{"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":2830090,"song":"The Levees Gonna Break","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11641935-the-levees-gonna-break-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2830090?type=chord","rating":0.0131,"votes":0,"content":"Note that the C is played with a G bass and a G top string\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]       320001\r\n[ch]C[/ch]       3X2013\r\n[ch]D[/ch]       X00232\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEverybody saying this is a day only the Lord could make[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI got to the river and I threw my clothes away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI paid my time and now I'm as good as new[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI paid my time and now I'm as good as new[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey can't take me back, not unless I want them to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome of these people gonna strip you of all they can take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can't stop here, I ain't ready to unload[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can't stop here, I ain't ready to unload[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRiches and salvation can be waiting behind the next bend in the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou say you want me to quit ya, I told you no, not just yet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI look in your eyes, I see nobody else but me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI look in your eyes, I see nobody other than me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI see all that I am and all I hope to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome of these people don't know which road to take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm with you I forget I was ever blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm with you I forget I was ever blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWithout you there's no meaning in anything I do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome people on the road carrying everything that they own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome people on the road carrying everything that they own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome people got barely enough skin to cover their bones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPut on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dress[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPut on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dress[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA few more years of hard work then there'll be a thousand years of happiness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI tried to get you to love me, but I won't repeat that mistake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n [Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI ain't got enough room to even raise my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n [Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome back, baby, say we never more will part[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome back, baby, say we never     more will part[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't be a stranger without a         brain or heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome people still sleepin', some people are wide awake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Eight beats no lyric)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"Note that the C is played with a G bass and a G top string\n\nG       320001\nC       3X2013\nD       X00232\n\n[Intro]\nG G C  G G C G G C  G G C G G C  G G C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n [Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n [Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G\nG G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G\nC C C C  C C C C  C C C C  C C C C\nG G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G\nD D D D  D D D D  C C C C  C C C C\nG G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G","chords":["C","G","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}