Louisiana 1927 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][C][G]
[A][Dsus4][G]

[Verse 1]
What has [D]happened
down [Bm]here is the [Em]wind have [A]changed
Clouds roll [Dsus4]in from the
north and it [C]start to rain
[G]It [C]rai[G]ned real hard[D]
and it rained for a real [Em]long time
[A]Six feet of water in the [Dsus4]streets of Evangeline

[Verse 2]
[G]The[C] riv[G]er rose a[D]ll
day- - The river [Em]rose all night
[A]Some people got[Dsus4] lost in the flood,
[C]some people got awa[G]y alright[C][G]
The river has [D]busted through
clear down [Em]to Plaquemine
[A]Six feet of water [Dsus4]in the streets of Evangeline
[G]

[Verse 3]
[C]Lou[G]isiana, Lou[D]isi[B]ana[Em]
[D]They're tryin' to [C]wash us away
[Dsus4]They're tryin' to wash[C]
[G]us away[C]
[D]Louisiana, [G]Lou[D]isi[B]ana[Em]
[D]They're try[G]in' to [C]wash us away
[Dsus4]They're tryin' to wash[C]
us [G]away
[C][D]

[Verse 4]
[G]
President [D]Coolidge come down
in a [Em]railroad [D]train
With a [A]little fat man with a [Dsus4]notepad
in his [C]hand[G][C][G]
President say, [D]"Little Fat Man,
ain't [Em]it a shame
What the [A]river has done to [Dsus4]this
poor cracker's land"
[G][C][G]

[Verse 5]
[D]Louisiana[B], Louisiana[Em]
[D]They're try[G]in' to [C]wash us away
[Dsus4]They're tryin' to wash[C]
[G]us away[C]
[D]Louisiana, [G]Lou[D]isiana[B][Em]
[D]They're try[G]in' to [C]wash us away
[Dsus4]They're tryin' to wash u[C]s away[D]
[C]They're try[G]in' to [A]wash us away
[Dsus4]They're tryin' to wash us a[C]way
[G]