Pikeville Flood

D
Run for your life boys_ there's 
noth-in' left to do_
C                                 
Pikeville dam is a' cavin in_ and 
    Am
the water's comin' thru_
D
River's been a' risin'_ and the 
rain's still comin' down_
C
Fourteen days and nights_ it's gonna
 wash a-way the town_


[Refrain]
        Dm7                  C    
Let er' roll_  roll on muddy 
           A                   D
dream_  Let er' roll_  takin' ev-ry 
thing_


Continues after the ad
Remove ads
[Verse 2]
D
It's washed a-way the houses_  and 
the road is al-mose gone_
C                                 
Ain't noth-in' here but the dyin 
   Am                        F
and dead_  and the trail of a mighty
 storm_
D                                 
I had a lovin' family_ Lord I had 
                       C       
a lovin wife_ till the Chikasaw 
River and the wind and rain come and
Am
 robbed
N.C.
robbed them of their life_


[Refrain]
        Dm7                  C    
Let er' roll_  roll on muddy 
          A                  D
dream_ Let er' roll_ takin' ev-ry 
thing_


Dm7   C   A   D
[G  O INSTRUMENTAL]


[Verse 3]
D
I don't know where I'm goin'_ Lord I
 don't know where I'm bound_
C                             
Just far a-way from the water's 
        Am            F
edge_ and a no good river town_


[Refrain]
        Dm7                  C    
Let er' roll_  roll on muddy 
          A                  D
dream_ Let er' roll_ takin' ev-ry 
thing_