Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks

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when the levee breaks chords ( for acoustic guitar; an oxymoron? )
led zeppelin 1970 ( kansas joe mccoy & memphis minnie 1929 )

arguably , one of the finest recordings ever mixing the blues with heavy metal rock .
about the great mississippi flood of 1927 . very hard to accurately duplicate because of the
heavy amount of studio recording , echo harmonica & special effects .

E7 * = G string 1st fret + a string 2nd fret ( 2 finger E7 chord )
E7 * * = E chord + B string 3rd fret ( 4 finger E7 chord )
E chord

repeatedly strum E7 * /E/E7 * * /E7 * play around with different combinations for the best
effect , deemphasizing the high E string and emphasizing the low E string

capo i

E7 * E E7 * * E7 * 18

xc D

E7 * /E 4

xc D

E7 * /E 4

x E7 * E E7 * * E
if it keeps on raining , levee’s goin’ to break , 2
x E7 * E E7 * * E
when the levee breaks i’ll have no place to stay .

E7 * E E7 * * E7 * 2

xe7 * E E7 * * E
mean old levee taught me to weep and moan , 2
xe7 * E E7 * * E
got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home ,
E7 * E E7 * E E7 * E
oh , well , oh , well , oh , well .

C D

E7 * /E 4

xc D

E7 * /E 4
x
E7 * E E7 * B E7 * A D E

E7 * E
don’t it make you feel bad
B
when you’re trying to find your way home ,
A D E
you don’t know which way to go?
E7 * E
if you’re goin’ down south
B
they got no work to do ,
A D E
if you don’t know about chicago .

E7 * E E7 * B E7 * A D
E 2

xe7 * E E7 * * E7 * 14

xc D

E7 * /E 4

xc D

E7 * /E 4

xe7 * E E7 * * E
cryin’ won’t help you , praying won’t do you no good ,
E7 * E E7 * * E
now , cryin’ won’t help you , praying won’t do you no good ,
E7 * E E7 * * E
when the levee breaks , mama , you got to move .

E7 * E E7 * * E7 * 2

xe7 * E E7 * * E
all last night sat on the levee and moaned , 2
x E7 * E E7 * * E
thinking about me baby and my happy home .

C D

E7 * /E 4

xc D

E7 * /E 4

xe7 * E E7 * B E7 * A D
E 2

xe7 * E E7 * B E7 * A D
E 2
xah ha ah ha ah ha ha ha

E7 * E E7 * B E7 * A D E

E7 * E E7 * * E7 * 2

xgoing , going to chicago . . . going to chicago . . . sorry but i can’t take you . . .

E7 * E E7 * * E7 * E
going down . . . going down now . . . going down . . . .

set8

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