Ballad Of Jean Callais chords by Vin Bruce

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Verse 1
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 (C major) His name was Shel Collies,
it's told in Cajun lore
He lived by the seal
of a girl named Marie
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And him  (F major) she did adore,  (C major) 
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 (F major) on Louisiana shore  (C major) 
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On  (F major) Louisiana's  (C major) shore
When the sun arose each morning
His boat would carry him
Toothpaste till the tide
would bring him in sight
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When the  (F major) sun was growing dim  (C major) 
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Memory  (F major) would wait for  (C major) him
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Memory  (F major) would wait for him  (C major) 
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Then  (E major) one day an  (G major) angry sea  (C major) 
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Took  (E major) our brave young
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 (F major) Chakalis  (C major) away  (G major) 
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The Cajuns  (C major) tell the story
When the evening sun goes down
How a storm from the east
Like an angry beast
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Lured  (F major) Chakalis down  (C major) 
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To  (F major) a far -off fishing ground  (C major) 
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In the  (F major) floor of fishing ground  (C major) 
Every evening toward the ocean
Marie looks out her door
It's been many years,
she's shed many tears
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Till she  (F major) waits forevermore  (C major) 
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On  (F major) Louisiana's shore
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 (C major) On  (F major) Louisiana's  (C major) shore
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Then  (E major) one day an  (G major) angry sea  (C major) 
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Took  (E major) our brave young Jean  (F major) 
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-Claude  (C major) Saint -Saën (G major) s
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Every evening  (C major) toward the ocean
Marie looks out her door
It's been many years,
she's shed many tears
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Till she  (F major) waits forever more
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 (C major) On  (F major) Louisiana Shore  (C major) 
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On  (F major) Louisiana Shore  (C major) 
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On  (F major) Louisiana Shore  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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On  (F major) Louisiana Shore
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 (C major) On
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On  (F major) Louisiana Shore you