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
ChorusI
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
ChorusI
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
These known chords are used in this song.
