Artist: | Christy Moore (English) |
User: | malcolmgeorgewalker |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Lakes of Pontchartrain Capo 4th Fret
1.
G It was C one G fine March D morn Em ing I C bid New Or D leans G adieu.. D
D And I G took the D road to Em Jackson D town, my G fortune to re C new
C I G cursed all D foreign Em mo D ney, no G credit could I C gain
C Which G filled C my G heart with D longing Em for the C lakes of D Ponchar G train.
2.
G I stepped C on G board of a D railroad Em car C beneath the D morning G sun.. D
D I G rode the D rods till Em eve D ning and I G laid me down ag C ain
C No G friends to D me all Em stran D gers till a G dark girl towards me C came
C And I G fell C in G love with a D Creole Em girl by the C lakes of D Ponchar G train.
3.
G I said C my G pretty D Creole Em girl, me C money D here's no G good .. D
D And if it G weren't for the D alli Em gat D ors, I'd G sleep out in the C wood
C You're G welcome D here, kind Em stran D ger, our G house is very C plain
C But we G ne C ver G turned a D stranger Em out by the C lakes of D Ponchar G train.
4.
G She took C me G into her D Mammy's Em house, and C treated D me right G well.. D
D The G hair up D on her Em shoul D ders in G jet black ringlets C fell
C To G try and D paint her Em beau D ty, Im G sure twould be in C vain
C So G hand C some G was my D Creole Em girl by the C lakes of D Ponchar G train.
5.
G I asked C her G if she'd D marry Em me, She C said that D never could G be.. D
D For G she had D got a Em lov D er and G he was far at C sea
C She G said that D she would Em wait for D him and G true she would re C main
C Till G he'd C re G turn to his D Creole Em girl on the C lakes of D Ponchar G train.
6.
G So fare C thee G well, my D Creole Em girl, I C ne’er may D see you G more.. D
D But I'll G not for D get your Em kind D ness in that G cottage by the C shore
C And G at each so D cial Em gather D ing, a G flowing bowl I'll C drain
C And I'll G drink C a G health to my D Creole Em girl on the C lakes of D Ponchar G train.