Chords for Foghorn String Band "Le Sud De La Louisiane" 2/16/18 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
Tempo:
138.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] We are going [G] to go to Louisiana for a quick one here.
This one, so I'm from Quebec.
I'm from the east coast of Quebec [E] where [Dm] Acadie, Acadia,
used to be.
So we're [D] the ancestors of the Cajun people.
So this one kind of tells the story
of how [Am] the Acadians were kicked out and made their way down to [D] Louisiana.
And they got there.
They saw all kinds of animals they'd never seen [G] before.
There's no crocodiles in eastern Quebec.
Not yet.
Anyway.
And they say the guys are the best [D] dancers,
the girls [G] are the best cook, and the old men
are the best citizens in the world
because they cut their firewood and they drink moonshine
all winter long.
That's what [Fm] describes being an amazing citizen [Eb] down in Louisiana.
So here it is, the Soud de la Louisiane.
We'll have [G] double fiddles on it.
Two fiddles is better than one.
[C]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] An apprentice and a grandma on a march
[C] in the Soud [D]
[G] de la Soud.
Paris, the [C] favorite city of Louisiana,
is a [D] city for the rich and [G] the poor.
[C]
[D]
[G] And cyclists are the safest [C] in the big [D] cities
in the Soud de la [G] Soud.
[C]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] Cajun of Louisiana, the men [C] and the women,
[D] the men and the women, the cyclists,
the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists,
[G] the
[C]
[D] cyclists of the Soud de [G] la Soud.
[C]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] Louisiana.
The [C] seenest city in Obano woman.
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D] Our paradise.
[G]
Cadvio.
[C] Thank you [D] all.
That's Miss Nadine Landry singing, playing the bass fiddle.
[C]
This one, so I'm from Quebec.
I'm from the east coast of Quebec [E] where [Dm] Acadie, Acadia,
used to be.
So we're [D] the ancestors of the Cajun people.
So this one kind of tells the story
of how [Am] the Acadians were kicked out and made their way down to [D] Louisiana.
And they got there.
They saw all kinds of animals they'd never seen [G] before.
There's no crocodiles in eastern Quebec.
Not yet.
Anyway.
And they say the guys are the best [D] dancers,
the girls [G] are the best cook, and the old men
are the best citizens in the world
because they cut their firewood and they drink moonshine
all winter long.
That's what [Fm] describes being an amazing citizen [Eb] down in Louisiana.
So here it is, the Soud de la Louisiane.
We'll have [G] double fiddles on it.
Two fiddles is better than one.
[C]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] An apprentice and a grandma on a march
[C] in the Soud [D]
[G] de la Soud.
Paris, the [C] favorite city of Louisiana,
is a [D] city for the rich and [G] the poor.
[C]
[D]
[G] And cyclists are the safest [C] in the big [D] cities
in the Soud de la [G] Soud.
[C]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] Cajun of Louisiana, the men [C] and the women,
[D] the men and the women, the cyclists,
the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists,
[G] the
[C]
[D] cyclists of the Soud de [G] la Soud.
[C]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] Louisiana.
The [C] seenest city in Obano woman.
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D] Our paradise.
[G]
Cadvio.
[C] Thank you [D] all.
That's Miss Nadine Landry singing, playing the bass fiddle.
[C]
Key:
G
D
C
Bm
E
G
D
C
[Bm] We are going [G] to go to Louisiana for a quick one here.
This one, so I'm from Quebec.
I'm from the east coast of Quebec [E] where _ [Dm] Acadie, Acadia,
used to be.
So we're [D] the ancestors of the Cajun people.
So this one kind of tells the story
of how [Am] the Acadians were kicked out and made their way down to [D] Louisiana. _
And they got there.
They saw all kinds of animals they'd never seen [G] before.
There's no crocodiles in eastern Quebec.
Not yet.
Anyway.
_ _ And they say the guys are the best [D] dancers,
the girls [G] are the best cook, and the old men
are the best citizens in the world
because they cut their firewood and they drink moonshine
all winter long.
That's what [Fm] describes being an amazing citizen [Eb] down in Louisiana. _
So here it is, the Soud de la Louisiane.
We'll have [G] double fiddles on it.
_ _ Two fiddles is better than one. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ An apprentice and a grandma on a march
[C] in the Soud _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] de la Soud.
_ Paris, _ _ the [C] favorite city of Louisiana,
is a [D] _ city for the rich and [G] the poor. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ And cyclists are the safest [C] in the big _ _ [D] _ cities
in the Soud de la [G] Soud. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Cajun of Louisiana, the men [C] and the women,
[D] the men and the women, the cyclists,
the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists,
[G] the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ cyclists of the Soud de [G] la Soud. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Louisiana. _ _
_ The [C] seenest city in Obano woman.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] Our paradise.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cadvio. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Thank you [D] all.
That's Miss Nadine Landry singing, playing the bass fiddle.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
This one, so I'm from Quebec.
I'm from the east coast of Quebec [E] where _ [Dm] Acadie, Acadia,
used to be.
So we're [D] the ancestors of the Cajun people.
So this one kind of tells the story
of how [Am] the Acadians were kicked out and made their way down to [D] Louisiana. _
And they got there.
They saw all kinds of animals they'd never seen [G] before.
There's no crocodiles in eastern Quebec.
Not yet.
Anyway.
_ _ And they say the guys are the best [D] dancers,
the girls [G] are the best cook, and the old men
are the best citizens in the world
because they cut their firewood and they drink moonshine
all winter long.
That's what [Fm] describes being an amazing citizen [Eb] down in Louisiana. _
So here it is, the Soud de la Louisiane.
We'll have [G] double fiddles on it.
_ _ Two fiddles is better than one. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ An apprentice and a grandma on a march
[C] in the Soud _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] de la Soud.
_ Paris, _ _ the [C] favorite city of Louisiana,
is a [D] _ city for the rich and [G] the poor. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ And cyclists are the safest [C] in the big _ _ [D] _ cities
in the Soud de la [G] Soud. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Cajun of Louisiana, the men [C] and the women,
[D] the men and the women, the cyclists,
the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists, the cyclists,
[G] the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ cyclists of the Soud de [G] la Soud. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Louisiana. _ _
_ The [C] seenest city in Obano woman.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] Our paradise.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cadvio. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Thank you [D] all.
That's Miss Nadine Landry singing, playing the bass fiddle.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _