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Take Me Lake Charles

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You strum a C chord through all the verses.
[Verse 1]
CTake me lake Charles, I can win a hundred dollars
Buy some milk and mashed potatos, maybe buy you some flowers
I lost my license, when Rita came ashore
Tryin to help my sister, I dropped it on the floor
[Chorus]
CSo take me Lake DmCharlesF  
FTake me Lake CCharles
CTake me Lake CDmharlesF  
FTake me Lake ChCarles
[Verse 2]
CI swear you could give me, a ride over there
Id buy the buffets and a dress you can wear
Twenty one's coming to me, I can feel it in my bones
I’ll have to change my name to savings and loan
[Chorus]
CSo take me Lake DmCharlesF  
FTake me Lake CCharles
CTake me Lake CDmharlesF  
FTake me Lake ChCarles
[Verse 3]
CBaby I need that hundred dollars, to pay down my loan
I hocked all my tools when I broke my bone
I was stuck in Sour Lake, just a nickel to my name
My cousin come’n get me in the drizzling rain
[Chorus]
CSo take me Lake DmCharlesF  
FTake me Lake CCharles
CTake me Lake CDmharlesF  
FTake me Lake ChCarles
[Verse 4]
CI cant drive legal, I cant drive at all 
Interstate 10 is a crawling with the law
Them Louisiana State Troopers, you know they never sleep
They got a nasty disposition and they target the freaks
[Chorus]
CSo take me Lake DmCharlesF  
FTake me Lake CCharles
CTake me Lake CDmharlesF  
FTake me Lake ChCarles
CTake me Lake ChaDmrlesF  
FTake me Lake CCharles
CTake me Lake CDmharlesF  
FTake me Lake ChCarles

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Take Me Lake Charles

by Shinyribs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

You strum a C chord through all the verses.

[Verse 1]

Take me lake Charles, I can win a hundred dollars

Buy some milk and mashed potatos, maybe buy you some flowers

I lost my license, when Rita came ashore

Tryin to help my sister, I dropped it on the floor

[Chorus]

C Dm F

So take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

C Dm F

Take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

[Verse 2]

I swear you could give me, a ride over there

Id buy the buffets and a dress you can wear

Twenty one's coming to me, I can feel it in my bones

I’ll have to change my name to savings and loan

[Chorus]

C Dm F

So take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

C Dm F

Take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

[Verse 3]

Baby I need that hundred dollars, to pay down my loan

I hocked all my tools when I broke my bone

I was stuck in Sour Lake, just a nickel to my name

My cousin come’n get me in the drizzling rain

[Chorus]

C Dm F

So take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

C Dm F

Take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

[Verse 4]

I cant drive legal, I cant drive at all

Interstate 10 is a crawling with the law

Them Louisiana State Troopers, you know they never sleep

They got a nasty disposition and they target the freaks

[Chorus]

C Dm F

So take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

C Dm F

Take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

C Dm F

Take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

C Dm F

Take me Lake Charles

F C

Take me Lake Charles

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