{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1066000,"song":"When The Levee Breaks","artist":"Led Zeppelin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1066000-when-the-levee-breaks-chords-by-led-zeppelin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1066000?type=chord","rating":4.97687,"votes":345,"content":"When The Levee Breaks chords (for acoustic guitar; an oxymoron?)\r\nLed Zeppelin 1970 (Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie 1929)\r\n\r\nArguably, one of the finest recordings ever mixing the blues with heavy metal rock. \r\nAbout the great Mississippi flood of 1927. Very hard to accurately duplicate because of the \r\nheavy amount of studio recording, echo harmonica & special effects.\r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Levee_Breaks\r\n\r\nE7* = G string 1st fret + A string 2nd fret (2 finger E7 chord)\r\nE7** = E chord + B string 3rd fret (4 finger E7 chord)\r\nE chord\r\n\r\nRepeatedly strum E7*/E/E7**/E7* Play around with different combinations for the best \r\neffect, deemphasizing the high E string and emphasizing the low E string\r\n\r\nCapo I\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] ** [ch]E7[/ch] * 18x\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch] *     [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]E7[/ch] **            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf it keeps on raining, levee's goin' to break, 2x[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch] *  [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch] **            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]** [ch]E7[/ch]*  2x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]*      [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E7[/ch]**     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMean old levee taught me to weep and moan, 2x[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]*         [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]**                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGot what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, well, oh, well, oh, well.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]*                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't it make you feel bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhen you're trying to find your way home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou don't know which way to go?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E7[/ch]*        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf you're goin' down South[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey got no work to do,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf you don't know about Chicago.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]** [ch]E7[/ch]*  14x\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]*          [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]**                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]*          [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]**                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow, cryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch]*   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]**             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]** [ch]E7[/ch]* 2x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]*      [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]**                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll last night sat on the levee and moaned, 2x[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E7[/ch]*     [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]**         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThinking about me baby and my happy home.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch] * \\ [ch]E[/ch] 4x\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] 2x\r\nAh  ha ah  ha ah  ha ha ha[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]** [ch]E7[/ch]* 2x\r\n\r\nGoing, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... sorry but I can't take you...\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]*   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]**  [ch]E7[/ch]*  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGoing down... going down now... going down....[/tab]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"When The Levee Breaks chords (for acoustic guitar; an oxymoron?)\nLed Zeppelin 1970 (Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie 1929)\n\nArguably, one of the finest recordings ever mixing the blues with heavy metal rock. \nAbout the great Mississippi flood of 1927. Very hard to accurately duplicate because of the \nheavy amount of studio recording, echo harmonica & special effects.\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Levee_Breaks\n\nE7* = G string 1st fret + A string 2nd fret (2 finger E7 chord)\nE7** = E chord + B string 3rd fret (4 finger E7 chord)\nE chord\n\nRepeatedly strum E7*/E/E7**/E7* Play around with different combinations for the best \neffect, deemphasizing the high E string and emphasizing the low E string\n\nCapo I\n\nE7 * E E7 ** E7 * 18x\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\n\n\n\nE7* E E7** E7*  2x\n\n\n\n\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\nE7* E  E7* B  E7* A D E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE7* E  E7* B  E7* A D E 2x\n\nE7* E E7** E7*  14x\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\n\n\n\n\nE7* E E7** E7* 2x\n\n\n\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\nC D\n\nE7 * \\ E 4x\n\nE7* E  E7* B  E7* A D E 2x\n\n\n\nE7* E  E7* B  E7* A D E\n\nE7* E E7** E7* 2x\n\nGoing, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... sorry but I can't take you...\n\n\n\nSet8","chords":["E7","G","A","E","B","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}