Natalie Merchant – Build A Levee (Guitar)
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Chords
Note: The last two lines of the 3rd verse are all down strokes and played for two measures each.
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Am C When I was just a little girl G Am My mamma said to me C G Beware of the devil my child G Am In the dark rocky places he'll keep C G Beware of the devil my child G Am Beware of his charming ways Am C You'll fall under an evil spell G Am Just looking at his beautiful face
[Bridge]
Dm E Am You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Dm E Am You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
[Verse 2]
Am C Don't go walking by the riverside G Am Alone in the pale moonlight C G He'll come up upon you girl G Am With no earthy body in sight C G Come up upon you girl G Am And he'll whisper something sweet Am C Then take you where the waters rise G Am So high and run so deep
[Chorus]
Dm E Am You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Dm E Am Gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Dm E7 E7 E7 Build yourself a levee girl n.c. Am when the waters run high
Am Am Am
[Verse 3]
Am C Now when I was just a little girl G Am My mamma said to me C G Beware of the devil my child G Am But if by chance you should meet C G Beware of his cold dark eyes G Am full of bold and unholy deceit Am C He'll tempt you with a whirling pool of G lies and promises. He'll deny G Am that he will never keep
Am
[Chorus]
Dm E Am You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Dm Em Am Build yourself a levee girl deep inside Dm E Am Am Better build yourself a levee deep inside Dm E E Build yourself a levee girl
n.c.
when the waters run high
[Ending]
Am Am Am Am Am