{"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":948134,"song":"Lake Pontchartrain","artist":"Ludo","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11616030-lake-pontchartrain-chords-by-ludo/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/948134?type=chord","rating":4.7053,"votes":51,"content":"[Recommended Chord Voicings]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]*   x02210\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]    577555\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     022100\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]   332010\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     x32010\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     320033\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]    x57765\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]    x7675x\r\n[tab]Am**  x-12-14-14-13-12[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]*    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]*    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                                                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'll tell it like it happened, it was Darius and Noland and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]                                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJust a few po' boys trying to get up out of Missouri[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTook 55 to Louisiana, stopped down by the highway to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]                                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey both had crawfish. Strictly chicken for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBack out under thunderheads, the radio was Southern soul.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E7[/ch]                                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey interrupted Clarence Carter with a strange-ass local show.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThey were sayin'...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRest your soul and feed your brain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's where you will get to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEverything the water can be.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe rain was comin' down, the wind was howlin' outside of Slidell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E7[/ch]                                                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt was the kind of night that makes you think the whole world's goin' to hell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe got off on an exit 'cause we couldn't read the map so great[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch]                                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNear the Choctaw Motel, we parked to deliberate,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen out of the bayou came a man like the lake had a tongue.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]                                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe was right up on the glass, all yellow-eyed, black teeth, bangin' on the windshield,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nScreamin' like a demon at the top of his lungs,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRest your soul and feed your brain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFree for you and all your friends.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCrawfish 'til the bitter end.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCome down to Lake Pontchartrain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWade to where the shallows break.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's where you will get to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEverything the water can be.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI was drivin' out of there as fast as a Camry could,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E7[/ch]                                                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut the interstate was flooded, so I had to take the road through the woods.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBad move in retrospect; the road disappeared in the rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd I stood on the brakes when I saw the sign:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]\r\n\"Lake Pontchartrain...\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]**\r\nDarius was yelling that he saw somebody out in the swells;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]E7[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe jumped out, runnin', and Noland was goin' as well.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\"Come back!\" Why the hell would they leave the car?[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd that's when I heard it, make no mistake -[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThe voices were calling them from under the lake...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]*   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   x4\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\nN.C.\r\n\"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain...\r\nN.C.\r\nCome down to Lake Pontchartrain...\r\nN.C.\r\nCome down to Lake Pontchartrain...\r\nN.C.\r\nCome down to Lake Pontchartrain...\"\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe crawfish were screaming, the waves danced in time.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy friends went in deeper; the water, it climbed.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI watched in terror; the lake opened wide,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd horribly roaring, it pulled them inside.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat's how it happened! Why would I lie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere were no bodies, I've got none to hide.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm just a boy, lost his friends in the rain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                                [ch]Am[/ch]*    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAny more questions, just go and ask Lake Pontchartrain.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Recommended Chord Voicings]\nAm*   x02210\nAm    577555\nE     022100\nC/G   332010\nC     x32010\nG     320033\nDm    x57765\nE7    x7675x\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nAm*    E    C/G   E\nAm*    E    C/G       E\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nAm*   E    C/G    E   x4\n\n[Outro]\nN.C.\n\"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain...\nN.C.\nCome down to Lake Pontchartrain...\nN.C.\nCome down to Lake Pontchartrain...\nN.C.\nCome down to Lake Pontchartrain...\"","chords":["Am","E","C/G","C","G","Dm","E7","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}