{"id":1120,"date":"2021-03-29T14:12:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=1120"},"modified":"2021-03-29T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:12:46","slug":"when-the-levee-breaks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=1120","title":{"rendered":"When The Levee Breaks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Charlie \u201cKansas Joe\u201d McCoy &amp; Memphis Minnie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-inbaddningshanterare wp-block-embed-inbaddningshanterare wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie When the Levee Breaks - Famous 1927 Mississippi River Flood\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/swhEa8vuP6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-inbaddningshanterare wp-block-embed-inbaddningshanterare wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Harper - When The Levee Breaks - LIVE HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZVTgZ4NU-UA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Capo 3 = Bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G][G][G] [C7][C7] [G][G] [D][D] [D6] [G]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]If it keeps on raining, levee\u2019s goin\u2019 to break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]If it [C7]keeps on raining, levee\u2019s going to [G]break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]And the [D]water\u2019s gonna come and I\u2019ll have no [D6]place to [G]stay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]All last night I sat on the levee and moaned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[C7]All last night I sat on the levee and [G]moaned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]Thinking [D]\u2019bout my baby and my [D6]happy [G]home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]If i keeps on raining, Levee\u2019s goin\u2019 to break,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it [C7]keeps on raining, Levee\u2019s goin\u2019 to [G]break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And [D]all these people have no [D6]place to [G]stay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]Now look here mama, what am I to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]Now [C7]look here mama, what am I to [G]do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]I ain\u2019t [D]got nobody to tell my [D6]troubles [G]to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]I worked on the levee, mama both night and day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]I [C7]worked on the levee, mama both night and [G]day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[D]Ain\u2019t got nobody to keep the [D6]water a[G]way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solo: [G][G][G] [C7][C7] [G][G] [D][D] [D6] [G]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]Well, cryin\u2019 won\u2019t help you, prayin\u2019 won\u2019t do no good<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]Well, [C7]cryin\u2019 won\u2019t help you, prayin\u2019 won\u2019t do no [G]good<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]When the [D]levee breaks, mama you [D6]got to [G]move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I [G]worked on the levee, Mama both night and day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[C7]Worked on the levee, Mama both night and [G]day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[D]Worked so hard Just to keep the [D6]water [G]away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]I had a woman, She wouldn\u2019t do for me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I [C7]had me a woman, She wouldn\u2019t do for [G]me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m [D]goin\u2019 back, To my [D6]used to [G]be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]It\u2019s a mean old levee, caused me to weep and moan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]It\u2019s a [C7]mean old levee, caused me to weep and [G]moan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[G]Caused me to [D]leave my baby and my [D6]happy [G]home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie \u201cKansas Joe\u201d McCoy &amp; 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