Am
[Verse 1]
Am C
When I was just a little girl
G Am
My mamma said to me
C G
Beware of the devil my child
G Am
In the dark rocky places he'll keep
C G
Beware of the devil my child
G Am
Beware of his charming ways
Am C
You'll fall under an evil spell
G Am
Just looking at his beautiful face
[Bridge]
Dm E Am
You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Dm E Am
You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
[Verse 2]
Am C
Don't go walking by the riverside
G Am
Alone in the pale moonlight
C G
He'll come up upon you girl
G Am
With no earthy body in sight
C G
Come up upon you girl
G Am
And he'll whisper something sweet
Am C
Then take you where the waters rise
G Am
So high and run so deep
[Chorus]
Dm E Am
You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Dm E Am
Gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Dm E7 E7 E7
Build yourself a levee girl
n.c. Am
when the waters run high
Am Am Am
[Verse 3]
Am C
Now when I was just a little girl
G Am
My mamma said to me
C G
Beware of the devil my child
G Am
But if by chance you should meet
C G
Beware of his cold dark eyes
G Am
full of bold and unholy deceit
Am C
He'll tempt you with a whirling pool of
G
lies and promises. He'll deny
G Am
that he will never keep
Am
[Chorus]
Dm E Am
You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside
Dm Em Am
Build yourself a levee girl deep inside
Dm E Am Am
Better build yourself a levee deep inside
Dm E E
Build yourself a levee girl
n.c.
when the waters run high
