When The Levee Breaks
Led ZeppelinVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
* = string 1st fret + string 2nd fret (2 finger chord)
** = chord + string 3rd fret (4 finger chord)
chord
Repeatedly strum *//**/* Play around with different combinations for the best
effect, deemphasizing the high E string and emphasizing the low string
* ** * 18x
*/ 4x
*/ 4x
If it keeps on raining, levee's goin' to break, 2x
When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay.
* ** * 2x
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, 2x
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
*/ 4x
*/ 4x
Don't it make you feel bad
When you're trying to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They got no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.
2x
* ** * 14x
*/ 4x
*/ 4x
Cryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
* ** * 2x
All last night sat on the levee and moaned, 2x
Thinking about me baby and my happy home.
*/ 4x
*/ 4x
2x
2x
Ah ha ah ha ah ha ha ha
* ** * 2x
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... sorry but I can't take you...
Going down... going down now... going down....
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Readable chord sheet for When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
[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 [E7]* [E] [E7]** [E7]* 18x [C] [D] [E7]*/[E] 4x [C] [D] [E7]*/[E] 4x If it [E7]keeps on [E]raining, [E7]levee's goin' to [E]break, 2x When the [E7]levee [E]breaks I'll [E7]have no place to [E]stay. [E7]* [E] [E7]** [E7]* 2x [E7]Mean old [E]levee taught me to [E7]weep and [E]moan, 2x [E7]Got what it [E]takes to make a [E7]mountain man leave his [E]home, [E7]Oh, [E]well, [E7]oh, [E]well, [E7]oh, [E]well. [C] [D] [E7]*/[E] 4x [C] [D] [E7]*/[E] 4x [E7] [E] [E7] [B] [E7] [A] [D] [E] [E7]Don't it make you feel [E]bad When you're [B]trying to find your way home, You [A]don't know which [D]way to [E]go? If you're [E7]goin' down [E]South They [B]got no work to do, If you [A]don't know a[D]bout Chi[E]cago. [E7] [E] [E7] [B] [E7] [A] [D] [E] 2x [E7]* [E] [E7]** [E7]* 14x [C] [D] [E7]*/[E] 4x [C] [D] [E7]*/[E] 4x [E7]Cryin' won't [E]help you, [E7]praying won't do you no [E]good, Now, [E7]cryin' won't [E]help you, [E7]praying won't do you no [E]good, When the [E7]levee [E]breaks, [E7]mama, you got to [E]move. [E7]* [E] [E7]** [E7]* 2x [E7]All last [E]night [E7]sat on the levee and [E]moaned, 2x Thinking a[E7]bout me [E]baby [E7]and my happy [E]home. [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 [E7] [E] [E7] [B] [E7] [A] [D] [E] [E7]* [E] [E7]** [E7]* 2x Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... sorry but I can't take you... [E7]Going [E]down... [E7]going [E7]down [E]now... going down....