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Lakes Of Pontchartrain - Paul Brady

Lakes Of Pontchartrain

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G D Em C

It was on one bright March morning

G D G

I bid New Orleans adieu

G D Em C

And I took the road to Jackson town,

G D C

My fortune to renew

G D Em C

I cursed all foreign money

G D C

No credit could I gain

G D Em C

Which filled my heart with longing for

G D G

The lakes of Pontchartrain

G D Em C

I stepped on board of a railroad car

G D G

Beneath the morning sun

G D Em C

And I rode the rods till evening

G D C

And I laid me down again

G D Em C

All strangers there, no friends to me,

G D C

'Til a dark girl towards me came,

G D Em C

And I fell in love with a Creole girl

G D G

By the lakes of Pontchartrain

G D Em C

I said 'My pretty Creole girl,

G D G

My money here's no good.

G D Em C

And if it weren't for the alligators

G D C

I would sleep out in the wood'

G D Em C

'You're welcome here, kind stranger,

G D C

Our house is very plain.

G D Em C

And we never turned a stranger out

G D G

On the lakes of Pontchartrain'

G D Em C

She took me into her mammy's house

G D G

And treated me right well.

G D Em C

The hair upon her shoulders

G D C

In jet black ringlets fell.

G D Em C

To try to paint her beauty,

G D C

I'm sure would be in vain,

G D Em C

So handsome was my Creole girl

G D G

By the lakes of Pontchartrain

G D Em C

I asked her would she marry me,

G D G

She said 'This could never be'.

G D Em C

For she had got a lover

G D C

And he was far at sea.

G D Em C

She said that she would wait for him

G D C

And true she would remain,

G D Em C

'Til he returned to his Creole girl

G D G

On the lakes of Pontchartrain

G D Em C

So fare thee well, my Creole girl

G D G

I never may see you more

G D Em C

But I'll never forget your kindness

G D C

In the cottage by the shore

G D Em C

And at each social gathering

G D C

A flowing glass I'll drain

G D Em C

And I'll drink a health to my Creole girl

G D G

By the lakes of Pontchartrain

How to play Lakes Of Pontchartrain

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The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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