Johnny Cash - Louisiana Man Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


 G Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- D bah- buh- bop- G bahmmm

 G  At birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned
They raised him on the banks of the  D  river  G  bed
Houseboat tied to a big tall tree
A home for my mama and my  D  papa and  G  me

The clock strikes three, papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin' papa  D  somethin' to  G  eat
At half past, papa he's ready to go
He hops in his pirogue, headed  D  down the bay- G -ou

He's got  C  fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River
Gotta catch a big fish for  G  us to  C  eat
Settin' traps in the swamp catchin' anythin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's a  G  Louisiana  C  man

 G  Muskrat hides  hangin' by the dozen
Even got a lady make a  D  muskrat  G  cousin
Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun
Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em  D  into  G  mon

 G Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- D bah- buh- bop- G bahmmm

 G  They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack
A little baby brother on the  D  floor that's  G  Mac
Brynn and Lynn are the family twins
Big brother Ed's on the  D  bayou  G  fishin'

On the river floats papa's great big boat
And that's how my papa goes  D  into  G  town
Takes ev'ry bit of the night and the day
To even reach a place where the  D  people  G  stay

 C  But I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes around
That's the day my pappy takes his  G  furs to  C  town
Papa promised me Ned and I could go
Even let me see a  G  cowboy  C  show

 G  Cowboys and Indians for the first time then
I told my papa, gotta  D  go a- G -gain
Papa said, son we got the lines to run
We'll come back but now there's  D  work to be  G  done

He's got  C  fishin' line strung across the Louisiana River
Gota catch a big fish for  G  us to  C  eat
Settin' traps in the swamps catchin' anythin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gota make a livin' he's a  G  Louisiana  C  man

 G Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- D bah- buh- bop- G bahmmm