Louisiana chords by The Church

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

♫ Intro:

C  F  Am  (x2)

♫ Verse 1:
C   F        Am
Empty birdcage in her room
C    F       Am
Curtains pulled against the moon
C           F
Follow her down to Louisiana
C     F
Hotel room bedside manner
C    F      Am
God I've got to get back soon

♫ Pre-Chorus:
Bb              C
She wriggles like a fish in a net
Bb            C
Details you can never forget
Bb      C
One thing or another
Bb         C
Never any bother considering the regret

♫ Chorus:
Bb    F   C
That's my story
Bb    F   C
Cost a fortune
Bb    F   C
Dm  G
Louisiana

♫ Verse 2:
C   F        Am
Black rain falling in the night
C   F        Am
Strangers meet in the lamp light
C          F
Once in her life Louisiana
C         F
Standing alone out on the veranda
C    F       Am
Christ I must have been a sight

♫ Pre-Chorus:
Bb              C
She struggles like a leaf in the wind
Bb              C
Waiting for the music to begin
Bb       C
One thing or another
Bb        C
Always miss the other
Bb          C
Look what a state I'm in

♫ Chorus:
Bb    F   C
That's my story
Bb    F   C
Nothing special
Bb    F   C
Dm  G
Louisiana

♫ Verse 3:
C   F      Am
Billy moved to Abilene
C   F       Am
Lou is searching for morphine
C        F
Next stop is Louisiana
C          F
No-one there with a welcome banner
C   F       Am
I don't suppose that they're too keen

♫ Pre-Chorus:
Bb              C
She juggled her gentlemen friends
Bb          C
And suddenly the war ends
Bb         C
Coming home finding other men in hiding
Bb     C
Biding her lonely weekends

♫ Chorus:
Bb   F   C
What a story
Bb   F   C
Cast of thousands
Bb    F   C
Dm  G
Louisiana

♫ Verse 4:
C   F      Am
Empty birdcage in her room
C    F       Am
Shadows shrunk against the moon
C           F
Follow her down to Louisiana
C     F
Hotel room bedside manner
C   F      Am
God I've got to get back soon
C   F      Am
God I've got to get back soon