Lake Charles chords by Lucinda Williams

Chords with lyrics

"Lake Charles"- Lucinda Williams
from: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 1998

Key of A augmentedA major, capo on 2nd fret. Sounds 1 tone higher
than written.

G+G			D MajorD		G+G Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
He had a reason..

      C majorC
He used to t..

      G+G       Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
He'd just go..

     D MajorD
He always said Lo

      G+G       Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Was where he f

G+G       D MajorD    G+G  Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
He was .. ..  Nacogdoches

     C majorC
That's in e

     G+G       Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Not far from the border

     D MajorD
But he liked to tell everybody

       G+G
He was from Lake    Gsus4Gsus4 G+G

Chorus:

C majorC            G+G Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Did an angel

C majorC            G+G Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
And hold

D MajorD            G+G Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
In those l


EADGBE
3X0013

Gsus4Gsus4

*the G+G Gsus4Gsus4 G+G is an improv of the slide/lead part
I've added into the chords. Use it as you see(hear)
fit.


Enjoy,

Ed