The Wood Brothers - River takes the town

Hope the ^Alevee in Shreveport does what it's sup^Dposed to d^Ao Cuz the r^Bmain keeps comin', yeah the ^Arain keeps comin' I musta called ya 99 times but I ^Dcouldn't get ^Athrough Yeah the ^Bmrain keeps comin', yeah the ^Arain keeps comin' And the r^Bmain keeps comin', yeah the r^Aain keeps comin

^Bm Nothin's ever for certain,^B7 til the levee breaks down ^G The water comes in and the ^Driver The river takes the t^Aown

There's a shelter at the high school gym they got ^Dblankets and fo^Aod But you ^Bmwon't sleep easy, no you ^Awon't sleep easy It's been a few days since I heard any ^Dword from y^Aou No and I d^Bmon't sleep easy, well I d^Aon't sleep easy And the r^Bmain keeps comin', yeah the r^Aain keeps comin Yeah the ^Bmrain keeps comin', yeah the ^Arain keeps comin

^Bm Nothin's ever for certain,^B7 til the levee breaks down ^G The water comes in and the ^Driver The river takes the t^Aown ^{G D C} The river takes the t^Aown ^{G D C}Yeah the river takes ^Athe ^Gtown^{D C} The river takes the t^Aown ^{G D C A}

Well there's a ^Anumber you can call if your house gets washed away But it'll n^Bmever be the same, no it'll ^Anever be the same Since you held my hand and kissed me on the ^Dvery first ^Aday No I ^Bmnever be the same, no I ^Anever be the same And the ^Bmrain keeps comin (never be the same) And the ^Arain keeps comin (never be the same) And the ^Bmrain keeps comin (never be the same) And the ^Arain keeps comin Yeah And the ^Bmrain keeps comin (and I never be the same) And the ^Arain keeps comin (never be the same)

^Bm Nothin's ever for certain,^B7 til the levee breaks down ^G The water comes in and the ^Driver The river takes the t^Aown ^{G D C} The river takes the t^Aown ^{G D C} The river takes the t^Aown ^{G D C} The river takes the t^Aown ^{G D C A}