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Louisiana Gold

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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This song is very loose 2 chord structure throughout the verses. He kind of hits the 
bottom D string and then plucks the top strings. Just play with t.
Drop D Tuning 
Chords Used:
e|----G7------------------D5-----------------C3---------------------------------|
B|----8------------------7-----------------5---------------------------------|
G|----7------------------7-----------------5---------------------------------|
D|----0------------------0-----------------0---------------------------------|
A|----X------------------X-----------------X---------------------------------|
D|----0------------------0-----------------0---------------------------------|
VERSE 1
GHe came from Northern DCaliforniaG  D  
GHe loved to ride them tDrainsG  D  
GHe had a hand made beat up leather bag Dwhere he kept all his childhood painsG  D  
GLeft his mama and his daddy, When he Dwas barely 16G  D  
GYou know he never really followed moneyD, Never really had a dreamG  D  
CHORUS
CLoved the thought of drifting
Cto live by no mans plan
Csolitude is freedom, yeah
CThe road made him a Gman D  G  D  
VERSE 2 
GFrom coast to coast across every state, Don Pacific IllinoisG  D  
GHe saw every town he every town dreamt Dabout since he was a little boyG  D  
GHe ended up down in New Orleans working Don a folsom farmG  D  
GHe took LSD and danced all night, you know Dhe met a woman that made him calmG  D  
CHORUS
CLoved the thought of drifting
Cto live by no mans plan
Csolitude is freedom, yeah
CThe road made him a manG  D  G  D  
VERSE 3
GSomewhere deep inside of him changed whDen he saw her faceG  D  
Gyeah he felt like she knew him well froDm another time and plGaceD  
Gyou know they woke up with the sun one Dday and their travelin' days were doneG  D  
Gsettled down in a shotgun house, down oDn bayou St. JohnG  D  
CHORUS
CLoved the thought of drifting
CTo live by no mans land
CSolitude is freedom, yeah 
CThe road made him a man
**Instrumental Break**
OUTRO
GRide that river on to MDississippi soul (X3)
GAnd if you wind that riDver long enough you get Louisiana gold 
Gyou get Louisiana gold D(x3)

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Louisiana Gold

by Anders Osborne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This song is very loose 2 chord structure throughout the verses. He kind of hits the

bottom D string and then plucks the top strings. Just play with t.

Drop D Tuning

Chords Used:

G D C

e|----7------------------5-----------------3---------------------------------|

B|----8------------------7-----------------5---------------------------------|

G|----7------------------7-----------------5---------------------------------|

D|----0------------------0-----------------0---------------------------------|

|----X------------------X-----------------X---------------------------------|

D|----0------------------0-----------------0---------------------------------|

VERSE 1

G D G D

He came from Northern California

G D G D

He loved to ride them trains

G D G D

He had a hand made beat up leather bag where he kept all his childhood pains

G D G D

Left his mama and his daddy, When he was barely 16

G D G D

You know he never really followed money, Never really had a dream

CHORUS

Loved the thought of drifting

to live by no mans plan

solitude is freedom, yeah

C G D G D

The road made him a man

VERSE 2

G D G D

From coast to coast across every state, on Pacific Illinois

G D G D

He saw every town he every town dreamt about since he was a little boy

G D G D

He ended up down in New Orleans working on a folsom farm

G D G D

He took LSD and danced all night, you know he met a woman that made him calm

CHORUS

Loved the thought of drifting

to live by no mans plan

solitude is freedom, yeah

C G D G D

The road made him a man

VERSE 3

G D G D

Somewhere deep inside of him changed when he saw her face

G D G D

yeah he felt like she knew him well from another time and place

G D G D

you know they woke up with the sun one day and their travelin' days were done

G D G D

settled down in a shotgun house, down on bayou St. John

CHORUS

Loved the thought of drifting

To live by no mans land

Solitude is freedom, yeah

The road made him a man

**Instrumental Break**

OUTRO

G D

Ride that river on to Mississippi soul (X3)

G D

And if you wind that river long enough you get Louisiana gold

G D

you get Louisiana gold (x3)

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