Louisiana Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Oh yeh! Cajun man do all he can
[F]Gotta make a living he's
a [C]Louisiana [F]man
[G]

[Verse 2]
At [C]birth Mama n Papa called
their [Am]little boy [F]Ned
[C]Raised him on the banks of the [G]river [C]bed
A houseboat tied to a [Am]big tall tree
A [C]home for my mama and my [G]papa and [C]me

[Verse 3]
The [C]clock strikes three Papa
[Am]jumps to his feet
[C]Already Mama's cooking
Papa [G]something to [C]eat
At half- past Papa he's a- [Am]ready to go
He [C]jumps in his bureau
headed [G]down the bayou
[C]He's got a

[Verse 4]
[F]fishing line strung
across a Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat
He sets his traps in the swamps
catches anything he can
Gotta make a living he's
[C]a Louisiana [F]man
Gotta make a living he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man

[Verse 5]
Oh [Dm]yeh! Cajun man do all he can
[F]Gotta make a living he's
a [C]Louisiana [F]man
[G]

[Verse 6]
They [C]call Mama Rita and my [Am]daddy Jack
the [C]little baby brother on [G]the floor is [C]Mack
Bryn and Lynn are the [Am]family twins
[C]Big brother Ed's on the [G]bayou fish[C]ing

[Verse 7]
[C]On the river float Papa s [Am]great big boat
[C]That's how my papa goes [G]into [C]town
Takes every bit of the [Am]night and day
To [C]even reach a place where the [G]people stay
[C]He's got a

[Verse 8]
[F]fishing line strung
across a Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat
He sets his traps in the swamps
catches anything he can
Gotta make a living he's
a [C]Louisiana [F]man
Gotta make a living he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man
[G]

[Verse 9]
[C]I can hardly wait till to
[Am]morrow comes round
[C]That's the day my Papa
takes his furs [G]to [C]town
Papa said Son we got [Am]lines to run
We [C]come back again cause
there's [G]work to be [C]done

[Verse 10]
He's got a [F]fishing line strung
across a Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat
He sets his traps in the swamps
catches anything he can
Gotta make a living he's
a [C]Louisiana [F]man
Gotta make a living he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man

[Verse 11]
Oh [Dm]yeh! Cajun man do all he can
[F]Gotta make a living he's
a [C]Louisiana [F]man
Gotta make a living he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man