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Play along at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEPbD9dOD8 This is on the 2006 Bob Dylan Album Modern Times. "The Levee's Gonna Break" is based on "When the Levee Breaks" by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. It was adapted Led Zeppelin. Note that the C is played with a G bass and a G top string G 320001 C 3X2013 D X00232 [Intro] G G C G G C G G C G G C G G C G G C [Verse]
GIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break G(Eight beats no lyric) CIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break G(Eight beats no lyric) C DEverybody saying this is a Cday only the Lord could Gmake G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GWell I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day G(Eight beats no lyric) CWell I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day G (Eight beats no lyric) C DI got to the river and I thCrew my clothes aGway G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GI paid my time and now I'm as good as new G(Eight beats no lyric) CI paid my time and now I'm as good as new G (Eight beats no lyric) C DThey can't take me back, nCot unless I want them Gto G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break G(Eight beats no lyric) GIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break G (Eight beats no lyric) C DSome of these people gonnCa strip you of all they can Gtake G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GI can't stop here, I ain't ready to unload G(Eight beats no lyric) CI can't stop here, I ain't ready to unload G (Eight beats no lyric) C DRiches and salvation can be waiting behind theC next bend in the rGoad G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GI picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get G(Eight beats no lyric) CI picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I gGet G (Eight beats no lyric) C DYou say you want me to quit Cya, I told you no, not justG yet G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GI look in your eyes, I see nobody else but me G(Eight beats no lyric) CI look in your eyes, I see nobody other than Gme G (Eight beats no lyric) C DI see all that I am and aCll I hope to Gbe G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break G(Eight beats no lyric) CIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna brGeak G (Eight beats no lyric) DSome of these people don't Cknow which road to take G G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GWhen I'm with you I forget I was ever blue G(Eight beats no lyric) CWhen I'm with you I forget I was ever Gblue G (Eight beats no lyric) C DWithout you there's no meCaning in anything I Gdo G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GSome people on the road carrying everything that they own G(Eight beats no lyric) CSome people on the road carrying everything that they Gown G (Eight beats no lyric) C DSome people got barely enough skin tCo cover their bonesG G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GPut on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dress G(Eight beats no lyric) CPut on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dGress G (Eight beats no lyric) C DA few more years of hard work Cthen there'll be a thousand years of hGappiness G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break G(Eight beats no lyric) CIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna brGeak G (Eight beats no lyric) C DI tried to get you to love Cme, but I won't repeat tGhat mistake G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GI woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed G(Eight beats no lyric) CI woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed G (Eight beats no lyric) C DI ain't got enough room to Ceven raise my head G G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GCome back, baby, say we never more will part G(Eight beats no lyric) CCome back, baby, say we never more will Gpart G (Eight beats no lyric) C DDon't be a stranger withoutC a brain or hearGt G(Eight beats no lyric)
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GIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break G(Eight beats no lyric) CIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna Gbreak G (Eight beats no lyric) C DSome people still sleepin',C some people are wide awGake G(Eight beats no lyric)
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