Cane River Blues Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Dow[Dm]n in Lou[D]isiana,
got too much to lose
[G]Down in Louisiana, got too much to [D]lose
I [A]got twenty years of living
with these old cane river [D]blues
I work at Tenant Farming,
Jacob is my name
[G]I work at Tenant Farming,
Jacob is my [D]name
I spent half [A]my life getting blisters
from cutting sugar [D]cane
I got me a son named Jimmy,
I got a wife named Marie
She said, I [G]got me a son named Jimmy,
I got a wife named [D]Rae
She said, I'm [A]gettin' old
workin' in the sun all day,
but she's done alright by [D]me
She said, Jimmy [Dm]needs some schoolin'
so he doesn't end up like you
She said, [G]Jimmy needs some schoolin'
so he doesn't end up like [D]you
But [A]buying his books on
the money I make,
it's a damn hard thing to [D]do
Mr. Jackson wants to see me,
[Dm]and he called me in at four
Mr. [G]Jackson wants to see me,
and he called me in at [D]four
Said, I [A]got me a combine, Jacob,
I don't need you any[D]more[G][D][A][D]
Well, got a brother named Virgil,
[Dm]he sells crack cocaine
[G]I got me a brother named Virgil,
he sells crack co[D]caine
Well, [A]he got rich a long time ago
when he left that sugar [D]cane
Well, [Dm]Virgil said, Hey, [D]Jacob,
I'll make you a [Dm]deal
I said, Vir[G]gil said, Hey,
Jacob, I'll make you a [D]deal
I gotta [A]get some goods to Opelousas
I need you behind the [D]wheel
We were headed south on Tulane [Dm]Road
called Highway 190
We were [G]headed south
on a two -lane road
called Highway [D]190
Mr. [A]Trooper pulled us over
outside of town,
he said, step out nice and [D]slow
Mr. Trooper shot poor Virgil
when he [Dm]tried to run
Mr. [G]Trooper shot poor Virgil
when he tried to [D]run
But I [A]killed Mr. Trooper
with Virgil's [D]old shotgun
Down in Louisiana,
I got noth[Dm]ing left to lose
[D]I said dow[G]n in Louisiana,
I got nothing left [D]to lose
Now I'm [A]going to Angola
with these old Cane River [D]Blues
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