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Louisiana Man chords by
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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At first Mom and Poppa

called the little girl a lady
A
A

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They raised her on the banks of a river bed
D
D

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A
Verse 2

house boat tied to a big tall tree

A home for my poppa and
A
A

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D
D

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my momma and me
Verse 3
D
D

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The clock strikes three Poppa

jumps to his fee

Already Moma's cookin' Poppa
A
A

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D
D

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somethin' to eat

At half past Poppa he's a ready to go,

he jumps in
A
A

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his pirogue headed down the bayou
D
D

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He's got
Verse 4
G
G

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fishin' line strung

across the 'Lousiana River

Got to catch a big fish for us to eat

He's settin' his traps

catchin' anything he can

Gotta make a livin' he's a

'Lousiana man,gotta make
Verse 5

a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man
G
G

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Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen,
D
D

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G

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A
A

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even got a little bitty
D
D

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A
A

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D
D

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muskrat

cousin
Dm
Dm

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Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun,

tomorrow Poppa's

gone turn em into money
D
D

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They call
Verse 6
A
A

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D
D

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Moma Rita and my

Daddy Jack,my little baby

brother on the floor that's

Mac,Rhett and Lynn are the

family twins,big brother Eddie's

on the bayou fishin'
Verse 7
D
D

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On the river floats Poppa's

great big boat

That's how me and

Poppa get in to town

It takes every bit of a night and

day to even reach

a place where the people stay
Verse 8
D
D

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Oh I can hardly wait until

tomorrow comes around

That's the day my Poppa

takes the furs to town
A
A

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Poppa done promised
D
D

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me that I could go

He'd even let me see a cowboy show
Verse 9
D
D

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I saw the cowboys and Indians

for the first time then

I told my Poppa "gotta go again"

but Poppa says"Hon
A
A

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we got lines to run,we'll have

to come again,cause theres
D
D

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work to be done"
Verse 10
G
G

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He's got fishin' line strung

across the 'Lousiana River

Got a catch a big fish for us to eat

He's settin' his traps

catchin' anything he can

Gotta make a livin' he's

a' Lousiana man

Gotta make a livin' he's

a' Lousiana man- an
Verse 11
G
G

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Poppa done promised me that I could go

He'd even let me see the cowboy show
Verse 12
G
G

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I saw the cowboys and indians

for the first time then

I told my Poppa "Gotta go

again" but Poppa said "Hon,

we got lines to run,we'll have

to come again cause theres

work to be done

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Louisiana Man by Jerry Lee Lewis is D major.

The primary chords used in Louisiana Man are D, A, G, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Louisiana Man is approximately 176 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Louisiana Man using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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