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LAKES OF THE PONTCHARTRAIN - PAUL BRADY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORD SHAPES - DADF#AD

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1]

^DT'was on ^Gone ^D/F#bright March ^A7sus4morning^D I^Bm bid New Orlean^A7sus4s adieu ^D ^Gadd9 And I^D took the rod^D/C#e to J^Bmackson to^D/Awn, m^Ge f^Dor^A7tune^D t^Emo r^D/F#enew ^Gadd9 I ^D5cursed all ^D/C#foreign ^Bmmon^D/Aey, ^Gno ^Dcred^A7it ^Dcou^Emld I^D/F# gain ^Gadd9 Which ^D5filled ^Gme hear^D/F#t with ^A7sus4longin' fo^Dr ^Bmthe Lakes of ^A7sus4Pontchartain ^D ^Gadd9 ^D ^Gadd9

[Verse 2]

^DI stepped^G on ^D/F#board of a ra^A7sus4ilroad ^Dcar be^Bmneath the^A7sus4 morning ^Dsun ^Gadd9 And I^D rode the ^D/C#roads 'til^Bm even^D/Aing and^G I ^Dlaid ^A7me d^Dow^Emn a^D/F#gain ^Gadd9 All ^D5strangers h^D/C#ere, no ^Bmfriends to^D/A me '^Gtil a ^Ddark girl^A7 to^Dwards^Em me^D/F# came ^Gadd9 And I ^D5fell ^Gin ^D/F#love with a^A7sus4 Creole ^Dgirl from the ^BmLakes of Pont^A7sus4chartrain ^D ^Gadd9 ^D ^Gadd9

[Verse 3]

^DI said my^G pre^D/F#tty Creole gi^A7sus4rl, me ^Dmo^Bmney here's no g^A7sus4ood ^D ^Gadd9 If it^D weren't for ^D/C#the al^Bmligators ^D/AI'd s^Glee^Dp ^A7out ^Din^Em th^D/F#e woo^Gadd9d Yo^D5u're welcom^D/C#e here kind^Bm st^D/Arange^Gr, ^Dour ^A7hou^Dse it's ^Emvery^D/F# plain^Gadd9 But we^D5 nev^Ger ^D/F#turn a ^A7sus4stranger ^Dout at the^Bm Lakes of Pon^A7sus4tchartrain ^D ^Gadd9 ^D ^Gadd9

[Verse 4]

^DShe took ^Gme t^D/F#o her ^A7sus4mummy's ^Dhouse and she^Bm treated^A7sus4 me quite w^Dell ^Gadd9 The h^Dair ^D/C#upon her ^Bmshoulde^D/Ars in^G je^Dt ^A7blac^Dk ^Emrin^D/F#glets f^Gadd9ell To^D5 try and pa^D/C#int her ^Bmbea^D/Auty ^GI'm^D sur^A7e t^D'wo^Emuld ^D/F#be in ^Gadd9vain So h^D5andso^Gme ^D/F#was my ^A7sus4Creole ^Dgirl from the ^BmLakes of ^A7sus4Pontchartrain ^D ^Gadd9 ^D ^Gadd9

[Verse 5]

^DI asked h^Ger i^D/F#f she'd ^A7sus4marry m^De, she'd^Bm said it could ^A7sus4never be ^D ^Gadd9 For s^Dhe had ^D/C#got an^Bmoth^D/Aer a^Gnd ^Dhe^A7 wa^Ds ^Emfar^D/F# at s^Gadd9ea She ^D5said that s^D/C#he would^Bm wait for^D/A him^G an^Dd tr^A7ue ^Dshe^Em wou^D/F#ld rem^Gadd9ain 'Til h^D5e ret^Gurn^D/F#ed for his ^A7sus4Creole ^Dgirl from the ^BmLakes of Pont^A7sus4chartrain ^D ^Gadd9 ^D ^Gadd9

[Verse 6]

^DSo fair t^Ghee ^D/F#well me ^A7sus4bonny o^D' ^Bmgirl I never ^A7sus4see no more^D ^Gadd9 But I^D'll ne'er f^D/C#orget your ^Bmkindn^D/Aess a^Gnd the ^Dcott^A7age^D b^Emy t^D/F#he sh^Gadd9ore An^D5d at each s^D/C#ocial ga^Bmthe^D/Aring^G a ^Dflow^A7in'^D gl^Emass ^D/F#I'll r^Gadd9aise And dr^D5ink ^Ga ^D/F#health to me ^A7sus4Creole ^Dgirl from the ^BmLakes of P^A7sus4ontchartrain ^D ^Gadd9 ^D ^Gadd9

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Paul Brady - The lakes of pontchartrain