On The Banks Of The Ponchertrain chords by
George Jones
George Jones

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Key: Bb major
Verse 1
F
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I've traveled from
Eb
Eb

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Texas to Louisiana
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Bb

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Through valleys or
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F

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mountains and plains
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Bb

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Both but sore and weary
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Eb

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Bb

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I've rested a while
F
F

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Eb
Eb

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On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
The fairest young maiden
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Eb

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Bb

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that I ever saw
F
F

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Passed by as it started to rain
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Bb

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We both found a shelter
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Eb

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beneath the same tree
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Bb

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F
F

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Bb

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On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
Eb
Eb

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Bb

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I ventured a smile but the thought I was home
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I hastened to try and explain
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But somehow I knew
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I would linger a while
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Bb

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On the banks of the old Ponson train
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Eb

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We hid from the shower an hour or so,
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she asked how long I'd remain.
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Well, told her that I'd spend
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the rest of my days
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on the banks of the old Pontchartrain.
Then one day a man put
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his hand on my arm
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And said, I must go west again
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I left her alone without
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Eb

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saying goodbye
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F
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On the banks of the old
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Pontchartrain
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Tonight, as I sit here alone in my cell,
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I know that she's waiting for me.
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I'm hoping and praying
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some day she'll return
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To the banks of the old Pontchartrain
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On the banks of the old Pontchartrain

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