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Build A Levee chords by Natalie Merchant

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Chord diagramA minorAm

Verse 1:
Chord diagramA minorAm                  Chord diagramC majorC
  When I was just a little girl
Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramA minorAm
  My mamma said to me
Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G
  Beware of the devil my child
       Chord diagramG+G                       Chord diagramA minorAm
In the dark rocky places he'll keep
Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G
  Beware of the devil my child
    Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramA minorAm
Beware of his charming ways
Chord diagramA minorAm                     Chord diagramC majorC
  You'll fall under an evil spell
    Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramA minorAm
Just looking at his beautiful face

Bridge:
Chord diagramDmDm                           Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA minorAm
  You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Chord diagramDmDm                           Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA minorAm
  You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside

Verse 2:
Chord diagramA minorAm                         Chord diagramC majorC
   Don't go walking by the riverside
   Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramA minorAm
Alone in the pale moonlight
Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G
  He'll come up upon you girl
        Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramA minorAm
With no earthy body  in sight
Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramG+G
  Come up upon you girl
           Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramA minorAm
And he'll    whisper something sweet
Chord diagramA minorAm                        Chord diagramC majorC
  Then take you where the waters rise
   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramA minorAm
So high and run so deep

Chorus:
Chord diagramDmDm                           Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA minorAm
  You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Chord diagramDmDm                       Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA minorAm
  Gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Chord diagramDmDm                 Chord diagramE7E7          Chord diagramE7E7
  Build yourself a levee girl
n.c.                Chord diagramA minorAm
when the waters run high

Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramA minorAm

Verse 3:
Chord diagramA minorAm                      Chord diagramC majorC
  Now when I was just a little girl
Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramA minorAm
  My mamma said to me
Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G
  Beware of the devil my child
Chord diagramG+G                      Chord diagramA minorAm
  But if by chance you should meet
Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G
  Beware of his cold dark eyes
Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramA minorAm
 full of bold and unholy deceit
Chord diagramA minorAm                       Chord diagramC majorC
  He'll tempt you with a whirling pool of
Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramG+G
  lies and promises He'll deny or
Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramA minorAm
  that he will never keep

Chord diagramA minorAm

Chorus:
Chord diagramDmDm                           Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA minorAm
  You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Chord diagramDmDm                 Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramA minorAm
  Build yourself a levee girl deep inside
Chord diagramDmDm                        Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramA minorAm
  Better build yourself a levee deep inside
   Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramE MajorE             Chord diagramE MajorE
Build yourself a levee girl
n.c.
            when the waters run high

Ending:
Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramA minorAm

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