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Down Louisiana Way

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[Intro]
|    F|    F|    F|    F|
|    F|    F|    F|    F|
[Chorus]
FI am going down Louisiana way
I'm Bbgoing back as of this very day
Don't C7worry about me 'cause I'll be oGmkay
I'm Bbgoing down LouCisiana Fway
[Verse]
FI will miss all my old Chicago friends
And Bbthink about you San Francisco, now and then
C7I will remember my compadres in LGmA
Look me Bbup down LouCisiana Fway
[Chorus]
FI am going down Louisiana way
I'm Bbgoing back as of this very day
Don't C7worry about me 'cause I'll be oGmkay
I'm Bbgoing down LouCisiana Fway
[Bridge]
Don't Dm/Bblet your eyes get misty now
We Dm/Cknew the time would come around
For Fme to go
And GmI  Fwill Gmmiss Cyou
[Verse]
FSo long friend, guess I'll see you while ago
I Bbmight be back sometime, you just never know
C7I have left a sweetheart, north of Whiskey GmBay
True love Bbwaits down LouCisiana Fway
[Chorus]
FI am going down Louisiana way
I'm Bbgoing back as of this very day
Don't C7worry about me 'cause I'll be oGmkay
I'm Bbgoing down LouCisiana Fway
I'm Gmgoing down LouCisiana Fway
[Instrumental]
|(F)  |    F|    F|    F|
|   Bb|   Bb|   Bb|   Bb|
|   C7|   C7|   C7|   Gm|
|   Bb|    C|
[Chorus]
FI am going down Louisiana way
I'm Bbgoing back as of this very day
Don't C7worry about me 'cause I'll be oGmkay
I'm Bbgoing down LouCisiana Fway
I'm Gmgoing down LouCisiana Fway
|(F)  |    F|    F| F  

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Down Louisiana Way

by George Strait

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/Bb

Dm/C

[Intro]

F F F F

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F F F F

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[Chorus]

I am going down Louisiana way

I'm going back as of this very day

C7 Gm

Don't worry about me 'cause I'll be okay

Bb C F

I'm going down Louisiana way

[Verse]

I will miss all my old Chicago friends

And think about you San Francisco, now and then

C7 Gm

I will remember my compadres in LA

Bb C F

Look me up down Louisiana way

[Chorus]

I am going down Louisiana way

I'm going back as of this very day

C7 Gm

Don't worry about me 'cause I'll be okay

Bb C F

I'm going down Louisiana way

[Bridge]

Dm/Bb

Don't let your eyes get misty now

Dm/C

We knew the time would come around

For me to go

Gm F Gm C

And I will miss you

[Verse]

So long friend, guess I'll see you while ago

I might be back sometime, you just never know

C7 Gm

I have left a sweetheart, north of Whiskey Bay

Bb C F

True love waits down Louisiana way

[Chorus]

I am going down Louisiana way

I'm going back as of this very day

C7 Gm

Don't worry about me 'cause I'll be okay

Bb C F

I'm going down Louisiana way

Gm C F

I'm going down Louisiana way

[Instrumental]

F F F F

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Bb Bb Bb Bb

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C7 C7 C7 Gm

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Bb C

| | |

[Chorus]

I am going down Louisiana way

I'm going back as of this very day

C7 Gm

Don't worry about me 'cause I'll be okay

Bb C F

I'm going down Louisiana way

Gm C F

I'm going down Louisiana way

F F F F

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About Down Louisiana Way Chords by George Strait

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The chords for "Down Louisiana Way" show the original chord names (including F, Bb, C7, Gm, C, Dm/Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.