Lake Pontchartrain chords by Joe Grushecky
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Verse 1
(A minor) One, two, three... (G major) (A minor) (G major) (E minor)
(A minor)
hurricane is coming
(G major) Blowing fifteen inches of rain (A minor)
We got trapped here in this city (G major)
When the levy started to
break (A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor)
Wade through the muddy water (G major)
Clinging to life on the roof (A minor)
Prayin' for someone to help (G major) us
Someone tell us the truth
(A minor) I'm gonna cry (F major) for Louisiana
(C major) I'm gonna cry (G major) for New Orleans (A minor)
I said the (F major) water is risin' (C major) (G major)
In Lake Pontchartrain (A minor)
I said the (F major) water is risin' (C major)
(G major) Lake Pontchartrain (A minor)
Take Magnolia Town to the big (G major) dome
Where they play the football games (A minor)
Hold on to our liv (G major) ing
Leave the bodies where they
lay (A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor)
We've got to find some
food and water (G major)
We've got to keep our people safe
(A minor) They say the cavalry is com (G major) ing
But I pray they're not too late (A minor)
I'm gonna cry (F major) for Louisiana
(C major) I'm gonna cry (G major) for New Orleans (A minor)
They say the (F major) water is rising (C major)
In (G major) Lake Pontchartrain (A minor)
They say the (F major) water is rising (C major)
In (G major) Lake Pontchartrain (A minor) (E major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (E major) (E minor) (G major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor)
Where's the helicopters,
where's the reserves
Where's everything that
we were promised,
is this all we deserve?
Rape, murder, water, blood
Who we gonna turn to
after the flood?
Gonna cry (F major) for Louisiana
(C major) Gonna cry (G major) for New Orleans (A minor)
I said the (F major) water is rising (C major)
In (G major) Lake Pontchartrain (A minor)
I said the (F major) water is rising (C major)
In (G major) Lake Pontchartrain (A minor)
I'm gonna cry (F major) for Louisiana (C major)
I'm gonna cry (G major) for New Orleans (A minor)
I said the (F major) water is rising (C major)
In (G major) Lake Pontchartrain (A minor)
Oh, the (F major) water is rising (C major) (G major) (A minor)
I said the (F major) water is rising (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Whole wa (F major) ter is (C major) rising (G major)
(A minor) Whole wa (F major) ter is rising (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Whole water (F major) is rising
Outro 1
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (F major) (C major) (G major) (F major)
Lake Pontchartrain
Joe Grushecky
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