Oh Louisiana chords by Chuck Berry (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
A7 
Oh, Louisiana,
E7 
I stayed away from you too long
A7 
Oh, Louisiana,
E7 
how can a true love go so wrong?
B7 
She put me in shame and in sorrow
and I come home tomorrow
E7 
Oh, Louisiana
A7 
Oh, Louisiana yea, yea
E7 
Creole baby, Cajun queens
A7 
Quaint porches and windows,
E7 
filet de gumbo, the Basin beans
B7 
Your beautiful delta and bayous in greens
E7 
Oh, Louisiana

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Solo 1

Verse 2
A7 
Oh, Louisiana, yea, yea, yea,
E7 
I'm flyin' on delta nine-O- three
A7 
Right over St. Louis,
E7 
high over Memphis, Tennessee
B7 
On southward to the sea, where I long to be
E7 
Oh, Louisiana
A7 
Oh, Louisiana, yea, yea,
E7 
them Yankee nights are cold and long
A7 
Oh, Louisiana,
E7 
she broke my heart and wrecked my home
B7 
She shamed me in sorrow,
to face my tomorrow
E7 
Oh, take me back, oh, Louisiana
Mmmh, Louisiana
Oh, Louisiana
E7 
E7 
E7 
E7 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E majorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of Oh Louisiana by Chuck Berry, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Oh Louisiana the way Chuck Berry intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.