St Francis Dam Disaster Chords - Frank Black

CAPO 1st Fret chords (play chords as if capo was "zero" fret or open strings)

{tab: e|--0------2------0----3----1-----3------2----0---------13--|}

{tab: b--0------0------1----0----1-----0------3----3---------13--|}

{tab: g--0------0------0----0----2-----0------2----2---------13--|}

{tab: d--2------2------2----0----3-----2------0----0-------------|}

{tab: a--2------2------3----2----3-----2------0------------------|}

{tab: e|--0------0-----------3----1-----0-------------------------|}

Em Em(+F# C G F Em(+G D D2 Em 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(+G Em D G Em Em(+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(+G D 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(+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 C G F At power house number two Em Em(+G Em D 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(+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 C G F Near sixty feet high 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 C G F and whole towns were too Em Em(+G Em D 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(+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 C G F House, tree, telegraph pole Em Em(+G Em D G Em Em(+F# Em Some say a thousand souls C G Em Em(+F# Em At three AM. she gave Santa Paula a ring C G F She was still twenty-five feet high Em Em(+G Em D G Under a peaceful sky Em F C Because that water seeks her own D Em But two more hours she would flow 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

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