Evangeline chords by The Band

Evangeline chords
The Band (Robbie Robertson Live from the Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan 25-Feb-1987)

D

  G
She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
           D7
Alone in the pale moonlight
D
Waiting for a man, a riverboat gambler
         G
Said that he'd return tonight
       G
They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
            D7
Loving the whole night through
D

Til the riverboat gambler went off to make a killing
        G
And bring it on home to you

 G
Evangeline, Evangeline
G
Curses the soul of the Mississippi queen
   G
That pulled her man away

G
Bayou Sam, from the South Louisian
          D7
Had gambling in his veins
 D
Evangeline, from the Maritimes
      G
Was slowly going insane

  G
She stands on the top of Hickory Hill
                D7
She stands in the lightning and thunder
D
Down on the river the boat was a-sinking
         G
She watched that queen go under

G
Evangeline, Evangeline
G
Curses the soul of the Mississippi queen
   G
That pulled her man away . . . .


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