intro <u>C</u> <u>G</u> <u>A7/E</u> <u>D7</u> <u>G</u> verse 1 What has happened down here is the winds have changed Clouds roll in from the north and it starts to rain Rained real hard and it rained for a real long time Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline verse 2 River rose all day, the river rose all night Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away all right River had busted through clear down to Plaquemines Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si- a-na They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si-a-na They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away verse 3 (chords as in verse 2) President Coolidge come down in a railroad train With a little fat man with a notepad in his hand President say "Little fat man, isn't it a shame What the river has done to this poor cracker's land?" Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si-a-na They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si-a-na They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away CHORDS e X X 2 2 2 3 X 2 0 2 0 3 X X 0 2 1 3 3 X 2 0 1 3 X X 0 2 3 3 X X 0 2 1 3 2 X 4 2 3 2 2 X 1 2 0 2 X X 0 0 0 1 X 3 2 0 3 3 X X 2 0 1 3 X X 0 4 3 3 X 2 0 0 3 3