Louisiana Man chords by The Seekers

Chords with lyrics

Released in 1966/'67.

INTRO:
DmDm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
FF             C majorC     FF   G+G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.

#1.
  C majorC                 Am7Am7
At birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their little boy Ned.
C majorC               G+G   C majorC
Raised him on the banks of the river bed.
C majorC           Am7Am7
A augmentedA houseboat tied to a big, tall tree,
 C majorC            G+G    C majorC
A augmentedA home for my Mama and my Papa and me.
  C majorC             Am7Am7
The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet,
 C majorC             G+G      C majorC
already Mama's cookin' Papa somethin' to eat.
  C majorC            Am7Am7
At half-past, Papa, he's a-ready to go,
  C majorC              G+G    C majorC
He jumps in his pirogue, headed down the bayou.

CHORUS:
      FF
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
FF             C majorC   FF
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
  FF
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
FF             C majorC     FF
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
FF             C majorC     FF
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
  DmDm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
FF             C majorC     FF  G+G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.

#2.
   C majorC           Am7Am7
They call Mama Rita and my Daddy, Jack.
  C majorC             G+G    C majorC
The little baby brother on the floor is Mack.
C majorC           Am7Am7
Bryn and Lynn are the family twins,
C majorC            G+G     C majorC
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'.
C majorC             Am7Am7
On the river float Papa's great big boat,
C majorC            G+G  C majorC
that's how my Papa goes into town.
C majorC           Am7Am7
Takes every bit of the night and day
C majorC                G+G   C majorC
to even reach a place where the people stay.

CHORUS:
      FF
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
FF             C majorC   FF
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
  FF
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
FF             C majorC     FF
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
FF             C majorC     FF
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.

#3.
C majorC           Am7Am7
I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes 'round.
C majorC                G+G    C majorC
That's the day my Papa takes his furs to town.
C majorC            Am7Am7
Papa said, 'Son, we got lines to run.'
C majorC                 G+G     C majorC
We come back again, 'cause there's work to be done.'

CHORUS:
      FF
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
FF             C majorC   FF
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
  FF
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
FF             C majorC     FF
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
FF             C majorC     FF
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
  DmDm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
FF             C majorC     FF
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
FF             C majorC     FF
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.