Shreveport Chords by Turnpike Troubadours, Evan Felker

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Well on a greyhound bound for [G] _ [D] Shreveport I'd been too [A] long in [D] my seat _
Well I stopped off in [G] a no [D]-name town to grab [A] a bite [D] to eat
And [G] the ceiling fans [D] they hummed above [G] a screaming _ [D] potty
Oh, _ a crawfish hotter than [G] a chimney [D]
fire, the beer [A] was cheap [D] and cold
And [Bm] the barmaid smiled [F#m] that kind of smile [G] to knock me [D] off [A] my stool
[D] Said hang around [G] I'll show [D] you things they don't [A] teach in [D] school _ _
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_ Across the way [G] an old [D] blues man was playing [A] on [D] the street _
He moaned just like [G] a black [D] ant and I found [A] myself [D] a seat
He [G] sang Lord he lives [D] above us and [G] the devil sleeps [D] beneath _
Well he growled at me [G] and a little [D] between his three [A] or four [D] goat's teeth _
[Bm] And I wished I was [F#m] in Shreveport just [G] a gamblin' like [A] a fool
[D] Well you can learn [G] some things [D] down there they don't [A] teach in [D] school _ _
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I dreamed that night [G] of a pretty [D]
girl I dreamed [A] of a _ [D] riverboat
Until a man in blue [G] kicked out [D] my shoes said come [A] on boy [D] let's go _
I [G] said oh officer, [D] oh officer [G] please don't take me [D] to jail
Said you can't sleep outside [G] now my [D] hands are tied I knew that [A] feeling all [D] too _ well
[Bm] And if you play [F#m] in my town son [G] you'll play by [A] the _ rules
[D] That downtown night [G] shed light [D] on sides that you [A] won't see [D] in school
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_ _ of jail [G] I found [D]
myself a [A]-walkin' down [D] the road _
So glad to hear [G] that old [D] Jake Bray come [A] purrin' nice [D] and slow _
[G] Said I've gone as far [D] as _ Fayetteville [G] I've got some room [D] to spare
Well could you drop me off [G] in Fort [D] Smith sir well I've got [A] family [D] there _
[Bm] And he fought the jack [F#m] on that big black Mac [G] kickin' back I played [A] it cool _
[D] From a shotgun seat [G] I learned [D] some things that they [A] don't teach [D] in school _
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[C#m] And I wished I was [G#m] in Street Fort just [A] a gamblin' like [B] a _ fool
[E] Well you can learn [A] some things [E] down there they [B] don't teach [E] in school
Well I said you can learn [A] some things [E] down there they [B] don't teach [E] in school _ _
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