Old Lou
Old Lou

Old Lou easy guitar chords by Trooper Jim Foster

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  • D

  • D#

    6
  • Em

  • A

  • C

  • B

    2
  • G

  • Eb

    6
  • F#m

    2
  • D

  • D#

    6
  • Em

  • A

  • C

  • B

    2
  • G

  • Eb

    6
  • F#m

    2
  • Verse 1
    found 
    Lou 
    when 
    was 
    10 
    years 
    old. 

    was 
    walking 
    home 
    one 
    day 

    and 
    the 
    weather turned 
    cold. 

    He 
    was just 
    scrawny 
    kitten 

    by 
    the railroad 
    track 

    and 
    I'd 
    have left 
    him 
    there 

    but 
    I happene
    d to 
    look back

    and no
    ticed 
    he was 
    limping. 

    His front 
    paw was 
    hurt. 

    went 
    back 
    an
    d picked 
    him 
    up 

    and 
    stuck 
    him 
    under my 
    shirt. 

    When 
    got home 
    I tried 
    to 
    hide 
    him 

    but 
    my 
    mama 
    said, 
    what's 
    that? 

    When 
    opened 
    up my 

    She 
    went 
    on a 
    raving 

    an
    d said, 

    Son, 
    you'll 
    have to 
    take 
    it back. 

    It's 
    another 
    mouth 
    to 
    feed, 

    And 
    we 
    can't 
    feed 
    no 
    alley 
    cat. 

    So 
    took poor 
    Lou 
    up 
    under 
    the house, 

    Dug 
    a hole 
    in the 
    dirt, 

    Just 
    as 
    quite as 
    mouse. 

    stuck 
    him down 
    in 
    there 

    And 
    covered 
    him 
    with 
    hay, 

    Hoping 
    that 
    would be 
    enough 

    To keep 
    the 
    cold 
    away. 

    Through 
    the night 
    whirred 

    And tossed 
    around 
    in 
    bed. 

    I was 
    sure 
    that 
    with a 
    bit cold 

    by 
    morning 
    he'd 
    be dead 

    so 
    sneaked 
    outside 
    real quiet 

    not 
    to 
    wake the 
    oth
    ers 
    and 

    I brought 
    that 
    ragged 
    cat 
    inside 

    and 
    hid 
    him 
    in the 
    cupboard 

    when 
    woke 
    up 

    sure was 
    scared 

    cuz 
    mama 
    was 
    stand
    ing there 

    that 
    darn 
    cat 
    no 
    longer 
    hid 

    it 
    was 
    playing 
    in 
    my hair 

    thought 
    for 
    sure 
    she'd 
    whip 
    me hard 

    or 
    as hard 
    as 
    she was 
    able, 

    but she just 
    gave 
    me 
    a funny 
    look 

    an
    d said, 
    breakfast 
    is on 
    the table. 

    If 
    I'd 
    known 
    more 
    about Mama, 

    I wouldn't 
    have had 
    no fear. 

    It 
    turned 
    out 
    she 
    let 
    him stay 

    for 
    17 
    long 
    years. 

    Old 
    Lou just 
    wanted 
    enough 
    to 
    eat. 

    He 
    never asked 
    for 
    more. 

    He was 
    there 
    when 
    Daddy 
    passed 
    away 

    and 
    when 
    Sonny 
    went 
    to war. 

    never 
    will 
    forget 
    the 
    day 

    when 
    Old 
    Lou finally 
    died. 

    He 
    was just 
    plain 
    ol' 
    alley 
    cat, 

    but Lord, 
    how 
    Mama 
    cried. 

    That 
    was so 
    many years 
    ago, 

    how 
    fast 
    the 
    years 
    unfold. 

    Seems 
    like 
    Mama 
    was 
    young 
    one 
    day 

    an
    d the 
    next 
    day 
    she 
    was 
    old. 

    went 
    back 
    last 
    year, 

    just 
    before 
    Mama 
    died. 

    She kept 
    talking 
    about 
    Dad 
    and 
    Sonny 

    and 
    all 
    the 
    days 
    gone 
    by. 

    Then 
    she 
    said, 
    son, 

    know I'm 
    getting 
    old, 

    an
    d my 
    sight's 
    failing 
    me, 

    but 
    I could 
    swear 
    just saw 
    old 
    Lou 

    out 
    yonder 
    un
    der 
    that 
    old 

    tree. 

    Outro 1


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