Louisiana Man Chords by The Seekers
Tempo:
85.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] Oh yeah, a paging man, do what he [F] can, gotta make a living, he's a [G] leaner man.
[C] At first mom and papa [Am] called their little boy Ned, [C] raised him on the banks [G] of the [C] river bed.
A houseboat [Am] tied to a big tall [C] tree, a home for my [G] mama and my [C] papa and me.
The clock strikes [Am] three, papa jumps to [C] his feet, already mama's cooking, [G] papa's son [C] can do it.
At half past papa [Am] he's a ready [C] ghost, he jumps in his barrel [G] headed down [C] the bayou.
[F] He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a [C] big fish for [F] us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [F] man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a [Dm] Louisiana man.
Oh yeah, a paging man, do what he can, [F] gotta make [C] a living, he's [F] a Louisiana [G] man.
[C] They call mama Rita [Am] and the daddy Jack, [C] the little baby brother [G] on the floor [C] is Mack.
Grimm and [Am] Ling are the family [C] twins, drink brother [G] and son on a [C] bio-vision.
On the river [Am] foot papa's great big [C] boat, that's how [G] my papa [C] goes into town.
Makes every bit [Am] of the night and day, [C] to even reach the place [G] where the [C] people stay.
He's [F] got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make [C] a living, he's a Louisiana [F] man.
[G] [C] I can hardly wait [Am] till tomorrow comes round, [C] that's the day my papa [G] takes his boat [C] to town.
Papa said [Am] son we got nice to [C] run, we come back [G] again cause there's [C] work to be [F] done.
He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch [C] a big fish [F] for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [Dm] man.
Oh yeah, a paging man, do what he [F] can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
[C] At first mom and papa [Am] called their little boy Ned, [C] raised him on the banks [G] of the [C] river bed.
A houseboat [Am] tied to a big tall [C] tree, a home for my [G] mama and my [C] papa and me.
The clock strikes [Am] three, papa jumps to [C] his feet, already mama's cooking, [G] papa's son [C] can do it.
At half past papa [Am] he's a ready [C] ghost, he jumps in his barrel [G] headed down [C] the bayou.
[F] He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a [C] big fish for [F] us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [F] man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a [Dm] Louisiana man.
Oh yeah, a paging man, do what he can, [F] gotta make [C] a living, he's [F] a Louisiana [G] man.
[C] They call mama Rita [Am] and the daddy Jack, [C] the little baby brother [G] on the floor [C] is Mack.
Grimm and [Am] Ling are the family [C] twins, drink brother [G] and son on a [C] bio-vision.
On the river [Am] foot papa's great big [C] boat, that's how [G] my papa [C] goes into town.
Makes every bit [Am] of the night and day, [C] to even reach the place [G] where the [C] people stay.
He's [F] got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make [C] a living, he's a Louisiana [F] man.
[G] [C] I can hardly wait [Am] till tomorrow comes round, [C] that's the day my papa [G] takes his boat [C] to town.
Papa said [Am] son we got nice to [C] run, we come back [G] again cause there's [C] work to be [F] done.
He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch [C] a big fish [F] for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [Dm] man.
Oh yeah, a paging man, do what he [F] can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ Oh yeah, _ a paging man, do what he [F] can, gotta make a living, he's a [G] leaner man.
_ _ [C] At first mom and papa [Am] called their little boy Ned, [C] raised him on the banks [G] of the [C] river bed.
A houseboat [Am] tied to a big tall [C] tree, a home for my [G] mama and my [C] papa and me.
The clock strikes [Am] three, papa jumps to [C] his feet, already mama's cooking, [G] papa's son [C] can do it.
At half past papa [Am] he's a ready [C] ghost, he jumps in his barrel [G] headed down [C] the bayou.
[F] He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a [C] big fish for [F] us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [F] man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a [Dm] Louisiana man.
Oh yeah, _ a paging man, do what he can, [F] gotta make [C] a living, he's [F] a Louisiana [G] man.
_ _ _ [C] They call mama Rita [Am] and the daddy Jack, [C] the little baby brother [G] on the floor [C] is Mack.
Grimm and [Am] Ling are the family [C] twins, drink brother [G] and son on a [C] bio-vision.
On the river [Am] foot papa's great big [C] boat, that's how [G] my papa [C] goes into town.
Makes every bit [Am] of the night and day, [C] to even reach the place [G] where the [C] people stay.
He's [F] got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make [C] a living, he's a Louisiana [F] man.
[G] _ _ _ [C] I can hardly wait [Am] till tomorrow comes round, [C] that's the day my papa [G] takes his boat [C] to town.
Papa said [Am] son we got nice to [C] run, we come back [G] again cause there's [C] work to be [F] done.
He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch [C] a big fish [F] for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [Dm] man.
Oh yeah, _ _ a paging man, do what he [F] can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man. _ _ _
_ _ [C] At first mom and papa [Am] called their little boy Ned, [C] raised him on the banks [G] of the [C] river bed.
A houseboat [Am] tied to a big tall [C] tree, a home for my [G] mama and my [C] papa and me.
The clock strikes [Am] three, papa jumps to [C] his feet, already mama's cooking, [G] papa's son [C] can do it.
At half past papa [Am] he's a ready [C] ghost, he jumps in his barrel [G] headed down [C] the bayou.
[F] He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a [C] big fish for [F] us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [F] man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a [Dm] Louisiana man.
Oh yeah, _ a paging man, do what he can, [F] gotta make [C] a living, he's [F] a Louisiana [G] man.
_ _ _ [C] They call mama Rita [Am] and the daddy Jack, [C] the little baby brother [G] on the floor [C] is Mack.
Grimm and [Am] Ling are the family [C] twins, drink brother [G] and son on a [C] bio-vision.
On the river [Am] foot papa's great big [C] boat, that's how [G] my papa [C] goes into town.
Makes every bit [Am] of the night and day, [C] to even reach the place [G] where the [C] people stay.
He's [F] got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make [C] a living, he's a Louisiana [F] man.
[G] _ _ _ [C] I can hardly wait [Am] till tomorrow comes round, [C] that's the day my papa [G] takes his boat [C] to town.
Papa said [Am] son we got nice to [C] run, we come back [G] again cause there's [C] work to be [F] done.
He's got a fishing line strung across the Louisiana river, gotta catch [C] a big fish [F] for us to eat.
He's fetching traps in the swamps, catches anything he can, gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a living, [C] he's a Louisiana [Dm] man.
Oh yeah, _ _ a paging man, do what he [F] can, gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man.
Gotta make a [C] living, he's a [F] Louisiana man. _ _ _
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