Louisiana Man chords by Connie Smith

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) At birth Mom and Papa
called their little boy Ned
They raised him on the banks of the river bed
A houseboat tied to a big tall tree
D 
G 
A home for my Papa and my  (D major) Mama  (G major) and me

Verse 2
G 
The  (G major) clock strikes three,
Papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin'
D 
G 
Papa  (D major) something to  (G major) eat
At half past, Papa, he's ready to go
D 
He jumps in his piro headed  (D major) down the bayou
G 
 (G major) He's got

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Verse 3

fishin' lines strung

across the Louisiana river

Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat

He set the traps in the swamp

catchin' anything he can

Gotta make a livin' he's

a Louisiana man

Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man

Verse 4
G 
A  (G major) muskrat hides a hangin' by the dozen
Even got a lady make a muskrat's cousin
Got 'em out dryin' in the
hot hot sun
Tomorrow Papa's gonna

Interlude 1

turn 'em into mon

Verse 5
G 
They  (G major) call my Mama Rita and
my Daddy's Jack
A little baby brother on the floor,
that's Mac
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'
D 
G 
Fram and Malene are the  (D major) family  (G major) twins

Verse 6
G 
On  (G major) the river float Papa's
great big boat
D 
G 
That's for my Papa goes  (D major) in  (G major) to town
He takes every bit of the night and day
To even reach the place
D 
G 
where the  (D major) people stay  (G major) 

Verse 7
C 
 (C major) I  can hardly wait until tomorrow
comes around
That's the day my Papa
takes his fire to town
Papa promised me that I could go
even let me see a cowboy show

Verse 8
G 
I saw the  (G major) cowboys and
Indians for the first time
Then I told my Papa gotta go again
Papa said hon' we got the lines to run
We'll come back tomorrow
'cause the work to be done

Verse 9
C 
He's got  (C major) fishin' lines strung
across the Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He set the traps in the swamp
catchin' anything he can
Gotta make a livin' he's
a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's