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Louise Tab by Bonnie Raitt

Louise tab by Bonnie Raitt

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  • Capo on 2nd
Intro:


e|-------3------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---2-------2------0-|
D|-----0--------0h2---| x4
A|--------------------|
E|-3-------3----------|


Verse 1:
G                                 A7
They all said Louise was not half bad.

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B|-------------------|-------------------|---2---------2-----3-|--/5---------5----5--|
G|---2---0---2-----0-|---2---0---2-----0-|--------0------------|---------------------|
D|-----0--------0----|-----0--------0----|-----2---------2-----|-----5---------5-----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
E|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|


C              D                G
It was written on the walls and window shades

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------3-------------|-------3-------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0--------0-----0--|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|--------------0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|


G                             A7
And how she'd act the little girl.

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B|-------------------|-------------------|---2---------2-----3-|--/5---------5----5--|
G|---2---0---2-----0-|---2---0---2-----0-|--------0------------|---------------------|
D|-----0--------0----|-----0--------0----|-----2---------2-----|-----5---------5-----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
E|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|

    C               D                       G
The deceiver, don't believe her, that's her trade.

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B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0-------------0---|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|------------0-0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|


Chorus 1:
C            D           G
Sometimes a bottle of perfume,

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------3-------------|-------3-------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0--------0-----0--|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|--------------0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|

C             D          G
Flowers, and maybe some lace.

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------3-------------|-------3-------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0--------0-----0--|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|--------------0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|

C           D               Em
Men brought Louise ten-cent trinkets.

e|-------------------|--------2----------|---------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|---------------------|-0-----------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|-------------0-0h2p0-|---0-0h2-0---------|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|-------0-0h2---------|-------------------|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---0h2---------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-0-------------------|-------------------|


A7                     D
Their intentions were easily traced.

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B|---2---------2-----|---2---------2-----|-----3--------3---|-----3--------3---|
G|-------------------|-------------------|---2--------2---2-|---2--------2---2-|
D|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|


Verse 2:
      G                          A7
Ahhh, everybody thought it kinda sad

e|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------5------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|---2---------2-----3-|--/5---------5----5--|
G|---2---0---2-----0-|---2---0---2-----0-|--------0------------|---------------------|
D|-----0--------0----|-----0--------0----|-----2---------2-----|-----5---------5-----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
E|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|


  C        D           G
When they found Louise in her room.

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------3-------------|-------3-------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0--------0-----0--|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|--------------0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|

       G                            A7
They'd all put her down below their kind,

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B|-------------------|-------------------|---2---------2-----3-|--/5---------5----5--|
G|---2---0---2-----0-|---2---0---2-----0-|--------0------------|---------------------|
D|-----0--------0----|-----0--------0----|-----2---------2-----|-----5---------5-----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
E|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|

           C              D              G
Still some cried when she died this afternoon.

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------3-------------|-------3-------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0-------------0---|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|------------0-0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|


Chorus 2:

C           D           G
Louise rode home on the mail train,

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------3-------------|-------3-------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0--------0-----0--|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|--------------0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|

C                D                   G
Somewhere to the South, I heard them say.

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------3-------------|-------3-------------|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-----0---------------|-----0---------------|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---0--------0-----0--|---0--------0-----0--|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|--------------0h2----|--------------0h2----|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-3--------3----------|


C         D         Em
Too bad it ended so ugly.

e|-------------------|--------2----------|-------0-------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
B|--------1----------|------3-------3----|-------------0----0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G|-----0--------3----|----2--------2--3--|---------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|---2--------2---3--|-0---------0-------|----2----------2-----|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|-3--------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-0---------0---------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

A7                         D
Too bad she had to go that way.

e|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--10-----5----|
B|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--7------5----|
G|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--7------6----|
D|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--7------7----|
A|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|


Outro:
G                              A7
But the wind is blowing cold tonight.


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B|-------------------|---0---------------|--------------0----5-|-8------------------|
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D|--------------0----|-----0-----------0-|-------2--------2----|--------------------|
A|-----0-------------|-------------------|-0----------0--------|--------------------|
E|-3-------3---------|-3---------3-------|---------------------|--------------------|

     C       D         G
Goodnight, Louise, goodnight.

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G|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------0---|
D|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----0----------0---|
A|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-2---------2----2---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
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