(Track: 03) Lucinda Williams - Lake Charles Chords
Tempo:
97.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
He had a reason to [E] get back to [A] Lake Charles.
He [D] used to talk about it.
[E] He'd just [A] go on and on.
He [E] always said Louisiana was [A] where he felt at [E] home.
[A] He was born [E] in
[A] [A] Nacogdoches.
[D] That's in East Texas.
Not [A] far from the border.
But [E] he liked to tell everybody he was [A] from Lake Charles.
Did [D] an angel whisper [A] in your [E] ear?
[F#m] [A]
[D] And hold you close and take away [A] all [E] fear?
[A] In [E] those [A] long [E]
[A] last moments, we used to drive to [E]
[A] Lafayette's old room.
[D] In a yellow Camino, listening [A] to Howlin' [Bm] Wolf.
[A] He [E] liked to stop in Lake Charles, cause [A] that's the place he loved.
Did you run [E] about as far as [A] you could go?
[D] Down the Louisiana Highway, across [A] Lake Pontchartrain.
Now your [E] soul is in Lake Charles, no [A] matter what they say.
[B] [A]
[D] Did an angel whisper [A] in your [F#m] ear?
[E] [A] And
[D] hold you close and take away [A] all [F#m] fear?
[B] [A] In [E] those long last [A] moments,
[D]
[A]
[D] [E]
[A]
[E] [D] [E]
[A] he had a reason [E] to get back [A] to Lake Charles.
[D] [A] [D] He used to talk [A] [D] about it.
He'd just [A] go on and [E] on.
[A] He [E] always said Louisiana was [A] where he felt at [E] [A] home.
[E] [D] Did an angel whisper in [A] your ear?
[D] And hold you close and take [A] away all fear?
In [E] those long last [A] [F#m] moments.
[A] [D] Did an angel whisper [A] in your ear?
[D] And hold you close and take away [A] all fear?
In [E] those long [A] last [F#m] [A] moments.
In [E] those long last [A]
moments.
He had a reason to [E] get back to [A] Lake Charles.
He [D] used to talk about it.
[E] He'd just [A] go on and on.
He [E] always said Louisiana was [A] where he felt at [E] home.
[A] He was born [E] in
[A] [A] Nacogdoches.
[D] That's in East Texas.
Not [A] far from the border.
But [E] he liked to tell everybody he was [A] from Lake Charles.
Did [D] an angel whisper [A] in your [E] ear?
[F#m] [A]
[D] And hold you close and take away [A] all [E] fear?
[A] In [E] those [A] long [E]
[A] last moments, we used to drive to [E]
[A] Lafayette's old room.
[D] In a yellow Camino, listening [A] to Howlin' [Bm] Wolf.
[A] He [E] liked to stop in Lake Charles, cause [A] that's the place he loved.
Did you run [E] about as far as [A] you could go?
[D] Down the Louisiana Highway, across [A] Lake Pontchartrain.
Now your [E] soul is in Lake Charles, no [A] matter what they say.
[B] [A]
[D] Did an angel whisper [A] in your [F#m] ear?
[E] [A] And
[D] hold you close and take away [A] all [F#m] fear?
[B] [A] In [E] those long last [A] moments,
[D]
[A]
[D] [E]
[A]
[E] [D] [E]
[A] he had a reason [E] to get back [A] to Lake Charles.
[D] [A] [D] He used to talk [A] [D] about it.
He'd just [A] go on and [E] on.
[A] He [E] always said Louisiana was [A] where he felt at [E] [A] home.
[E] [D] Did an angel whisper in [A] your ear?
[D] And hold you close and take [A] away all fear?
In [E] those long last [A] [F#m] moments.
[A] [D] Did an angel whisper [A] in your ear?
[D] And hold you close and take away [A] all fear?
In [E] those long [A] last [F#m] [A] moments.
In [E] those long last [A]
moments.
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
B
A
E
D
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He had a reason to [E] get back to [A] Lake Charles.
_ _ _ _ He [D] used to talk about it.
_ [E] He'd just [A] go on and on.
_ _ He [E] always said Louisiana _ _ was [A] where he felt at [E] home.
[A] _ He was _ born [E] in _ _ _
[A] _ [A] Nacogdoches. _ _ _ _
[D] That's in East Texas.
_ _ Not [A] far from the border.
_ _ But [E] he liked to tell everybody _ he was [A] from Lake Charles.
_ _ Did [D] an angel _ _ _ whisper [A] in your [E] ear?
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] And hold you close and take away [A] all [E] fear?
[A] _ In _ [E] those _ [A] long [E] _ _ _
[A] last moments, _ _ _ we used to _ drive to [E] _ _ _
[A] Lafayette's old room. _ _ _
[D] In a yellow _ Camino, _ listening [A] to Howlin' [Bm] Wolf.
[A] _ He [E] liked to stop in Lake Charles, _ cause [A] that's the place he loved.
_ _ Did you run _ [E] about as far as [A] you could go? _ _ _ _
[D] Down the Louisiana Highway, _ across [A] Lake _ Pontchartrain.
_ Now your [E] soul is in Lake _ Charles, no [A] matter what they say.
[B] _ [A] _
[D] Did an angel _ _ whisper [A] in your [F#m] ear?
[E] [A] And _ _ _
[D] _ hold you close and take away [A] all [F#m] fear?
[B] _ [A] _ _ In [E] those long _ _ _ last [A] _ moments, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ he had a reason [E] to get back [A] to Lake Charles.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] He used to talk [A] [D] about it.
_ He'd just [A] go on and [E] on.
[A] _ He [E] always said Louisiana _ was [A] where he felt at [E] _ [A] home.
_ [E] [D] Did an angel _ _ _ whisper in [A] your ear? _ _ _ _
[D] And hold you close and take [A] away all fear?
_ _ In _ [E] those long _ _ _ last [A] _ _ [F#m] moments.
[A] _ _ [D] Did an angel _ _ whisper [A] in your ear?
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And hold you close and take away [A] all fear?
_ _ In [E] those _ long _ _ _ [A] last [F#m] [A] moments.
_ _ _ In [E] those long _ _ _ last [A] _
moments. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He had a reason to [E] get back to [A] Lake Charles.
_ _ _ _ He [D] used to talk about it.
_ [E] He'd just [A] go on and on.
_ _ He [E] always said Louisiana _ _ was [A] where he felt at [E] home.
[A] _ He was _ born [E] in _ _ _
[A] _ [A] Nacogdoches. _ _ _ _
[D] That's in East Texas.
_ _ Not [A] far from the border.
_ _ But [E] he liked to tell everybody _ he was [A] from Lake Charles.
_ _ Did [D] an angel _ _ _ whisper [A] in your [E] ear?
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] And hold you close and take away [A] all [E] fear?
[A] _ In _ [E] those _ [A] long [E] _ _ _
[A] last moments, _ _ _ we used to _ drive to [E] _ _ _
[A] Lafayette's old room. _ _ _
[D] In a yellow _ Camino, _ listening [A] to Howlin' [Bm] Wolf.
[A] _ He [E] liked to stop in Lake Charles, _ cause [A] that's the place he loved.
_ _ Did you run _ [E] about as far as [A] you could go? _ _ _ _
[D] Down the Louisiana Highway, _ across [A] Lake _ Pontchartrain.
_ Now your [E] soul is in Lake _ Charles, no [A] matter what they say.
[B] _ [A] _
[D] Did an angel _ _ whisper [A] in your [F#m] ear?
[E] [A] And _ _ _
[D] _ hold you close and take away [A] all [F#m] fear?
[B] _ [A] _ _ In [E] those long _ _ _ last [A] _ moments, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ he had a reason [E] to get back [A] to Lake Charles.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] He used to talk [A] [D] about it.
_ He'd just [A] go on and [E] on.
[A] _ He [E] always said Louisiana _ was [A] where he felt at [E] _ [A] home.
_ [E] [D] Did an angel _ _ _ whisper in [A] your ear? _ _ _ _
[D] And hold you close and take [A] away all fear?
_ _ In _ [E] those long _ _ _ last [A] _ _ [F#m] moments.
[A] _ _ [D] Did an angel _ _ whisper [A] in your ear?
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And hold you close and take away [A] all fear?
_ _ In [E] those _ long _ _ _ [A] last [F#m] [A] moments.
_ _ _ In [E] those long _ _ _ last [A] _
moments. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _