Tom: G
INTRO: Am
I built this house with my bare hands
D
On the shores of Louisian
G
Took my sweet cher Jolie-Ann
Am
For my own, my very own
Now every man has got his pride
D
I tried to shelter and provide
G
But I can't stop this poison tide
Am
Rolling in, rolling in
CHORUS:
D Am
Now I've nothing left to give her
D
No answer to her prayers
Am
Black ribbons on the water
D Am
Black ribbons for her hair
Then came the wind, then came the rain
D
We defied that hurricane
G
And we built this house again
Am
Stone by stone, stone by stone
But in the gulf of Mexico
D
Some five thousand feet below
G
Oh, the devil's blood it flows
Am
On and on, on and on
CHORUS:
D Am
I've nothing left to give her
D
No answer to her prayers
Am
Black ribbons on the water
D Am
Black ribbons for her hair
INSTRUMENTAL: Am D Am D G Am
Oh, how her eyes they used to shine
D
Fairest in Evangeline
G
Now they stare so cold and blind
Am
Through my soul, oh lord, my soul
CHORUS:
D Am
She was tangled in the salt-grass
D
Not a bullet left to spare
Am
Black ribbons on the water
D Am
Black ribbons for her hair
D Am
Black ribbons on the water
D Am
Black ribbons for her hair
