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Natchitoches Blues

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"Natchitoches Blues"
Joey Green Band
drop D tuning
DFirst day of school ain't got no shoes
DNever too poor to sing the ANatchitoches G/Bblues 
DFive growin' boys in a shotgun house 
DWay down deep in the ALouisiana G/Bsouth 
DNatchitoches blues, Natchitoches blues
DNever too poor to sing the ANatchitoches G/Bblues 
DFirst day of school ain't got no shoes momma couldn't help with.A.. G/B  
DSherriff come knockin' on our front door 
DSaid daddy ain't gonna be Aaround no G/Bmore 
DGun and woman in a motel room 
DDaddy went down with the ANatchitoches G/Bblues 
DNatchitoches blues, Natchitoches blues 
DDaddy went down with the ANatchitoches G/Bblues 
DGun and woman in a motel room Daddy went down with the ANatchitoches...G/B  
DYeah the old Cane River and the shufflin' feet 
DDancin' to the band down on AFront G/BStreet 
DMomma and Ray done paid them dues 
                         D              A   G/B                       A  G/B  
Barely gettin' by got the Natchitoches blues, got the Natchitoches blues
DScored me a job workin' at Sinclaire's 
DI was pumpin' gas I was Apumpin' G/Bair 
DI worked for free for a year or two 
DYeah hardly gettin' paid, got the ANatchitoches G/Bblues
DMickey got popped for stealin' cars 
DI scored a second job workin' Aat K-G/Bmart 
DJimmy moved away and Danny did too tryin' to out run 'em...
DBrother David died young but he had a good heart 
DSeein' Momma cry was the Ahardest G/Bpart 
DBuryin' your babies ain't easy to do 
DYou can still hear 'em moanin' the ANatchitoches G/Bblues 
DThey sing Natchitoches blues Natchitoches blues, 
DStill hear 'em moanin' the ANatchitoches G/Bblues 
DFirst day of school ain't got no schoes, 
Dmomma couldn't help me with the ANatchitoches G/Bblues
DNatchitoches blues, Natchitoches blues
DNever too poor to sing the ANatchitoches G/Bblues (x4)

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Natchitoches Blues

by Joey Green

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G/B

"Natchitoches Blues"

Joey Green Band

drop D tuning

First day of school ain't got no shoes

D A G/B

Never too poor to sing the Natchitoches blues

Five growin' boys in a shotgun house

D A G/B

Way down deep in the Louisiana south

Natchitoches blues, Natchitoches blues

D A G/B

Never too poor to sing the Natchitoches blues

D A G/B

First day of school ain't got no shoes momma couldn't help with...

Sherriff come knockin' on our front door

D A G/B

Said daddy ain't gonna be around no more

Gun and woman in a motel room

D A G/B

Daddy went down with the Natchitoches blues

Natchitoches blues, Natchitoches blues

D A G/B

Daddy went down with the Natchitoches blues

D A G/B

Gun and woman in a motel room Daddy went down with the Natchitoches...

Yeah the old Cane River and the shufflin' feet

D A G/B

Dancin' to the band down on Front Street

Momma and Ray done paid them dues

D A G A G/B

Barely gettin' by got the Natchitoches blues, got the Natchitoches blues

Scored me a job workin' at Sinclaire's

D A G/B

I was pumpin' gas I was pumpin' air

I worked for free for a year or two

D A G/B

Yeah hardly gettin' paid, got the Natchitoches blues

Mickey got popped for stealin' cars

D A G/B

I scored a second job workin' at K-mart

Jimmy moved away and Danny did too tryin' to out run 'em...

Brother David died young but he had a good heart

D A G/B

Seein' Momma cry was the hardest part

Buryin' your babies ain't easy to do

D A G/B

You can still hear 'em moanin' the Natchitoches blues

They sing Natchitoches blues Natchitoches blues,

D A G/B

Still hear 'em moanin' the Natchitoches blues

First day of school ain't got no schoes,

D A G/B

momma couldn't help me with the Natchitoches blues

Natchitoches blues, Natchitoches blues

D A G/B

Never too poor to sing the Natchitoches blues (x4)

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