Biography:
Mark Lavon Helm (May 26, 1940-April 19, 2012), better known as Levon Helm, was an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. Helm was also known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "King Harvest", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Early years
Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas and began playing the guitar at the age of eight.
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
G A
Well I?came up to the great big city when I was only seventeen
D C G
Got me a job in a big skyscraper helpin’ to keep the place clean
A
I tried to save all my money to bring you here one day
D C G
The neon lights burned holes in my pockets and the money just slipped away
[Chorus]
C7
Now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m hitchin’ on back down to Louisiana back where I started
C7 G
And I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Oh my sweet Johanna
G
I’m comin’ on home to Louisiana back where I started
D G
Cause you might want to live in New York City?anyway
[Verse]
G A
I wen’on down to the bar on the corner to have myself a beer
D C G
A sweet young voice said what about me I heard it in my ear
A
I had not heard a friendly word in seven months or more
D C G
So I had to defend my lady friend when someone called that slut a whore
[Chorus]
C7
Now now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m hitchin’ on back down to Louisiana back where I started
C7 G
And I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m a hitchin' a ride back to Louisiana just to tell ya
D G
That'a you might like to live in New York City?anyway
[Verse]
G A
Well we all went out in the alley but I woke up all alone
D C G
An empty wallet an ache in my head an’no place to call home
[Instrumental]
A D C G
[Chorus]
C7
Now my sweet Johanna
G
You know I'm hitchin’ a ride back to Louisiana just to tell ya
C7 G
That I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Oh my sweet Johanna
G
I’m crawlin' on back home to Louisiana just to tell ya
D G
That'a you might want to live in New York City?anyway
[Outro]
C7 G
Hitchin' on back to Louisiana back where I started
C7 G
And I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Aw now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m comin' on back home to Louisiana just to tell ya
D G
That'a you might like to live in New York City?anyway
G
[Verse]
G A
Well I?came up to the great big city when I was only seventeen
D C G
Got me a job in a big skyscraper helpin’ to keep the place clean
A
I tried to save all my money to bring you here one day
D C G
The neon lights burned holes in my pockets and the money just slipped away
[Chorus]
C7
Now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m hitchin’ on back down to Louisiana back where I started
C7 G
And I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Oh my sweet Johanna
G
I’m comin’ on home to Louisiana back where I started
D G
Cause you might want to live in New York City?anyway
[Verse]
G A
I wen’on down to the bar on the corner to have myself a beer
D C G
A sweet young voice said what about me I heard it in my ear
A
I had not heard a friendly word in seven months or more
D C G
So I had to defend my lady friend when someone called that slut a whore
[Chorus]
C7
Now now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m hitchin’ on back down to Louisiana back where I started
C7 G
And I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m a hitchin' a ride back to Louisiana just to tell ya
D G
That'a you might like to live in New York City?anyway
[Verse]
G A
Well we all went out in the alley but I woke up all alone
D C G
An empty wallet an ache in my head an’no place to call home
[Instrumental]
A D C G
[Chorus]
C7
Now my sweet Johanna
G
You know I'm hitchin’ a ride back to Louisiana just to tell ya
C7 G
That I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Oh my sweet Johanna
G
I’m crawlin' on back home to Louisiana just to tell ya
D G
That'a you might want to live in New York City?anyway
[Outro]
C7 G
Hitchin' on back to Louisiana back where I started
C7 G
And I’m older than the day I went away
C7
Aw now my sweet Johanna
G
I’m comin' on back home to Louisiana just to tell ya
D G
That'a you might like to live in New York City?anyway
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