Evangeline chords by Kathy Phillips

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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She stands on the banks
of the mighty Mississippi
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Alone in the pale moonlight
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Waiting for a man,
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a  riverboat gambler,
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said that he'd return tonight
They used to walk on the banks
of the mighty Mississippi
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He was a riverboat gambler,
off to make a killing
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And bring it on back to you
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Evangeline, Evangeline
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Curses the soul of
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the Mississippi Queen
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That pulled her man away
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Bayou Sam from South Louisiana
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Gambling in his lanes
Evangeline from the Maritime
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is slowly going insane
High on the top of the Hickory Hill
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She stands in the lightning and thunder
Down on the river,
the boat was a -sinkin'
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She watched that queen go on her
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Evangeline, Evangeline
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Curses the soul of the
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Mississippi queen
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That pulled her man away
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Evangeline, Evangeline
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Curses the soul of the Mississippi Queen
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That pulled her man away