Louisiana

[Intro]
C F Am
C F Am

[Verse 1]
C F Am
Empty birdcage in her room
C F Am
Curtains pulled against the moon
C F
Follow her down to Louisiana
C F
Hotel room bedside manner
C F Am
God I’ve got to get back soon

[Pre Chorus]
Bb C
She wriggles like a fish in a net
Bb C
Details you can never forget
Bb C
One thing or another
Bb C
Never any bother considering the regret

[Chorus]
Bb Am C
That’s my story
Bb Am C
Cost a fortune
Bb Am C
Dm G
Louisiana

[Verse 2]
C F Am
Black rain falling in the night
C F Am
Strangers meet in the lamp light
C F
Once in her life Louisiana
C F
Standing alone out on the veranda
C F Am
Christ I must have been a sight

[Pre Chorus]
Bb C
She struggles like a leaf in the wind
Bb C
Waiting for the music to begin
Bb C
One thing or another
Bb C
Always miss the other
Bb C
Look what a state I’m in

[Chorus]
Bb Am C
That’s my story
Bb Am C
Nothing special
Bb Am C
Dm G
Louisiana

[Verse 3]
C F Am
Billy moved to Abilene
C F Am
Lou is searching for morphine
C F
Next stop is Louisiana
C F
No-one there with a welcome banner
C F Am
I don’t suppose that they’re too keen

[Pre Chorus]
Bb C
She juggled her gentlemen friends
Bb C
And suddenly the war ends
Bb C
Coming home finding other men in hiding
Bb C
Biding her lonely weekends

[Chorus]
Bb Am C
What a story
Bb Am C
Cast of thousands
Bb Am C
Dm G
Louisiana

[Verse 4]
C F Am
Empty birdcage in her room
C F Am
Shadows shrunk against the moon
C F
Follow her down to Louisiana
C F
Hotel room bedside manner
C F Am
God I’ve got to get back soon
C F Am
God I’ve got to get back soon