Hurricane
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Austin Williams
(2024 release)
[Intro]
Am C D Am E Am N.C.
Am
[Verse 1]
Am C
Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream
Dm Am
I hear the south wind moan
C
The bridges getting lower
Dm Am
The shrimp boats coming home
C
The old man down in the Quarter
D Am
Slowly turns his head
C
Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle
Dm Am
And this is what he said
[Chorus]
Am C
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain
Dm Am
Underneath the Louisiana moon
C
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
D E
They come around every June
Am C
The high black water, a devil's daughter
D Am
She's hard, she's cold and she's mean
C
But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water
D Am C D Am E Am
To wash away New Orleans
[Verse 2]
Am C
Man came down from Chicago
Dm Am
He's gonna set that levee right
C
He says, "it needs to be at least three feet higher
Dm Am
It won't make it through the night"
C
But the old man down in the Quarter
Dm Am
He said "don't you listen to that boy
C
The water be down by the morning
Dm Am
And you'll be back to Illinois"
[Chorus]
Am C
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain
Dm Am
Underneath the Louisiana moon
C
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
D E
They come around every June
Am C
The high black water, a devil's daughter
D Am
She's hard, she's cold and she's mean
C
But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water
D Am C D Am E Am
To wash away New Orleans
[Verse 3]
Am C
Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream
Dm Am
I hear the south wind moan
C
Bridges getting lower
Dm Am
The shrimp boats coming home
C
The old man down in the Quarter
D Am
Slowly turns his head
C
Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle
Dm Am
And this is what he said
[Chorus]
Am C
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain
Dm Am
Underneath the Louisiana moon
C
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
D E
They come around every June
Am C
The high black water, a devil's daughter
D Am
She's hard, she's cold and she's mean
C
But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water
D Am
To wash away New Orleans
C
Nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water
D Am
To wash away New Orleans
[Chorus]
C D Am E Am
How to play Hurricane
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.