Louisiana 1927 chords by Randy Newman
Guitar chords with lyrics
Louisiana 1927
words & music by Randy Newman
intro:
G C G D/A G
C G A7/E D7 G
verse 1:
G Gadd9/B Em7
What has happened down here is the winds have changed
A7 D11 C/G G
Clouds roll in from the north and it starts to rain
Gadd9/B Em7
Rained real hard and it rained for a real long time
A7 D11 G C D11
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
verse 2:
G Bm7 Em7
River rose all day, the river rose all night
A7 D11 C/G G C Dsus4
Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away all right
G Bm7 Em7
River had busted through clear down to Plaquemines
A7 D11 G C
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
chorus: C D11 G D/F# B7/F# Em Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si-a-na G7/D Cadd9 They're trying to wash us away D7sus4 C/E G/D They're trying to wash us away C G/B Am7 G D/F# B7/F# Em Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si-a-na G/D Cadd9 They're trying to wash us away D7sus4 C/E G/D C G/B Am7 They're trying to wash us away verse 3 (chords as in verse 2): President Coolidge come down in a railroad train With a little fat man with a notepad in his hand President say "Little fat man, isn't it a shame What the river has done to this poor cracker's land?" chorus: C D11 G D/F# B7/F# Em Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si-a-na G7/D Cadd9 They're trying to wash us away D7sus4 C/E G/D They're trying to wash us away C G/B Am7 G D/F# B7/F# Em Lou-i-si-a-na, Lou- i- si-a-na G/D Cadd9 They're trying to wash us away D7sus4 C/E G/D They're trying to wash us away C G/B A7 They're trying to wash us away D11 C/G G They're trying to wash us away CHORDS: E A D G B e A7/E: X X 2 2 2 3 Gadd9/B: X 2 0 2 0 3 D11: X X 0 2 1 3 C/G: 3 X 2 0 1 3 Dsus4: X X 0 2 3 3 D7sus4: X X 0 2 1 3 D/F#: 2 X 4 2 3 2 B7/F#: 2 X 1 2 0 2 G7/D: X X 0 0 0 1 Cadd9: X 3 2 0 3 3 C/E: X X 2 0 1 3 G/D: X X 0 4 3 3 G/B: X 2 0 0 3 3 ____________________________________________________________________________
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