On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]I t[G]raveled from Texas
to [C]old [G]Louisanne
Through valleys,
o'er mountains and [D]plains
Both [G]footsore and weary, [C]I rested a w[G]hile
On the banks [D]of the old
[G]Pontchartrain

[Verse 2]
The fairest young [G]maiden
that [C]I ever s[G]aw
Passed by as it started to [D]rain
We [G]both found a shelter be
[C]neath the same [G]tree
On the [D]banks of the old Pontchartrain
[G]

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 3]
We hid from [G]the shower an [C]hour [G]or so
She asked me how long I'd re[D]main
I [G]told her that I'd spend
the [C]rest of my [G]days
On the [D]banks of the old Pontchartrain
[G]

[Interlude 2]
[C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 4]
I just couldn't [G]tell her that [C]I ran a[G]way
From jail on a West Texas [D]plain
I [G]prayed in my heart I would [C]never be [G]found
On the [D]banks of the old [G]Pontchartrain

[Verse 5]
Then one day, [G]a man
put his [C]hand on my [G]arm
And said I must go west [D]again
I [G]left her alone without [C]saying good[G]bye
On the [D]banks of the old
[G]Pontchartrain

[Verse 6]
Tonight, as I [G]sit here [C]alone in my [G]cell
I know that she's waiting in [D]vain
I'm [G]hoping and praying [C]someday to return
[G]To the ban[D]ks of the old Pon[G]tchartrain