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St Francis Dam Disaster

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CAPO 1st Fret
  chords (play chords as if capo was "zero" fret or open strings)
e--0------2------0----3----1-----3------2----0---------13--|
b--0------0------1----0----1-----0------3----3---------13--|
g--0------0------0----0----2-----0------2----2---------13--|
d--2------2------2----0----3-----2------0----0-------------|
a--2------2------3----2----3-----2------0------------------|
e--0------0-----------3----1-----0-------------------------|
      Em  Em(+F#)      C      G     F  Em(+G)       D      D2   Emharmonics
[VERSE]
  Em  Em(+F#) 
                       C                 G    Em   Em(+F#)
 There was a well known water master man
 CHe was the GkinFg 
  Em  Em(+G)   Em      D     G    Em  Em(+F#)
 He could  do anything
                C                 G    Em   Em(+F#)
 The St. Francis Dam Disaster man
 CThought she was alGrigFht, 
 Em  Em(+G)         D  G  
 Until  around midnight 
 EmBecause that Fwater seeks her Cown
 She Dhad a desire to Emflow 
She waEms looking for somewhere to goD  D  D  D2  Em  
[VERSE 2]
  Em  Em(+F#)
                       C                  G    Em   Em(+F#) 
 She was a slave to the great metropolis
 CShe was feeling GchokFed
   Em  Em(+G)    Em              D       G    Em  Em(+F#)
 She pushed the wall 'till it broke
                    C                 G    Em  Em(+F#)
 when they heard the great apocalypse
 At Cpower house number GtwoF  
   Em  Em(+G)    Em                   D  G  
 Well there was nothing they could do
 EmBecause that Fwater seeks her Cown
 DFive and one half hours she would Emflow
 She had Emfifty-three miles to goD  Em  
  Em  Em(+F#)    Em     C  G  
  Em  Em(+F#)    Em     C    G  F  
  Em  Em(+G)     Em     D  G  
[VERSE 3]
  Em  Em(+F#) Em  
                  C                G    Em  Em(+F#)  Em  
 A cascade down to Santa Clara way
 CNear sixty feet GhigFh
  Em  Em(+G)   Em      D     G    Em  Em(+F#)  Em  
 Now she's a  mile wide 
                     C               G    Em  Em(+F#)  Em  
 It was clear she was going far away
 Cand whole towns were GtoFo
 Em  Em(+G)   Em           D  G  
 A  few  got lucky in Piru
 EmBecause that Fwater seeks her Cown
 DBut four more hours she would Emflow
 She had Emtwenty-nine miles more to goD  Em  
  Em  Em(+F#)    Em     C  G  
  Em  Em(+F#)    Em     C    G  F  
  Em  Em(+G)     Em     D  G  
[VERSE 4]
  Em  Em(+F#)  Em  
                   C                    G    Em  Em(+F#)               Em  
 She carried in her every kind of thing
 House, Ctree, telegraph GpolFe
  Em  Em(+G)   Em         D      G    Em  Em(+F#) Em  
 Some say  a thousand souls
                             C              G    Em  Em(+F#)  Em  
 At three A.M. she gave Santa Paula a ring
 She was Cstill twenty-five feet GhigFh
 Em  Em(+G)   Em       D  G  
 Under  a  peaceful sky
 EmBecause that Fwater seeks her Cown
 DBut two more hours she would Emflow
                              Em(harmonics)
 She had nineteen more miles to go
[VERSE 5] - same chords
It was a real bad night in little saticoy
El Rio then Montalvo
How many know one really knows
Ventura beach was very scary, boy
Humanity a pile
She went her final mile
Because that water seeks her own
Into the sea the water flowed
And now for forever she would go
[ENDING]
  D    Em  Em(+F#)   Em    C  G  
  Em  Em(+F#)    Em    C   G  F  
  Em  Em(+G)    Em    D  G  
  Em  Em(+F#)   Em    C  G  
  Em  Em(+F#)    Em    C   G  F  
  Em  Em(+G)    Em    D  G  
  Em  Em(+F#)   Em  C  
G  F  Em

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St Francis Dam Disaster

by Frank Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 1st Fret

chords (play chords as if capo was "zero" fret or open strings)

e--0------2------0----3----1-----3------2----0---------13--|

b--0------0------1----0----1-----0------3----3---------13--|

g--0------0------0----0----2-----0------2----2---------13--|

d--2------2------2----0----3-----2------0----0-------------|

a--2------2------3----2----3-----2------0------------------|

e--0------0-----------3----1-----0-------------------------|

Em Em C G F Em D D2 Em

(+F#) (+G) harmonics

[VERSE]

Em Em

(+F#)

C G Em Em

(+F#)

There was a well known water master man

C G F

He was the king

Em Em Em D G Em Em

(+G) (+F#)

He could do anything

C G Em Em

(+F#)

The St. Francis Dam Disaster man

C G F

Thought she was alright,

Em Em D G

(+G)

Until around midnight

Em F C

Because that water seeks her own

D Em

She had a desire to flow

Em D D D D2 Em

She was looking for somewhere to go

[VERSE 2]

Em Em

(+F#)

C G Em Em

(+F#)

She was a slave to the great metropolis

C G F

She was feeling choked

Em Em Em D G Em Em

(+G) (+F#)

She pushed the wall 'till it broke

C G Em Em

(+F#)

when they heard the great apocalypse

C G F

At power house number two

Em Em Em D G

(+G)

Well there was nothing they could do

Em F C

Because that water seeks her own

D Em

Five and one half hours she would flow

Em D Em

She had fifty-three miles to go

Em Em Em C G

(+F#)

Em Em Em C G F

(+F#)

Em Em Em D G

(+G)

[VERSE 3]

Em Em Em

(+F#)

C G Em Em Em

(+F#)

A cascade down to Santa Clara way

C G F

Near sixty feet high

Em Em Em D G Em Em Em

(+G) (+F#)

Now she's a mile wide

C G Em Em Em

(+F#)

It was clear she was going far away

C G F

and whole towns were too

Em Em Em D G

(+G)

A few got lucky in Piru

Em F C

Because that water seeks her own

D Em

But four more hours she would flow

Em D Em

She had twenty-nine miles more to go

Em Em Em C G

(+F#)

Em Em Em C G F

(+F#)

Em Em Em D G

(+G)

[VERSE 4]

Em Em Em

(+F#)

C G Em Em Em

(+F#)

She carried in her every kind of thing

C G F

House, tree, telegraph pole

Em Em Em D G Em Em Em

(+G) (+F#)

Some say a thousand souls

C G Em Em Em

(+F#)

At three A.M. she gave Santa Paula a ring

C G F

She was still twenty-five feet high

Em Em Em D G

(+G)

Under a peaceful sky

Em F C

Because that water seeks her own

D Em

But two more hours she would flow

(harmonics)

She had nineteen more miles to go

[VERSE 5] - same chords

It was a real bad night in little saticoy

El Rio then Montalvo

How many know one really knows

Ventura beach was very scary, boy

Humanity a pile

She went her final mile

Because that water seeks her own

Into the sea the water flowed

And now for forever she would go

[ENDING]

D Em Em Em C G

(+F#)

Em Em Em C G F

(+F#)

Em Em Em D G

(+G)

Em Em Em C G

(+F#)

Em Em Em C G F

(+F#)

Em Em Em D G

(+G)

Em Em Em C

(+F#)

G F Em

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