Chords for Billy Idol - Louisiana
Tempo:
67.675 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
E
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#] Alright cheers, I know we all know about all the disasters that have been happening down in the south
[C#]
Katrina and [Cm] Rita
So if anybody here has given to [G#] the American Red Cross recently
I'd like to sing [C#] you this song, it's by Randy [Bm] Newman
It's called Louisiana, [G] saying thank you
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[G] [F#m] What has [Bm] happened down [Em] here is the winds [E] have changed
[A] Clouds [C] roll in from the south and it starts to [G] rain
[C]
[G] [D] Rain real [Bm] hard, the [E] rain for a real long [D] time
[E]
[A] Six [C] feet of water in the streets [G] of Evangeline
[Bm] [Am] River [G] [F#m] rolls all [B] day, [Em] river rolls all night
[E] [A]
Some [C] people got lost in the flood
Some [G] people got [C] away [G] alright
River [D] has [Bm] busted through, [Em] it downed the flack of me
[E] [A]
[C] Six feet of water in the [G] streets of [B] Evangeline [C] [G] Louisiana, [D] [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
[E] Trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] [G] President [D] [Bm] Bush comes [Em] down on a shiny [E] plate
[A]
[C] Condoleezza Rice with an old pad in her [G] hand
[C] [G]
[D] President say, [Em] Condi isn't it a shame
[E] What [A]
the [C] river has done to [G] this poor [B] farmer's [C] land
[G] Louisiana, [D] [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] They're trying [A] to wash us [C] away
They're trying to wash us [Gm] away
[G]
[C#]
Katrina and [Cm] Rita
So if anybody here has given to [G#] the American Red Cross recently
I'd like to sing [C#] you this song, it's by Randy [Bm] Newman
It's called Louisiana, [G] saying thank you
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[G] [F#m] What has [Bm] happened down [Em] here is the winds [E] have changed
[A] Clouds [C] roll in from the south and it starts to [G] rain
[C]
[G] [D] Rain real [Bm] hard, the [E] rain for a real long [D] time
[E]
[A] Six [C] feet of water in the streets [G] of Evangeline
[Bm] [Am] River [G] [F#m] rolls all [B] day, [Em] river rolls all night
[E] [A]
Some [C] people got lost in the flood
Some [G] people got [C] away [G] alright
River [D] has [Bm] busted through, [Em] it downed the flack of me
[E] [A]
[C] Six feet of water in the [G] streets of [B] Evangeline [C] [G] Louisiana, [D] [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
[E] Trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] [G] President [D] [Bm] Bush comes [Em] down on a shiny [E] plate
[A]
[C] Condoleezza Rice with an old pad in her [G] hand
[C] [G]
[D] President say, [Em] Condi isn't it a shame
[E] What [A]
the [C] river has done to [G] this poor [B] farmer's [C] land
[G] Louisiana, [D] [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] They're trying [A] to wash us [C] away
They're trying to wash us [Gm] away
[G]
Key:
G
C
E
Em
D
G
C
E
[G#] _ Alright cheers, I know we all know about all the disasters that have been happening down in the south
[C#]
Katrina and [Cm] Rita
So if anybody here has given to [G#] the American Red Cross recently
I'd like to sing [C#] you this song, it's by Randy [Bm] Newman
It's called Louisiana, [G] saying thank you
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [G] _ [F#m] What has [Bm] happened down [Em] here is the winds [E] have changed
_ [A] Clouds [C] roll in from the south and it starts to [G] rain
[C] _
[G] _ [D] Rain real [Bm] hard, the [E] rain for a real long [D] time
[E] _
[A] Six [C] feet of water in the streets [G] of Evangeline
[Bm] [Am] River [G] _ [F#m] rolls all [B] day, [Em] river rolls all night
[E] _ [A]
Some [C] people got lost in the flood
Some [G] people got [C] away [G] alright
River [D] has [Bm] busted through, [Em] it downed the flack of me
[E] _ _ [A] _
[C] Six feet of water in the [G] streets of [B] Evangeline [C] _ [G] Louisiana, _ [D] _ [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, _ [B] _ [Em] Louisiana
_ [G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
[E] Trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] [G] President _ [D] [Bm] Bush comes [Em] down on a shiny [E] plate
_ [A] _
[C] Condoleezza Rice with an old pad in her [G] hand
[C] _ [G] _
[D] President say, [Em] Condi isn't it a shame
[E] What [A]
the [C] river has done to [G] this poor [B] farmer's [C] land
[G] Louisiana, _ [D] _ [B] [Em] Louisiana
_ [G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, _ [B] _ [Em] Louisiana
_ [G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] They're trying [A] to wash us [C] away
They're trying to wash us [Gm] away
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#]
Katrina and [Cm] Rita
So if anybody here has given to [G#] the American Red Cross recently
I'd like to sing [C#] you this song, it's by Randy [Bm] Newman
It's called Louisiana, [G] saying thank you
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [G] _ [F#m] What has [Bm] happened down [Em] here is the winds [E] have changed
_ [A] Clouds [C] roll in from the south and it starts to [G] rain
[C] _
[G] _ [D] Rain real [Bm] hard, the [E] rain for a real long [D] time
[E] _
[A] Six [C] feet of water in the streets [G] of Evangeline
[Bm] [Am] River [G] _ [F#m] rolls all [B] day, [Em] river rolls all night
[E] _ [A]
Some [C] people got lost in the flood
Some [G] people got [C] away [G] alright
River [D] has [Bm] busted through, [Em] it downed the flack of me
[E] _ _ [A] _
[C] Six feet of water in the [G] streets of [B] Evangeline [C] _ [G] Louisiana, _ [D] _ [B] [Em] Louisiana
[G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, _ [B] _ [Em] Louisiana
_ [G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
[E] Trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] [G] President _ [D] [Bm] Bush comes [Em] down on a shiny [E] plate
_ [A] _
[C] Condoleezza Rice with an old pad in her [G] hand
[C] _ [G] _
[D] President say, [Em] Condi isn't it a shame
[E] What [A]
the [C] river has done to [G] this poor [B] farmer's [C] land
[G] Louisiana, _ [D] _ [B] [Em] Louisiana
_ [G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're [E] trying to [G] wash us [C] away [G] [G] Louisiana, _ [B] _ [Em] Louisiana
_ [G] They're [C] trying to wash us away
They're trying to [G] wash us [C] away
[G] They're trying [A] to wash us [C] away
They're trying to wash us [Gm] away
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _