Bossier City chords by Turnpike Troubadours

Chords with lyrics

VERSE:

 G+G       Cadd9Cadd9   G+G
Well Robbie's got a brand new girlfriend.
   G+G   D MajorD     G+G
She's got a scr i pt for pills.
   G+G    Cadd9Cadd9      G+G
These here man they're the good ones.
G+G         Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Counting those ten dollar bills.

VERSE:

   G+G     Cadd9Cadd9   G+G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G+G        D MajorD   G+G
That's what he'd always say.
   G+G       Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's going down to Bossier City.
   G+G     D MajorD    G+G
Gonna drink his cares away.

SOLO

G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G
G MajorG Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G

VERSE:

   G+G   Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's got a thousand dollars.
    G+G       D MajorD     G+G
That's more than the saw mills paying.
   G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Lucy she's at her mamas.
G+G         Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
But he'll lose it all today

VERSE:

   G+G   Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's got a thousand dollars.
    G+G     D MajorD  G+G
That's just some gasoline.
       G+G  Cadd9Cadd9    G+G
You know that boy well he can gamble.
G+G       Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Like you ain't never seen.

CHORUS:

   G+G     Cadd9Cadd9   G+G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G+G        D MajorD   G+G
That's what he'd always say.
   G+G       Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's going down to Bossier City.
    G+G    D MajorD    G+G
Gonna drink his cares away.

SOLO:

G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G
G MajorG Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G

VERSE:

   G+G      Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's pulling down on that lever.
   G+G    D MajorD    G+G
Like he's got cash to burn.
G+G     Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
Barely too proud to beg.
       G+G    D MajorD   G+G
I guess that boy will never learn.

VERSE:

   G+G      Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's driving back home on sunday.
G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Praying he don't get killed.
   G+G        Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
You know that Lucy's kinda crazy.
   G+G     D MajorD    G+G
When she ain't got her pills.

CHORUS:

   G+G     Cadd9Cadd9   G+G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G+G        D MajorD   G+G
That's what he'd always say.
   G+G       Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's going down to Bossier City.
    G+G    D MajorD    G+G
Gonna drink his cares away.

SOLO:

G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G
G MajorG Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G

CHORUS:

(3x)
   G+G     Cadd9Cadd9   G+G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G+G        D MajorD   G+G
That's what he'd always say.
   G+G       Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
He's going down to Bossier City.
    G+G    D MajorD    G+G