(Verse)
[D]Thirty miles out in the [C]Gulf Stream
I can he[G]ar them South winds mo[D]an
The [D]bridges are lookin' [C]lower
[G]Shrimp boats are hurryin' [D]home
[D]The old man down in the [C]quarter
[G]Slowly turned his [D]head
He [D]took another shot of wh[C]iskey
He [G]looked at me and he said[D]
(Chorus)
I was[D] born in the rain by the Po[C]nchartrain
Under[G]neath that Louisiana[D] Moon
And I [D]don't mind the strain of a [C]hurricane
Yeah [G]she comes 'round e[A]very June
[D]That high black wate[C]r, she's the devils daughter
She's [G]hard and she's cold, and she's [D]mean
But [D]nobody's taught her that it [C]takes a lot of water
To [G]wash away New Or[D]leans
(Verse)
A ma[D]n came down from C[C]hicago
Gonna [G]set that levee ri[D]ght
He says [D]it's got to be three feet hi[C]gher
Or it wo[G]n't make it through the ni[D]ght
The o[D]ld man down in the qua[C]rter
Said do[G]n't you listen to that b[D]oy
The w[D]ater'll down by morn[C]in', son
And h[G]e'll be on his way to Il[D]linois
(Chorus)
I was[D] born in the rain by the Po[C]nchartrain
Under[G]neath that Louisiana[D] Moon
And I [D]don't mind the strain of a [C]hurricane
Yeah [G]she comes 'round e[A]very June
[D]That high black wate[C]r, she's the devils daughter
She's [G]hard and she's cold, and she's [D]mean
But [D]nobody's taught her that it [C]takes a lot of water
To [G]wash away New Or[D]leans
(Chorus)
I was[D] born in the rain by the Po[C]nchartrain
Under[G]neath that Louisiana[D] Moon
And I [D]don't mind the strain of a [C]hurricane
Yeah [G]she comes 'round e[A]very June
[D]That high black wate[C]r, she's the devils daughter
She's [G]hard and she's cold, and she's [D]mean
Yeah[D] we finally taught her that [C]it takes a lot of water
To [G]wash away New Or[D]leans
[D]Thirty miles out in the [C]Gulf Stream
I can he[G]ar them South winds mo[D]an
The [D]bridges are lookin' [C]lower
[G]Shrimp boats are hurryin' [D]home
[D]The old man down in the [C]quarter
[G]Slowly turned his [D]head
He [D]took another shot of wh[C]iskey
He [G]looked at me and he said[D]
(Chorus)
I was[D] born in the rain by the Po[C]nchartrain
Under[G]neath that Louisiana[D] Moon
And I [D]don't mind the strain of a [C]hurricane
Yeah [G]she comes 'round e[A]very June
[D]That high black wate[C]r, she's the devils daughter
She's [G]hard and she's cold, and she's [D]mean
But [D]nobody's taught her that it [C]takes a lot of water
To [G]wash away New Or[D]leans
(Verse)
A ma[D]n came down from C[C]hicago
Gonna [G]set that levee ri[D]ght
He says [D]it's got to be three feet hi[C]gher
Or it wo[G]n't make it through the ni[D]ght
The o[D]ld man down in the qua[C]rter
Said do[G]n't you listen to that b[D]oy
The w[D]ater'll down by morn[C]in', son
And h[G]e'll be on his way to Il[D]linois
(Chorus)
I was[D] born in the rain by the Po[C]nchartrain
Under[G]neath that Louisiana[D] Moon
And I [D]don't mind the strain of a [C]hurricane
Yeah [G]she comes 'round e[A]very June
[D]That high black wate[C]r, she's the devils daughter
She's [G]hard and she's cold, and she's [D]mean
But [D]nobody's taught her that it [C]takes a lot of water
To [G]wash away New Or[D]leans
(Chorus)
I was[D] born in the rain by the Po[C]nchartrain
Under[G]neath that Louisiana[D] Moon
And I [D]don't mind the strain of a [C]hurricane
Yeah [G]she comes 'round e[A]very June
[D]That high black wate[C]r, she's the devils daughter
She's [G]hard and she's cold, and she's [D]mean
Yeah[D] we finally taught her that [C]it takes a lot of water
To [G]wash away New Or[D]leans
