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When The Levee Breaks

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Led Zeppelin

Version
studio
published by
rafah
Tone
A-
A+
Slide
A -> La
Video
[Capo on 1]
Chords
	 
E7* = G string 1st fret + A string 2nd fret (2 finger E7 chord)

E7** = E chord + B string 3rd fret (4 finger E7 chord)

E chord

Repeatedly strum E7*/E/E7**/E7* Play around with different combinations for the best

effect, deemphasizing the high E string and emphasizing the low E string

[Intro]
E7* E E7** E7* 18x

C D

E7*\E 4x

C D

E7*\E 4x

[Verse]
E7* E E7** E
If it keeps on raining, levee's goin' to break
E7* E E7** E
If it keeps on raining, levee's goin' to break,
E7* E E7** E
When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay.
E7* E E7** E7* 2x
E7* E E7** E
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan,
E7* E E7** E
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan,
E7* E E7** E
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
E7* E E7* E E7* E
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
[Instrumental]
C D

E7*\E 4x

C D

E7*\E 4x

E7* E E7* B E7* A D E

[Bridge]
E7* E
Don't it make you feel bad
B
When you're trying to find your way home,
A D E
You don't know which way to go?
E7* E
If you're goin' down South
B
They got no work to do,
A D E
If you don't know about Chicago.
[Instrumental]
E7* E E7* B E7* A D E 2x

E7* E E7** E7* 14x

C D

E7*\E 4x

C D

E7*\E 4x


[Verse]
E7* E E7** E
Cryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,
E7* E E7** E
Now, cryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,
E7* E E7** E
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
E7* E E7** E7* 2x
E7* E E7** E
All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
E7* E E7** E
All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
E7* E E7** E
Thinking about me baby and my happy home.
[Instrumental]
C D

E7*\E 4x

C D

E7*\E 4x

E7* E E7* B E7* A D E 2x

E7* E E7* B E7* A D E 2x
Ah ha ah ha ah ha ha ha
[Instrumental]
E7* E E7* B E7* A D E

E7* E E7** E7* 2x

[Outro]
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... sorry but I can't take you...
E7* E E7** E7* E
Going down... going down now... going down....