Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Leaving louisiana in the broad daylight

^GMary took to running with a travelin' man ^GLeft her momma crying with her head in her hands Such a ^Csad case, so broken ^Ghearted She say,^G momma, I got to go, gotta get outta here ^GI gotta get out of town, I'm tired of hanging around I gotta ^Croll on between the ^Gditches ^GIt's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go ^G'Round and around nobody knows but the ^Chighway Goes on ^Gforever, that ol' ^Chighway rolls on ^Gforever.

Lord, she^G never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk ^GIf she hadn't started running with a travelin' man If she hadn't started^C taking those crazy ^Gchances ^GShe say, daughter, let me tell you 'bout the travelin' kind ^GEverywhere he's goin' such a very short time He'll be ^Clong gone before you ^Gknow it He'll be ^Clong gone before you ^Gknow it.

She say,^C never have I known it when it^D felt so good ^CNever have I knew it when I ^Gknew I could ^CNever have I done it when it ^Dlooked so right ^CLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.

This is ^Gdown in the swampland, anything goes ^GIt's alligator bait and the bars don't close It's the ^Creal thing down in ^GLouisiana ^GDid you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad ^GWhen he really got trouble like a daughter gone bad It gets ^Creal hot down in ^GLouisiana ^GThe stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed ^GHe's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will It ain't ^Cno time for lengthy^G speeches There ain't ^Cno time for lengthy ^Gspeeches.

She say,^C never have I known it when it^D felt so good ^CNever have I knew it when I ^Gknew I could ^CNever have I done it when it ^Dlooked so right ^CLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.

It's just an ^Gordinary story 'bout the way things go 'Round and around nobody knows but the^C highway Goes on ^Gforever, that ol' ^Chighway rolls on ^Gforever.