Louisiana Rain chords by Lucinda Williams

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


🎸 Intro:
D G N.C.


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

🎸 Chorus:
     C
Louisiana rain
         G
Is falling at my feet
          Em
Baby I'm noticing a change
A7          D
As I move down the street
     C
Louisiana rain
           G
Is soaking through my shoes
          D
I may never be the same
D7         G   N.C.
When I reach Baton Rouge

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

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

Guitar 🎸 Solo:
G  C G C G D G

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

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