Evangeline

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # evangeline chords the band ( robbie robertson live from the shibuya public hall , tokyo , japan 25 - feb - 1987 ) G D G she stands on the banks of the mighty mississippi D D7 alone in the pale moonlight D waiting for a man , a riverboat gambler D7 G said that he’d return tonight G they used to waltz on the banks of the mighty mississippi D D7 loving the whole night through D til the riverboat gambler went off to make a killing D7 G and bring it on home to you C G evangeline , evangeline D G curses the soul of the mississippi queen D D7 G that pulled her man away G bayou sam , from the south louisian D D7 had gambling in his veins D evangeline , from the maritimes D7 G was slowly going insane G she stands on the top of hickory hill D D7 she stands in the lightning and thunder D down on the river the boat was A - sinking D7 G she watched that queen go under C G evangeline , evangeline D G curses the soul of the mississippi queen D D7 G that pulled her man away . . . . set8