Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Chords by Emmylou Harris
- Key: B
- BPM: 83
- Capo: no capo
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LEAVING LOUISIANA IN THE BROAD DAYLIGHT CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] B ■ Oh Mary took to running with a travelling man B Left her momma crying with her head in her hands E B Such a sad case so broken hearted B She say Momma gotta go gotta get outta here B Gotta get outta town tired of hanging around E B I gotta roll on between the ditches B Just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go B 'round and around nobody knows E B But the highway goes on forever E B Oh that all highway goes on forever B Lord she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk B Hadn't started running with a travelling man E B If she hadn't started taking those crazy chances B She said Daughter let me tell you 'bout the travelling' kind B7 B Everywhere they go such a very short time E B He'll be long gone before you know ■ it E B Oh he'll be long gone before you know it [Chorus] G#m F# She say Never have I known it when it felt so good E B Never have I knew it when I knew I could G#m F# Never have I done it when it looked so right E Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight [Solo] B E B E B ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B Well this is down in the swamp where anything goes [Verse] B It's alligator bait and the bars don't close E B It's the real thing down in ■ Louisiana B Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad B Really got trouble like a daughter goin' bad E B It gets real hot down in Louisiana B Oh the stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed B Gonna have to get it or a shotgun will E B It ain't no time for lengthy speeches E B Lord there ain't no time for lengthy speeches [Chorus] G#m F# She say Never have I known it when it felt so good E B Never have I knew it when I knew I could G#m F# Never have I done it when it looked so right E Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight G#m F# She say Never have I known it when it felt so good E G#m Never have I knew it when I knew I could F# Never have I done it when it looked so right E Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight E Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight B B7 It's just an ordinary story about the way things go B E Round and around nobody knows B B7 But ■ the [Solo] E B E B E B E B ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E B B7 B A E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] B B7 E B ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]