Louisiana Rain chords by Lucinda Williams

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


🎸 Intro:
D MajorD G+G N.C.


🎸 Verse 1:
      G+G   D MajorD  G+G
Well it was out in California
    C majorC     G+G
By the San Diego Sea
C majorC          G+G        D MajorD         G+G
That was when I was taken in and it left its mark on me
     C majorC        G+G
Yeah she nearly drove me crazy
   C majorC        G+G
With all those China toys
   C majorC           G+G
And I know she really didn't mean a thing
D MajorD        G+G
To those sailor boys

🎸 Chorus:
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
         G+G
Is falling at my feet
          E minorEm
Baby I'm noticing a change
A7A7          D MajorD
As I move down the street
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
           G+G
Is soaking through my shoes
          D MajorD
I may never be the same
D7D7         G+G   N.C.
When I reach Baton Rouge

🎸 Verse 2:
G+G   D MajorD  G+G
South Carolina
C majorC          G+G
Put out its arms for me
C majorC          G+G        D MajorD          G+G
Right up until everything went black somewhere on Lonely street
  C majorC        G+G
And I still can't remember
  C majorC        G+G
Who helped me to my feet
C majorC        G+G
Thank God for a long neck bottle
  D MajorD      G+G
The angel's remedy

🎸 Chorus:
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
           G+G
Is falling just like tears
        E minorEm
Running down my face
A augmentedA        D MajorD
Washing out the years
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
           G+G
Is soaking through my shoes
          D MajorD
I may never be the same
          G+G
When I reach Baton Rouge

Guitar 🎸 Solo:
G+G  C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

🎸 Verse 3:
G+G      D MajorD    G+G
Well I never will get over
   C majorC      G+G
This English refugee
C majorC         G+G      D MajorD       G+G
Singing to the jukebox in some all-night beanery
      C majorC         G+G
Yeah he was eating pills like candy
  C majorC         G+G
And chasing them with tea
  C majorC          G+G        D MajorD        G+G
You should have seen him lick his lips at old black Molly B.

🎸 Chorus:
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
         G+G
Is falling at my feet
          E minorEm
Baby I'm noticing a change
A augmentedA         D MajorD
As I move down the street
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
           G+G
Is soaking through my shoes
          D MajorD
I may never be the same
          G+G
When I reach Baton Rouge
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
           G+G
Is falling just like tears
        E minorEm
Running down my face
A augmentedA        D MajorD
Washing out the years
     C majorC
Louisiana rain
           G+G
Is soaking through my shoes
          D MajorD
I may never be the same
          G+G
When I reach Baton Rouge

Louisiana Rain chords

LOUISIANA RAIN as recorded by Lucinda Williams, from the 2021 Album RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM: A TRIBUTE TO TOM PETTY).