The Band of Heathens - Hurricane

^AmThirty miles on th^Cme Gulf Stream^Dm I hear the South wind m^Amoan ^AmThe bridges getting l^Cmower, s^Dmhrimp boats coming home^{Am Am}The old man down in th^Cme Quarter^Dm slowly turns his ^Amhead ^AmTakes a sip from his ^Cmwhiskey bottle and ^Dmthis is what he ^Amsaid

I^Am was born in the rain on^Cm the Pontchartrain U^Dmnderneath the Louisiana ^AmMoon ^AmI don't mind the stra^Cmin of a hurricane^Dm, they come around every ^EmJune ^AmHigh black water, a de^Cmvils daughter, s^Dmhes hard, shes cold, and shes ^Ammean ^AmBut nobody taught her i^Gmt takes a lot of^Dm water, to wash away New Orl^Ameans

^AmMan came down from C^Cmhicago, he go^Dmnna set that levee ri^Amght ^AmHe says It needs to be at least ^Cmthree feet higher^Dm, it won't make it through t^Amhe night. ^AmBut the old man down in the Quarte^Cmr, he said don^Dm't you listen to tha^Amt boy ^AmThe water be down by the mor^Cmning, and he^Dm'll be back to Illin^Amois

I^Am was born in the rain on^Cm the Pontchartrain U^Dmnderneath the Louisiana ^AmMoon ^AmI don't mind the stra^Cmin of a hurricane^Dm, they come around every ^EmJune ^AmHigh black water, a de^Cmvils daughter, s^Dmhes hard, shes cold, and shes ^Ammean ^AmBut nobody taught her i^Gmt takes a lot of^Dm water, to wash away New Orl^Ameans

^AmThirty miles on th^Cme Gulf Stream^Dm I hear the South wind m^Amoan ^AmThe bridges getting l^Cmower, s^Dmhrimp boats coming home^{Am Am}The old man down in th^Cme Quarter^Dm slowly turns his ^Amhead ^AmTakes a sip from his ^Cmwhiskey bottle and ^Dmthis is what he ^Amsaid

I^Am was born in the rain on^Cm the Pontchartrain U^Dmnderneath the Louisiana ^AmMoon ^AmI don't mind the stra^Cmin of a hurricane^Dm, they come around every ^EmJune ^AmHigh black water, a de^Cmvils daughter, s^Dmhes hard, shes cold, and shes ^Ammean ^AmBut nobody taught her i^Gmt takes a lot of^Dm water, to wash away New Orl^Ameans