Key: F major•
Verse 1
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C
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A long
time ago, yeah,
before you was born, dude
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F
When I was still single and life was great
I held this job as a traveling salesman
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F
That kept me moving from state to state
Well, I'm standing on
the corner of Lafayette,
state of Louisiana
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F
Wondering where a city boy could go
To get a little conversation,
drink a little red wine
Cajun girls
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C
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C
dancing the zydeco
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Dm
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A law called me a young girl,
she's pretty as a prayer book
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Sweet as an apple on Christmas day
I said good gracious, can this be my luck
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Lord, let us pray
Well, I'm standing on
the corner of my fire,
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Gm
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Wondering what a city boy could do
To get her in a conversation,
maybe drink a little red wine
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Dance to the music of Clifton Chenier,
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the king of the bayou
Well that was your mother,
that was your father
Now you are the burden of my generation
Well I'm standing on
a corner of Lafayette,
across the street from the Public,
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F
heading down to the Lone Star Cafe
Maybe get a little conversation,
drink a little red wine,
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C
ier dancing the night away
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You
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF C Dm G Gm
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