[tuning in open G]  whole step down [ C F C F A C ]
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[Intro]
                 

                 

                            repeat 9x

                                   

                               


[Verse 1]

          
If it keeps on

          
 raining levee

              
's going to br

            
eak
        
If it keeps on

          
 raining levee

              
's going to br

            
eak
        
When the levee

             
 breaks have n

           
o place to sta

          
y
        
Ooh, Mean old 

          
levee taught m

              
e to weep and 

            
moan
        
Oh, Mean old l

          
evee taught me

              
 to weep and m

            
oan
        
I,  Got what i

              
t takes to mak

      
e a Mountain M

an leave his h

ome
      
Oh, well;   oh

        
, well; oh, we

  
ll.

                 

                 

[Bridge]
                     

                     

Don't it make you feel bad?
              
When you're tr

             
ying to find y

              
our way home y

            
ou don't know 

             
which way to g

   
o?
             
If you're goin

              
g down south a

              
nd there's no 

      
work to do
             
And you're goi

            
ng on to Chica

    
go
           
Ahh  Ahh   Ahh

          
   Hey  hey  h

ey

              

          

          

                  Repeat 9x

                 

                 
      

[Verse 2]

          
Crying won't h

          
elp you, prayi

              
ng won't do yo

              
u no good
          
Crying won't h

          
elp you, prayi

              
ng won't do yo

              
u no good
          
When the levee

              
 breaks, mama,

          
 you got to mo

                  
ve a whoo- hoo

                 

                 

         
All last night

        
 sat on the le

                    
vee and moaned
         
All last night

        
 sat on the le

                    
vee and moaned
          
Thinking about

          
 my baby and m

                      
y happy home

                    
                   

[Bridge]

                                 

           
Ahh   Ahh    A

        
hh    Ahh
          
Ahh   Ahh    A

        
hh    Ahh
           
      Oh      

        
      Oh 

[Outro]


      
              

        
  Going -     

       
             g

     
oing to Chicag

o
      
              

        
  Going to Chi

           
cago
      
Sorry, but I c

                   
an't take yo
          
Going down - g

           
oing down, now
         
Going down - g

           
oing down, now
         
Im Going down-

           
 goin down now
         
Im Going down-

           
 goin down now
         
I'm goin down-

           
 goin down now
        
Going down   d

        
own   down    


  down 
        
Down down     

      
 down    now