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Lou - Jean
[Intro]
G       Bm     Am/E   D
[Verse 1]
GHere in Rodriguez
BmThe warm is a lover
Am/EA hand full of rainfall
DA kiss from a stranger
GWho shouts from the terrace
Bm“You’re all still in danger!
Am/EI was once you
DOnly here
Only younger”
AmI gave up my laughter
EmTo pay off my ransom
AmAs I strolled into diners
EmWith skies of fluorescent
AmMarried to pay phones
EmAnd numbers in stalls
AmMy name is your husbands
DHis name is a last call
[Verse 2]
GHere in Apache
BmI sat in the front seat
Am/EConvincing the crosswords
DTo lay here in lowercase
GStop lighting fashion
BmAnd you in your overcoat
Am/ETalking of movies
DAnd families not seen before
AmI was kept quiet
EmIn the back of a trailer
AmHolding the tapes
EmOf songs never heard
AmCoughing up dessert
EmHe smiled then assured me
Am“All is not lost onlDy hidden till later”
[Verse 3]
GHere in Elaina
BmThe skies are a firework show
Am/ENo ticket is nDeeded to enter here
GTwo step you way down
BmThe street I first met you on
Am/EYou and your radio
DMe and my grand mama
AmDressed in her turquoise
EmAnd me with Loraine
AmWalking like ghosts in tEmhe frame
AmBlurring the photos
EmYou shouted “Forget it!”
AmAll is not lost
DEven if you just wait for it
[Verse 4]
GNight time Laredo
BmThe stars are a stanza
Am/EThe parking lot poems
DI scrawled onto paper bags
GThis will go nowhere
BmAddressing the atmosphere
Am/EI was a nobody
DTalking to tape machines
AmRecording the T.V.
EmAnd the sound of my voice
AmPlaying it back at Emhalf speed
AmPulling the bed sheets
EmAnd frames from the walls
AmSearching for peace
DThat was mine all along
[outro]
G       Bm     Am/E   D Dsus2 D
G

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Lou Jean

by Damien Jurado

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am/E

Dsus2

Lou - Jean

[Intro]

G Bm Am/E D

[Verse 1]

Here in Rodriguez

The warm is a lover

Am/E

A hand full of rainfall

A kiss from a stranger

Who shouts from the terrace

“You’re all still in danger!

Am/E

I was once you

Only here

Only younger”

I gave up my laughter

To pay off my ransom

As I strolled into diners

With skies of fluorescent

Married to pay phones

And numbers in stalls

My name is your husbands

His name is a last call

[Verse 2]

Here in Apache

I sat in the front seat

Am/E

Convincing the crosswords

To lay here in lowercase

Stop lighting fashion

And you in your overcoat

Am/E

Talking of movies

And families not seen before

I was kept quiet

In the back of a trailer

Holding the tapes

Of songs never heard

Coughing up dessert

He smiled then assured me

Am D

“All is not lost only hidden till later”

[Verse 3]

Here in Elaina

The skies are a firework show

Am/E D

No ticket is needed to enter here

Two step you way down

The street I first met you on

Am/E

You and your radio

Me and my grand mama

Dressed in her turquoise

And me with Loraine

Am Em

Walking like ghosts in the frame

Blurring the photos

You shouted “Forget it!”

All is not lost

Even if you just wait for it

[Verse 4]

Night time Laredo

The stars are a stanza

Am/E

The parking lot poems

I scrawled onto paper bags

This will go nowhere

Addressing the atmosphere

Am/E

I was a nobody

Talking to tape machines

Recording the T.V.

And the sound of my voice

Am Em

Playing it back at half speed

Pulling the bed sheets

And frames from the walls

Searching for peace

That was mine all along

[outro]

G Bm Am/E D Dsus2 D

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