Chords for Stephen Foster's 'Lou'siana Belle' - 1847- Performed by Tom Roush

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[A] Oh, [D] Louisiana's the same [A] old state [E] where Massa [A] used [E] to dwell.
[A] He had a lovely [D] beautiful [A] gal, twas [E] Louisiana [A] Belle. _
Oh Belle, [D] [A] don't you tell, [D] don't [A] tell Massa, [E] don't [A] you Belle.
Oh Belle, [D] Louisiana [A] Belle, [E] I'm gonna marry you, [A] Louisiana Belle.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] [E] Oh, [A] I went to the ball [D] the other [A] night, I caught a mighty [E] swell.
[A] I danced a polka, [D] pigeon [A] wing with [E] Louisiana [A] Belle.
Oh Belle, [D] don't you tell, don't [A] tell Massa, [E] don't [A] you Belle.
Oh Belle, [D] Louisiana [A] Belle, [E] I'm gonna marry you, Louisiana [A]
Belle.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] [E] Play [A] it!
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[F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] [E] Oh, [A] there's the end of Jim [D] of [A] Carolina, I know him by [E] the swell.
[A] Trying to come [D] at mighty [A] fine with the [E] Louisiana [A] Belle. _
Oh Belle, [D] [A] don't you [D] tell, don't [A] tell Massa, don't you Belle.
Oh Belle, [D] Louisiana [A] Belle, [E] I'm gonna marry you, [A] Louisiana Belle.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] [E] Well, [A] there's first the B [D] and then [A] the E and then the double [E] L.
[A] Another E to [D] the end [A] of that spell's Louisiana Belle. _
Oh Belle, [D] don't you tell, don't [A] tell Massa, [E] don't [A] you Belle.
Oh Belle, Louisiana Belle, [E] I'm gonna marry you, Louisiana [A] Belle.
Oh Belle, [D] don't you tell, don't [A] tell [E] Massa, don't [A] you Belle.
Oh Belle, [D] Louisiana [A] Belle, [E] I'm gonna marry you, Louisiana [A] Belle.
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