2X)
Verse 1
[Am]Thirty miles on th[Cm]e Gulf Stream[Dm] I hear the South wind m[Am]oan
[Am]The bridges getting l[Cm]ower, s[Dm]hrimp boats coming home[Am]
[Am]The old man down in th[Cm]e Quarter[Dm] slowly turns his [Am]head
[Am]Takes a sip from his [Cm]whiskey bottle and [Dm]this is what he [Am]said
Chorus
I[Am] was born in the rain on[Cm] the Pontchartrain U[Dm]nderneath the Louisiana [Am]Moon
[Am]I don't mind the stra[Cm]in of a hurricane[Dm], they come around every [Em]June
[Am]High black water, a de[Cm]vils daughter, s[Dm]hes hard, shes cold, and shes [Am]mean
[Am]But nobody taught her i[Gm]t takes a lot of[Dm] water, to wash away New Orl[Am]eans
Verse 2
[Am]Man came down from C[Cm]hicago, he go[Dm]nna set that levee ri[Am]ght
[Am]He says It needs to be at least [Cm]three feet higher[Dm], it won't make it through t[Am]he night.
[Am]But the old man down in the Quarte[Cm]r, he said don[Dm]'t you listen to tha[Am]t boy
[Am]The water be down by the mor[Cm]ning, and he[Dm]'ll be back to Illin[Am]ois
Chorus
I[Am] was born in the rain on[Cm] the Pontchartrain U[Dm]nderneath the Louisiana [Am]Moon
[Am]I don't mind the stra[Cm]in of a hurricane[Dm], they come around every [Em]June
[Am]High black water, a de[Cm]vils daughter, s[Dm]hes hard, shes cold, and shes [Am]mean
[Am]But nobody taught her i[Gm]t takes a lot of[Dm] water, to wash away New Orl[Am]eans
(solo)
(Chorus)
[Am] [Cm] [Dm] [Am] [Am] [Cm] [Dm] [Em]
[Am] [Cm] [Dm] [Am] [Am] [Gm] [Dm] [Am]
Verse 3
[Am]Thirty miles on th[Cm]e Gulf Stream[Dm] I hear the South wind m[Am]oan
[Am]The bridges getting l[Cm]ower, s[Dm]hrimp boats coming home[Am]
[Am]The old man down in th[Cm]e Quarter[Dm] slowly turns his [Am]head
[Am]Takes a sip from his [Cm]whiskey bottle and [Dm]this is what he [Am]said
Chorus (repeat 2X)
I[Am] was born in the rain on[Cm] the Pontchartrain U[Dm]nderneath the Louisiana [Am]Moon
[Am]I don't mind the stra[Cm]in of a hurricane[Dm], they come around every [Em]June
[Am]High black water, a de[Cm]vils daughter, s[Dm]hes hard, shes cold, and shes [Am]mean
[Am]But nobody taught her i[Gm]t takes a lot of[Dm] water, to wash away New Orl[Am]eans
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