Intro:
Am C D Am (2X)
Verse 1:
(no Drums, Single Strums)
Am C D Am
Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream, I hear the South wind moan
Am C D Am
The bridges gettin lower, the shrimp boats comin home
Am C D Am
The old man down in the Quarter, slowly turns his head
Am C D Am
Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle and, this is what he said
(Harmony, no Drums, Single Strums)
Am C D Am
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon
Am C D E
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June
Am C D Am
The highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean
Am G D Am
But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans (drums)
Am Am
Verse 2:
Am C D Am
Man came down from Chicago, he gonna set that levee right he said
Am C D Am
It needs to be at least three feet higher, it won't make it through the night.
Am C D Am
But the old man down in the Quarter, he said don't you listen to that boy
Am C D Am
The water be down by the morning, and he'll be back to Illinois
Am
(Harmony)
Am C D Am
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon
Am C D E
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June
Am C D Am
The highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean
Am G D Am
But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans
Solo:
(Chorus Chords)
Am C D Am Am C D E
Am C D Am Am G D Am
Am Am Am
Verse 3:
Am C D Am
Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream, I hear the South wind moan
Am C D Am
bridges gettin lower, the shrimp boats comin home
Am C D Am
The old man down in the Quarter, slowly turns his head
Am C D Am
Takes a drink from his whiskey bottle and, this is what he said
Am Am Am
(A Cappella, Harmony)
Am C D Am
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon
Am C D E
don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June
(Harmony, with Drums)
Am C D Am
highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean
Am G D Am
But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans
Am Am
(Harmony)
Am C D Am
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon
Am C D E
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June
Am C D Am
The highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean
Am G D Am
But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans
(no Drums, Single Strums)
Am G D Am
nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans (music)
Am Am
Outro:
Am C D Am Am C D E
Am C D Am Am G D Am