Broussards Lament chords by Sarah Jarosz

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:

F# minorF#m   E MajorE    BB        F# minorF#m
Storm it did rage on the coastal shore
       BB             F# minorF#m
Winds blew so strong then the floods came on
    E MajorE     BB    F# minorF#m   B7B7       F# minorF#m E MajorE BB F# minorF#m
People cried what took so long for help - to come along
F# minorF#m     E MajorE      BB    F# minorF#m
Answers came cheap at the break of dawn
F# minorF#m         E MajorE   BB   F# minorF#m
Sound bites playin' on and on and on

Chorus:
       BB          F# minorF#m
They told us Thursday they would come
       BB         F# minorF#m
They told us Friday they would come
E MajorE    BB    E MajorE     BB      F# minorF#m
Saturday came and still the dying lived on

Verse 2:
F# minorF#m     E MajorE    BB        F# minorF#m
The missing ones were lost, not to be found
       BB         F# minorF#m
They paid the cost, you let them down
    E MajorE     BB   F# minorF#m    B7B7       F# minorF#m E MajorE BB F# minorF#m
Well we said what can we do just to make - it up to you
      F# minorF#m  E MajorE     BB   F# minorF#m
Oh you can try to make this up to me
F# minorF#m      E MajorE     BB    F# minorF#m
All I have is lost, not much to see

Chorus:
       BB         F# minorF#m
They told me Thursday they would come
       BB         F# minorF#m
They told me Friday they would come
E MajorE     BB      E MajorE   BB    F# minorF#m
Saturday's here and I'm trying find my home
    E MajorE    BB   E MajorE    BB     F# minorF#m
Oh the time is here, time to find my home