On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
I [D]traveled [G]from
Texas to [C]old
Louisiana
[G]Through valleys or mountains and [D]plains
Both [G]foot sore and weary, I [C]rested a [G]while
On the banks [D]of the old
Bonchard [G]train
The fairest young maiden that [C]I ever saw
[G]Passed by as it started to rai[D]n
We [G]both found a shelter
beneath [C]the same [G]tree
On the [D]banks of the old
[G]Pontchartrain[C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G]
We hid from the shower an [C]hour or so
[G]She asked me how long I'd remai[D]n
I [G]told her that I'd spend the [C]rest of my days
[G]On the ban[D]ks of the old
[G]Pontchartrain[C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G]
I just couldn't tell her that [C]I ran away
[G]From jail on a
West
Texas [D]plane
I [G]prayed in my heart I would [C]never be found
[G]On the ban[D]ks of the old
Pontchartrain
[G]Then one day a man put
his [C]hand on my [G]arm
And said I must go
West again
[D]I lef[G]t her alone without saying[C] goodbye
[G]On the [D]banks of the old
[G]Pontchartrain
Tonight as I sit here [C]alone in my [G]cell I
know that she's waiting in [D]vain
I'm [G]hoping and praying someday [C]to [G]return
to the [D]banks of the old
[G]Pontchartrain.