{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1688282,"song":"Lake Charles","artist":"Lucinda Williams","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11354024-lake-charles-chords-by-lucinda-williams/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1688282?type=chord","rating":4.75961,"votes":144,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe had a reason to get back to Lake Charles[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe used to talk about it, he'd just go on and on[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe always said Louisiana was where he felt at home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe was born in Nacogdoches[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat's in East Texas, not far from the border[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut he liked to tell everybody he was from Lake Charles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDid an angel whisper in your ear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd hold you close and take away your fear[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn those long last moments[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe used to drive through Lafayette and Baton Rouge[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn a yellow El Camino, listening to Howlin' Wolf[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe liked to stop in Lake Charles 'cause that's the place he loved[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDid you run about as far as you could go[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDown the Louisiana highway, across Lake Pontchartrain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow your soul is in Lake Charles, no matter what they say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDid an angel whisper in your ear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd hold you close and take away your fear[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn those long last moments[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]E[/ch]   | [ch]E[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe had a reason to get back to Lake Charles[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe used to talk about it, he'd just go on and on[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe always said Louisiana was where he felt at home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDid an angel whisper in your ear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd hold you close and take away your fear[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn those long last moments[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDid an angel whisper in your ear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd hold you close and take away your fear[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn those long last moments[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn those long last moments[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nA\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n| D   | D   | A   | A   |\n| D   | D   | A   | A   |\n| E   | E   | A   | A\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","E","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}