Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight Chords

by The Oak Ridge Boys
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author Kurt1964 27,265.
2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 16, 2024

Chords

E
A
C#m
B7

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[Intro]
E E
 
[Verse 1]
E
Mary took to running with a traveling man
E
Left her momma crying with her head in her hands
       A
Such a sad case 
          E
so broken hearted
          E
She said momma I got to go I gotta get out of here
         E
I gotta get out of town I'm tired of hanging around
        A
I gotta roll on 
            E
between the ditches
             E
It's just an ordinary story bout the way things go
E
Round and round nobody knows
        A
But the highway 
           E
goes on forever
         A
That old highway 
            E
rolls on forever
 
[Verse 2]
          E
Lord she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk
       E
If she hadn't started running with a traveling man
       A
If she hadn't started taking 
              E
those crazy chances
          E
She said daughter let me tell you bout the traveling kind
E
Everywhere he's going such a very short time
         A
He'll be long gone
             E
before you know it
         A
He'll be long gone 
           E
before you know it
 
[Chorus]
         C#m                            B7
She said never have I known it when it felt so good
A                           E
Never have I knew it when I knew I could
C#m                           B7
Never have I done it when it looked so right
A
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
 
[Solo]
E E A E  E
 
[Verse 3]
        E
This is down in the swampland anything goes
    E
It's alligator bait and the bars don't close
         A
It's the real thing
               E
 down in Louisiana
         E
Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad
        E
When he really got trouble like a daughter gone bad
        A
It gets real hot
              E
down in Louisiana
       E
The stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed
     E
He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will
         A
It ain't no time 
            E
for lengthy speeches
            A
There ain't no time 
             E
for lengthy speeches
 
[Chorus]
         C#m                            B7
She said never have I known it when it felt so good
A                           E
Never have I knew it when I knew I could
C#m                           B7
Never have I done it when it looked so right
A
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
 
[Chorus]
         C#m                            B7
She said never have I known it when it felt so good
A                           E
Never have I knew it when I knew I could
C#m                           B7
Never have I done it when it looked so right
A
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
 
[Verse 4]
             E
It's just an ordinary story bout the way things go
 E
Round and round nobody knows
        A
But the highway 
           E
goes on forever
         A
That old highway 
            E
rolls on forever
E
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Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight – The Oak Ridge Boys
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4 comments
DarylSpeights
Kurt,Great job!At least the bars outside the city limits don't close,try the Moonlite Inn!!
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lilfish4545
thanks kurt version 3 is also good ihope it is alright to give both of you 5 stars
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stan.kuykens
For the original studio version I think it is: F-A# Dm-C-A#-F
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