Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter : Houston

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_ _ _ Mama's got her [Am] baby sleeping [D] in a [G] grocery cart _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Daddy's eyes are [D] hazy, [C] wondering where [G] they are _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Waiting [G] for the [C] buses, waiting [D] on some [G] _ providence _ _ _
_ _ Once we get to [A] Houston, maybe [C] it will [G] all make sense _ _
_ _ Praying to the [A] Father, calling [C] for the [G] cavalry _ _ _ _
_ _ Look at all this [D] war, somehow [C] not a [G] drop to trade _ _ _
_ [Bm] Did you ever hear of [C] nightmares, coming [D] in the [G] light of day? _ _ _ _
_ _ Once we get to [A] Houston, maybe [C] they'll just [G] wash [Am] away _ _
_ [C] Roll on _ [G] Mississippi, [C] _ _ [G] goodbye _ _ [G] Crescent City
_ They want all New [D] Orleans, never [C] coming [G] back to stay _ _
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_ _ Never been to [D] Texas, hope [C] this bus is [G] on a tear _ _ _
_ _ Never seen the [D] President, maybe [C] he will [G] meet us there _ _ _
_ [Bm] And I never knew a [C] promise, that [D] didn't break [G] right in two
Once _ _ _ _ we get to [D] Houston, maybe [C] one will [G] come _ true
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_ [C] Roll on _ _ [Dm] Mississippi, [C] _ _ [Bm] [G] goodbye _ Crescent [D] City
_ [G] They want all New [D] Orleans, never [C] coming [G] back to you _ _
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_ Last night I dreamed of rain, [D] but golden light was [G] all I saw
I _ _ _ heard my old dog [D] barking, went [C] to see the [G] Mardi Gras _ _ _
_ [Bm] And I stood up on the [C] banks, and looked [D] out over [G] _ Pontchartrain _ _ _
_ I woke up here in [D] Houston, [C] didn't even know [G] my name _ _
[A] _ [C] Roll on _ [G] [C] Mississippi, _ _ [G] goodbye _ Crescent City
_ They want all New [D] Orleans, never [C] coming [G] back again _ _ _
_ [C] Roll _ on [G] Mississippi, [C] _ _ [Bm] goodbye _ _ Crescent [D] City
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