Intro Chords:
Use Barre chords
EDEDECECDGGDG
Down from the sky, up from the raging sea
GDG
In the blink of an eye, water's all you can see
CGCG
All you could hear was the wind and rain, nobody told us 'bout a hurricane
EmAD
And if they had could we escape such a terrible sound
CEmCDG
In Galveston there ain't no higher ground
GDG
We had nothin but hope when this brand new century began
GDG
Now there's six thousand gone, some say it might have been ten
CGCG
We're the finest country and the smartest too, we certainly know more than the Cubans do
EmAD
So why do we bury our dead in the water where they all drown
CEmCDEm
In Galveston there ain't no higher ground
CEmCDG
In Galveston there ain't no higher ground
The rain gave up and the sea she laid back down
There’s no tellin' how long 'til all the bodies are found
Does Washington care, does Houston know, we're an island in the Gulf of Mexico
Guess they'll be lending a hand just as soon as the word gets 'round
They say in Galveston, there ain't no higher ground
Woah, in Galveston there ain’t no higher ground
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.