Calilou chords by Johnny Cash

Verse 1:

         G                      D
Well I'm finally goin' back to Louisiana

D                       G
Runnin' and thumbin' all the way

G                          C
That started out wayout in California

C                                D
I been makin' bout five hundred miles a day

G                               D
I covered all the beaches on the west coast

D                  G
From Mexico Crason City Bay

G                      C
But Calilou was not in California

C                                  D
That's where her daddy came from by the way

C                               G
And by the way her mother was a cajun

C                               G
She came from New Orleans I've heard her say

C                               G
And it's just like a girl to wanna see her mama

D                               G
So I might find her there along the way

Chorus:

C          G                                    G
Calilou Calilou well they should have call you restless

                                D
Well they should have called you drifter

C                                       D            G
Yeah, they should have called you trouble instead of Calilou

Verse 2:

         G                      D
I recall the first time that I saw her

D                       G
I picked her up near Phoenix in my car

G                          C
Just another beauty seekin' fame and fortune

C                                D
And I told her she should be a movie star

G                               D
The next time I saw her was Tucumcari

D                  G
She served my bowl of chili with a smile

G                      C
I said it's been a year since I last saw you

C                                  D
Wonder how'd you like to share a few good miles

C                               G
Well the justice of the peace was very sleepy

C                               G
I held her in my arms the whole night long

C                               G
I whispered words like settle down and family

D                               G
And when I woke up my Calilou was gone

Chorus:

C          G                                    G
Calilou Calilou well they should have call you restless

G                               D
And they should have call you drifter

C                                       D            G
Yeah they should have call you trouble instead of Calilou


C          G                                    G
Calilou Calilou well they should have call you restless

G                               D
And they should have call you drifter

C                                       D            G
Yeah they should have call you trouble instead of Calilou