Wooh...
G C F C
G
A baby's born
C
The father's gone
F C
Can't live with what he's done
G
You know now mama's torn
C
She can't afford
F C
To raise her son
Em G C
You know the ills of this world they can get you down
Em G C
You know the ills of this world they can get you down
G C F C
But then you get back up
GCFC
G
Way down in New Orleans
C
The city screams
F C
They've gone black and white
G
And when the levy's broke
C
(Woo hoo) the city float
F C
And people lost their lives
G
You know they needed aid
C
They hoped and prayed
F C
But it was just too late
G
And now the family's cried
C
They know inside
F C
Doesn't have to be that way
Em G C
You know the ills of this world they can get you down
Em G C
You know the ills of this world they can get you down
G C F C
But then you get back up
GCFC
Em G C
You know the ills of this world they can get you down
Em G C
You know the ills of this world they can get you down
G C F C
But then you get back up