The Lakes Of Pontchartrain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]It was on one fine March [A]morn[D]ing
I [Bm]bid New Or[Asus4]leans adi[D]eu
And I took the road to [Bm]Jackson [A]town,
[D]me fortune to renew[G]
I [D]cursed all for[Bm]eign [A]money,
[D]no credit could I gai[G]n
Which [D]filled me heart with [A]longing
[D]for the [Bm]lakes [Asus4]of Pon ch[D]artrain

[Verse 2]
I [D]stepped on board of [A]rail [D]car
be[Bm]neath [Asus4]the morning [D]sun
And I rode the rods [Bm]till [D]even
ing and I laid me down [G]again
All [D]strangers there no [Bm]friends to [D]me till
a pretty girl towards me [G]came
[D]And I fell in love with [A]the creole [D]girl
by the [Bm]lakes [Asus4]of Pon ch[D]artrain

[Verse 3]
I [D]said my pretty [A]creole [D]girl,
my [Bm]money [Asus4]here is no good[D]
And if it weren't for the al[Bm]ligator[A]
[D]s I'd sleep out in the w[G]ood
[D]You're welcome here, kind [Bm]stranger[D] ,
my house is very [G]plain
But we [D]nev[G]er [D]take a [A]stranger [D]out
on the [Bm]banks of Pon[Asus4]chartrain[D]

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][D][G][D][G][D][A][D][Bm][A][Asus4][D]

[Verse 4]
[D]I asked her if
she'd [A]marry [D]me; She sai[Bm]d this could nev[Asus4]er be[D]
For she had got [Bm]a lo[D]ver
and he was far at [G]sea
[D]She said that she would [Bm]wait for [D]him
and true she would re[G]main
Till [D]he'd return to his [A]creole [D]girl
by the [Bm]lakes [Asus4]of Pon ch[D]artrain

[Verse 5]
So [D]fare thee well [A]my creole [D]girl,
I [Bm]never may see [Asus4]you more[D]
But I'll never forget your [Bm]kindness
[A]in [D]the cottage by the shore[G]
[D]And at each social [Bm]gather[D]ing
a flowing bowl I'll soon [G]drink
[D]And l'll drink [G]a h[D]ealth to my c[A]reole
[D]girl by the [Bm]lakes [G]of Pon[Asus4]chartrain