The Flood chords by The Stanley Brothers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Come listen, good people,
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wherever you are
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And hear a sad story
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you've been waiting for
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About the flood of 57,
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as it happened to be,
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In Kentucky, old Virginia,
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and in East Tennessee.
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How the rains came down,
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as we often had seen,
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To swell a broad river,
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or some little stream.
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But this was different,
and we soon realized
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That the floods were raging,
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and we fought for our lives
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Many were prayin' as never before
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As the high muddy water
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came in through their door
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Some were left homeless,
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their lives saved and strong
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But their lives had been spared,
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and the cold rains came on
Little babies were crying,
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and others were sad
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For in all our lives
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we've seen nothing so bad
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But the brave and the strong
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were there by the score
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To help the sick
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and need to safety on the shore
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Now we all escaped it, I never will know
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It must have been God's will,
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it was not time to go
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And by the help of his mercy,
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some managed to smile
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And  face the disaster
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while the waters run wild.
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