Intro
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[Verse 1]
F
Crash on the levee mama,
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water's gonna overflow,
A#7
swamp's gonna rise,
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no boat's gonna row.
F7
Now you can train on down to William's point,
A#7
you can bust your feet,
F7
you can rock this joint.
[Refrain]
A#
But oh mama, ain't you gonna
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miss your best friend now.
C
You gonna have to find yourself
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another best friend somehow.
[Verse 2]
F
Now don't you try and move me,
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you're just gonna lose.
A#7
There's a crash on the levee
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and mama you been refused.
F7
Well it's sugar for sugar and it's salt for salt,
A#7
if you go down in the flood
F7
it's gonna be your fault.
[Refrain]
A#
But oh mama, ain't you gonna
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miss your best friend now.
C
You gonna have to find yourself
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another best friend somehow.
[Verse 3]
F
Well that high tide's rising,
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mama don't you let me down.
A#7
Pack up your suitcase,
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mama don't you make a sound.
F7
Now it's king for king, queen for queen,
A#7
it's gonna be the meanest flood
F7
that anybody's seen.
[Refrain]
A#
But oh mama, ain't you gonna
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miss your best friend now.
C
You gonna have to find yourself
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another best friend somehow.