Chords for Sunset on Louisianne (Zachary Richard)
Tempo:
116.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] When I was young and full of dreams, my whole [C] life in front of me
But things are not [G] always the way they seem, some dreams just [D] don't come true
The [G] future's so bright so everyone say it, I made more money than [C] my old papa ever did
It was the answer [G] for which I had prayed, when the oil [D] business come [C] to town
I [G]
married a girl from Poche Bridge, [C] [G] raised a [C] family of kitchen kids
Nobody did no [G] better than we did, but things can always [D] change
My [G] papa's been a trap for living hand to mouth, when I made shop for him I [C] had it all figured out
I thank God he's [G] never dead, when the [D] industry [C] comes to town
Sunset [G] on Louisiana, [Em] the sun going down [D] on the promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, I got nothing [D] left to [C] lose
[G] My sister lost her baby premature, my papa got the sickles and [C] got no cure
What they told us about it [G] at the plant, we could not be [D] sure
My [E] [G] boy went to college down in Baton Rouge, he came back talking [C] about the old Bayou
It's sure the fish don't bite [G] like they used to, [Em] when the industry [D] come to [C] town
Sunset on [G] Louisiana, [Em] the sun going [D] down on the promised land
[C] I've given you [G]
everything I can, I got [D] nothing left [C] to lose
Small stacks burning [G] on the river,
[Em] from New Orleans to [G] Baton Rouge
[C] How can I go [G] on believing, [E] [A]
when they won't tell [D] me the truth
I take [G] my grandson fishing down at Caminita Pass, I hope some of [C] this beauty will last
The Lord is changing [G] so damn fast, each and [D] every day
I [E] [G] love the river and I love the swamp, the snowy grass and the [C] great bullfrog
But they're harder to find, one and all, [Em] since the industry [D] come to town
Sunset [G] on Louisiana, [Em] the sun going down on the [D] promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, [Em] since the industry come [C] to town
[Em] Since the industry
[D] come to [C] town
[N]
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] When I was young and full of dreams, my whole [C] life in front of me
But things are not [G] always the way they seem, some dreams just [D] don't come true
The [G] future's so bright so everyone say it, I made more money than [C] my old papa ever did
It was the answer [G] for which I had prayed, when the oil [D] business come [C] to town
I [G]
married a girl from Poche Bridge, [C] [G] raised a [C] family of kitchen kids
Nobody did no [G] better than we did, but things can always [D] change
My [G] papa's been a trap for living hand to mouth, when I made shop for him I [C] had it all figured out
I thank God he's [G] never dead, when the [D] industry [C] comes to town
Sunset [G] on Louisiana, [Em] the sun going down [D] on the promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, I got nothing [D] left to [C] lose
[G] My sister lost her baby premature, my papa got the sickles and [C] got no cure
What they told us about it [G] at the plant, we could not be [D] sure
My [E] [G] boy went to college down in Baton Rouge, he came back talking [C] about the old Bayou
It's sure the fish don't bite [G] like they used to, [Em] when the industry [D] come to [C] town
Sunset on [G] Louisiana, [Em] the sun going [D] down on the promised land
[C] I've given you [G]
everything I can, I got [D] nothing left [C] to lose
Small stacks burning [G] on the river,
[Em] from New Orleans to [G] Baton Rouge
[C] How can I go [G] on believing, [E] [A]
when they won't tell [D] me the truth
I take [G] my grandson fishing down at Caminita Pass, I hope some of [C] this beauty will last
The Lord is changing [G] so damn fast, each and [D] every day
I [E] [G] love the river and I love the swamp, the snowy grass and the [C] great bullfrog
But they're harder to find, one and all, [Em] since the industry [D] come to town
Sunset [G] on Louisiana, [Em] the sun going down on the [D] promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, [Em] since the industry come [C] to town
[Em] Since the industry
[D] come to [C] town
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] When I was young and full of dreams, _ my whole [C] life in front of me
_ But things are not [G] always the way they seem, some dreams just [D] don't come true
The _ _ [G] _ future's so bright so everyone say it, I made more money than [C] my old papa ever did
It was the answer [G] for which I had prayed, when the oil [D] business come [C] to town
I _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ married a girl from Poche Bridge, [C] _ [G] raised a [C] family of kitchen kids
_ Nobody did no [G] better than we did, but things can always [D] change
My _ _ [G] _ papa's been a trap for living hand to mouth, _ when I made shop for him I [C] had it all figured out
I thank God he's [G] never dead, when the [D] industry [C] comes to town _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sunset [G] on Louisiana, _ [Em] the sun going down [D] on the promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, I got nothing [D] left to [C] _ lose _
_ _ [G] My sister lost her baby premature, _ my papa got the sickles and [C] got no cure
_ What _ they told us about it [G] at the plant, we could not be [D] sure
My [E] _ _ _ [G] boy went to college down in Baton Rouge, he came back talking [C] about the old Bayou
_ It's sure the fish don't bite [G] like they used to, [Em] when the industry [D] come to [C] town
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sunset on [G] Louisiana, [Em] the sun going [D] down on the promised land
[C] I've given you _ [G]
everything I can, I got [D] nothing left [C] to lose
_ _ _ _ _ Small stacks burning [G] on the river, _
_ _ _ [Em] _ from New Orleans to [G] Baton Rouge _ _ _
_ [C] _ How can I go [G] on believing, _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
when they won't tell [D] me the truth
_ I take [G] my grandson fishing down at Caminita Pass, I hope some of [C] this beauty will last
The Lord is changing [G] so damn fast, each and [D] every day
I _ [E] _ _ [G] love the river and I love the swamp, _ the snowy grass and the [C] great bullfrog
But they're harder to find, one and all, [Em] since the industry [D] come to town _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sunset [G] on Louisiana, [Em] the sun going down on the [D] promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, [Em] since the industry come [C] to town _ _ _
_ [Em] Since the industry _ _
_ _ _ [D] come _ _ _ to _ _ _ [C] town _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] When I was young and full of dreams, _ my whole [C] life in front of me
_ But things are not [G] always the way they seem, some dreams just [D] don't come true
The _ _ [G] _ future's so bright so everyone say it, I made more money than [C] my old papa ever did
It was the answer [G] for which I had prayed, when the oil [D] business come [C] to town
I _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ married a girl from Poche Bridge, [C] _ [G] raised a [C] family of kitchen kids
_ Nobody did no [G] better than we did, but things can always [D] change
My _ _ [G] _ papa's been a trap for living hand to mouth, _ when I made shop for him I [C] had it all figured out
I thank God he's [G] never dead, when the [D] industry [C] comes to town _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sunset [G] on Louisiana, _ [Em] the sun going down [D] on the promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, I got nothing [D] left to [C] _ lose _
_ _ [G] My sister lost her baby premature, _ my papa got the sickles and [C] got no cure
_ What _ they told us about it [G] at the plant, we could not be [D] sure
My [E] _ _ _ [G] boy went to college down in Baton Rouge, he came back talking [C] about the old Bayou
_ It's sure the fish don't bite [G] like they used to, [Em] when the industry [D] come to [C] town
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sunset on [G] Louisiana, [Em] the sun going [D] down on the promised land
[C] I've given you _ [G]
everything I can, I got [D] nothing left [C] to lose
_ _ _ _ _ Small stacks burning [G] on the river, _
_ _ _ [Em] _ from New Orleans to [G] Baton Rouge _ _ _
_ [C] _ How can I go [G] on believing, _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
when they won't tell [D] me the truth
_ I take [G] my grandson fishing down at Caminita Pass, I hope some of [C] this beauty will last
The Lord is changing [G] so damn fast, each and [D] every day
I _ [E] _ _ [G] love the river and I love the swamp, _ the snowy grass and the [C] great bullfrog
But they're harder to find, one and all, [Em] since the industry [D] come to town _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sunset [G] on Louisiana, [Em] the sun going down on the [D] promised land
[C] I've given you [G] everything I can, [Em] since the industry come [C] to town _ _ _
_ [Em] Since the industry _ _
_ _ _ [D] come _ _ _ to _ _ _ [C] town _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _