Chords for The Oak Ridge Boys.. Leaving Louisiana (In the Braod Day Light) - 1979.wmv
Tempo:
93.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
Mary kept a-runnin' with a travelin' man, left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands, [Bb] such a sad case, so [F] broken hearted.
She said, Mama, gotta go, gotta get outta here, gotta get outta town, tired of hangin' [Bb] around, I gotta go along [F] between the ditches.
Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around, [Fm] nobody [Bb] knows, but the highway goes [F] on forever.
[Bb] That old highway goes [F] on forever.
Lord, she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk, if she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' [Bb] man, if she hadn't started takin' those [F] crazy chances.
She said, Daughter, let me tell you about the travelin' kind, everywhere he's goin' in such a very short time, [Bb] he'll be long gone before [F] he know it.
He'll be [Bb] long gone [F] before he know it.
She said, Never have I known it when [C] it felt so good, [Bb] never have I done [F] it when I knew I could, never have I [C] done it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
[Cm] [F] [C] [Fm]
[Bb] [F]
This is down in the swampland, anything goes, it's alligator bait and the bars don't [Bb] close, it's a real thing down in [F] Louisiana.
Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad, when he really got trouble, like a daughter gone bad, [Bb] it gets real hot down in [F] Louisiana.
A stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed, he's gonna have to get it or a shotgun, [Bb] well it ain't no time [F] for late speeches, [Bb] there ain't no time for [F] late speeches.
[Dm] She said, Never have I [C] known it when it felt so [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb] good, never have I [F] done it when I knew I could, never have I done [C] it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
[F] Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around nobody [Bb] knows.
But the highway, goes [Fm] on forever.
[F] [Bb] That old highway, goes [F] on forever.
Mary kept a-runnin' with a travelin' man, left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands, [Bb] such a sad case, so [F] broken hearted.
She said, Mama, gotta go, gotta get outta here, gotta get outta town, tired of hangin' [Bb] around, I gotta go along [F] between the ditches.
Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around, [Fm] nobody [Bb] knows, but the highway goes [F] on forever.
[Bb] That old highway goes [F] on forever.
Lord, she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk, if she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' [Bb] man, if she hadn't started takin' those [F] crazy chances.
She said, Daughter, let me tell you about the travelin' kind, everywhere he's goin' in such a very short time, [Bb] he'll be long gone before [F] he know it.
He'll be [Bb] long gone [F] before he know it.
She said, Never have I known it when [C] it felt so good, [Bb] never have I done [F] it when I knew I could, never have I [C] done it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
[Cm] [F] [C] [Fm]
[Bb] [F]
This is down in the swampland, anything goes, it's alligator bait and the bars don't [Bb] close, it's a real thing down in [F] Louisiana.
Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad, when he really got trouble, like a daughter gone bad, [Bb] it gets real hot down in [F] Louisiana.
A stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed, he's gonna have to get it or a shotgun, [Bb] well it ain't no time [F] for late speeches, [Bb] there ain't no time for [F] late speeches.
[Dm] She said, Never have I [C] known it when it felt so [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb] good, never have I [F] done it when I knew I could, never have I done [C] it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
[F] Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around nobody [Bb] knows.
But the highway, goes [Fm] on forever.
[F] [Bb] That old highway, goes [F] on forever.
Key:
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mary kept a-runnin' with a travelin' man, left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands, [Bb] such a sad case, so [F] broken hearted. _
She said, Mama, gotta go, gotta get outta here, gotta get outta town, tired of hangin' [Bb] around, I gotta go along [F] between the ditches. _
Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around, [Fm] nobody [Bb] knows, but the highway goes [F] on forever. _
[Bb] That old highway goes [F] on forever. _ _
_ _ _ Lord, she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk, if she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' [Bb] man, if she hadn't started takin' those [F] crazy chances.
She said, Daughter, let me tell you about the travelin' kind, everywhere he's goin' in such a very short time, [Bb] he'll be long gone before [F] he know it.
_ He'll be [Bb] long gone [F] before he know it.
_ _ _ She said, Never have I known it when [C] it felt so good, [Bb] never have I done [F] it when I knew I could, never have I [C] done it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
_ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ This is down in the swampland, anything goes, it's alligator bait and the bars don't [Bb] close, it's a real thing down in [F] Louisiana.
_ _ Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad, when he really got trouble, like a daughter gone bad, [Bb] it gets real hot down in [F] Louisiana.
_ _ A stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed, he's gonna have to get it or a shotgun, [Bb] well it ain't no time [F] for late speeches, _ [Bb] there ain't no time for [F] late speeches. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] She said, Never have I [C] known it when it felt so [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Bb] good, never have I [F] done it when I knew I could, never have I done [C] it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
_ [F] Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around nobody [Bb] knows.
But the highway, goes [Fm] on forever.
[F] _ [Bb] That old highway, goes [F] on forever. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mary kept a-runnin' with a travelin' man, left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands, [Bb] such a sad case, so [F] broken hearted. _
She said, Mama, gotta go, gotta get outta here, gotta get outta town, tired of hangin' [Bb] around, I gotta go along [F] between the ditches. _
Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around, [Fm] nobody [Bb] knows, but the highway goes [F] on forever. _
[Bb] That old highway goes [F] on forever. _ _
_ _ _ Lord, she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk, if she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' [Bb] man, if she hadn't started takin' those [F] crazy chances.
She said, Daughter, let me tell you about the travelin' kind, everywhere he's goin' in such a very short time, [Bb] he'll be long gone before [F] he know it.
_ He'll be [Bb] long gone [F] before he know it.
_ _ _ She said, Never have I known it when [C] it felt so good, [Bb] never have I done [F] it when I knew I could, never have I [C] done it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
_ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ This is down in the swampland, anything goes, it's alligator bait and the bars don't [Bb] close, it's a real thing down in [F] Louisiana.
_ _ Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad, when he really got trouble, like a daughter gone bad, [Bb] it gets real hot down in [F] Louisiana.
_ _ A stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed, he's gonna have to get it or a shotgun, [Bb] well it ain't no time [F] for late speeches, _ [Bb] there ain't no time for [F] late speeches. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] She said, Never have I [C] known it when it felt so [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Bb] good, never have I [F] done it when I knew I could, never have I done [C] it when it looked so [Bb] right, leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.
_ [F] Just an ordinary story about the way things go, round and around nobody [Bb] knows.
But the highway, goes [Fm] on forever.
[F] _ [Bb] That old highway, goes [F] on forever. _ _ _ _ _ _ _