Chords for Guy Clark Live from the Bluebird Cafe
Tempo:
83.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [F#m] [Em]
[A] [Em] [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [F#]
[A] [B] [A] I'm going to leave [E] [E] Texarkana, I'm going [A] down to Louisiana.
I'm going to try [E] my luck in [A] Papamoo.
I'm going to follow [E] the old Red River down,
[D] until I see [A] the lights down.
I ain't going to get [G#m] no sleep in Baton [A] Rouge.
[E] [C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to get me some [A] alligator shoes.
[C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [F#] them out down in Baton Rouge.
[E]
[D] [Am] [A]
Well, Texas girl, [Em] that broke my heart,
[D] and then she tore [Bm] my truck apart.
[F#m] Guess I'll give me another [A] in Baton Rouge.
I like [B] crawfish, I like [A] rice,
and I like girls that [A] treat you nice.
I'm going to give me [E] one in Baton [F#] Rouge.
[E] Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator [E] shoes.
Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to wear them out down [A] in Baton Rouge.
[F#]
[D] [A] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] I'm going to learn to [Em] walk that walk.
I'm going to learn to talk that talk.
I'm going to learn to dance in Baton Rouge.
Ain't life just like a cul-de [D]-sac?
I'm a Texas [A] boy, I'm going back
as soon as I catch my breath in Baton Rouge.
[E] Baton Rouge, [D] Baton Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator shoes.
[E] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [Em] them out down in [A] Baton Rouge.
[E] [Bm] I'm going to strut [Em] my stuff in [A] Baton Rouge.
[B] [Bm] I'm going to [E] pull my heel in [A] Baton Rouge.
[Em] [D] I'm going to stub my [G] toe in Baton Rouge.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[Em]
[C] [G] [F#] [A]
[F#]
[B] [A] [B]
[Em] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[F#]
[N]
[A] [Em] [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [F#]
[A] [B] [A] I'm going to leave [E] [E] Texarkana, I'm going [A] down to Louisiana.
I'm going to try [E] my luck in [A] Papamoo.
I'm going to follow [E] the old Red River down,
[D] until I see [A] the lights down.
I ain't going to get [G#m] no sleep in Baton [A] Rouge.
[E] [C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to get me some [A] alligator shoes.
[C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [F#] them out down in Baton Rouge.
[E]
[D] [Am] [A]
Well, Texas girl, [Em] that broke my heart,
[D] and then she tore [Bm] my truck apart.
[F#m] Guess I'll give me another [A] in Baton Rouge.
I like [B] crawfish, I like [A] rice,
and I like girls that [A] treat you nice.
I'm going to give me [E] one in Baton [F#] Rouge.
[E] Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator [E] shoes.
Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to wear them out down [A] in Baton Rouge.
[F#]
[D] [A] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] I'm going to learn to [Em] walk that walk.
I'm going to learn to talk that talk.
I'm going to learn to dance in Baton Rouge.
Ain't life just like a cul-de [D]-sac?
I'm a Texas [A] boy, I'm going back
as soon as I catch my breath in Baton Rouge.
[E] Baton Rouge, [D] Baton Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator shoes.
[E] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [Em] them out down in [A] Baton Rouge.
[E] [Bm] I'm going to strut [Em] my stuff in [A] Baton Rouge.
[B] [Bm] I'm going to [E] pull my heel in [A] Baton Rouge.
[Em] [D] I'm going to stub my [G] toe in Baton Rouge.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[Em]
[C] [G] [F#] [A]
[F#]
[B] [A] [B]
[Em] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[F#]
[N]
Key:
A
E
D
Em
F#
A
E
D
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] I'm going to leave [E] [E] Texarkana, I'm going [A] down to Louisiana.
I'm going to try [E] my luck in [A] Papamoo.
_ I'm going to follow [E] the old Red River down,
[D] until I see [A] the lights down.
I ain't going to get [G#m] no sleep in Baton [A] Rouge.
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to get me some [A] alligator shoes.
[C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [F#] them out down in Baton Rouge.
[E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, Texas girl, [Em] that broke my heart,
[D] and then she tore [Bm] my truck apart.
[F#m] Guess I'll give me another [A] in Baton Rouge.
I like [B] crawfish, I like [A] rice,
and I like girls that [A] treat you nice.
I'm going to give me [E] one in Baton [F#] Rouge.
_ _ [E] Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator [E] shoes.
Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to wear them out down [A] in Baton Rouge.
[F#] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I'm going to learn to [Em] walk that walk.
I'm going to learn to talk that talk.
I'm going to learn to dance in Baton Rouge.
_ _ Ain't life just like a cul-de [D]-sac?
I'm a Texas [A] boy, I'm going back
as soon as I catch my breath in Baton Rouge.
_ _ _ [E] Baton Rouge, [D] Baton Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator shoes.
[E] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [Em] them out down in [A] Baton Rouge. _
[E] _ _ [Bm] I'm going to strut [Em] my stuff in [A] Baton Rouge. _
[B] _ _ [Bm] I'm going to [E] pull my heel in [A] Baton Rouge.
[Em] _ _ [D] I'm going to stub my [G] toe in Baton Rouge.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] I'm going to leave [E] [E] Texarkana, I'm going [A] down to Louisiana.
I'm going to try [E] my luck in [A] Papamoo.
_ I'm going to follow [E] the old Red River down,
[D] until I see [A] the lights down.
I ain't going to get [G#m] no sleep in Baton [A] Rouge.
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to get me some [A] alligator shoes.
[C#m] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [F#] them out down in Baton Rouge.
[E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, Texas girl, [Em] that broke my heart,
[D] and then she tore [Bm] my truck apart.
[F#m] Guess I'll give me another [A] in Baton Rouge.
I like [B] crawfish, I like [A] rice,
and I like girls that [A] treat you nice.
I'm going to give me [E] one in Baton [F#] Rouge.
_ _ [E] Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator [E] shoes.
Baton Rouge, Baton [D] Rouge,
I'm going to wear them out down [A] in Baton Rouge.
[F#] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I'm going to learn to [Em] walk that walk.
I'm going to learn to talk that talk.
I'm going to learn to dance in Baton Rouge.
_ _ Ain't life just like a cul-de [D]-sac?
I'm a Texas [A] boy, I'm going back
as soon as I catch my breath in Baton Rouge.
_ _ _ [E] Baton Rouge, [D] Baton Rouge,
I'm going to get me some alligator shoes.
[E] Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
[D] I'm going to wear [Em] them out down in [A] Baton Rouge. _
[E] _ _ [Bm] I'm going to strut [Em] my stuff in [A] Baton Rouge. _
[B] _ _ [Bm] I'm going to [E] pull my heel in [A] Baton Rouge.
[Em] _ _ [D] I'm going to stub my [G] toe in Baton Rouge.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _