When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[tuning in open G] whole step down [ C F C F A C ]
Slowed tape speed during recording
[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