Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight chords by Rodney Crowell
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Verse 1
(D major) Lord, Mary took to runnin'
with a travelin' man
Left her momma crying with
her head in her hands
Such a (G major) sad case, so broken (D major) hearted
Verse 2
She say, "Momma, (D major) I got to go,
I gotta get out of here
I gotta get out of town,
I'm tired of hangin' around
I gotta (G major) roll on between the (D major) ditches"
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Verse 3
It's just (D major) an ordinary story
'bout the way things goes
Round and around, nobody knows
But the (G major) highway goes on forever (D major)
That old (G major) highway rolls on forever
(D major)
Verse 4
Lord, she never would've done
it if she hadn't got drunk
If she hadn't started runnin'
with a travelin' man
If she (G major) hadn't started takin'
those crazy chances (D major)
Verse 5
(D major)
She say, "Daughter,
let me tell you 'bout the travelin' kind
Everywhere he's goin',
such a very short time
He'll be (G major) long gone before you know it (D major)
He'll be (G major) long gone before
you know it" (D major)
Verse 6
(D major)
She say, "Never (B minor) have I known
it when it (A major) felt so good
(G major) Never have I knew it when I (D major) knew I could
(B minor) Never have I done it when
it (A major) looked so right
(G major) Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight"
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Verse 7
This is (D major) down in the swampland
where anything goes
It's alligator bait and
the bars don't close
It's the real (G major) thing down in Louisiana
(D major)
Verse 8
Did you ever see a Cajun
when he really got mad
When he really got trouble
like a daughter gone bad
It gets (G major) real hot down in Louisi (D major) ana
Verse 9
(D major)
And now the stranger better move
it or he's gonna get killed
He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will
It ain't no (G major) time for lengthy speeches (D major)
There ain't no (G major) time for
lengthy speeches
(D major)
Verse 10
She say, "Never (B minor) have I known
it when it (A major) felt so good
(G major) Never have I knew it when I knew I (D major) could
(B minor) Never have I done it when
it (A major) looked so right
(G major) Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight"
Verse 11
(G major)
She say, "Never (B minor) have I known
it when it (A major) felt so good
Never (G major) have I knew it when I (D major) knew I could
(B minor) Never have I done it when
it (A major) looked so right
(G major) Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight"
Verse 12
(G major)
It's just an (D major) ordinary story
'bout the way things go
Round and around, nobody knows
But the (G major) highway goes on forever (D major)
There ain't no (G major) way to stop the (D major) wa ter
(D major)
Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
Rodney Crowell
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