LOUISIANA LADY

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© 1983

words & music by: randy lee tredway

january 10, 1983

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SOMETIMES I CALL MY BABY UP, ON THE TELEPHONE

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CAUSE SHE'S FIVE HUNDRED MILES AWAY, AND I'M HERE ALL ALONE

 

                    /       C                                       G

BRIDGE     _/  OH LADY, I THINK I'VE GOT THE BLUES (YES I DO)

                    \                 D                                           C                              G

                     \ CAUSE I'M SITTIN' HERE IN DALLAS, BUT YOUR IN BATON ROUGE

 

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LOUISIANA LADY, YOU'RE SURE LOOKIN' FINE

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YOUR TENDER KISS, YOUR WARM CARESS, YOUR MESSIN' WITH MY MIND

 

          BRIDGE          music break-one full verse

 

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OUR MEETING WAS A THING OF FATE, IT MUST BE DESTINY

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IF I CAN'T COME TO SEE YOU SOON, I HOPE YOU'LL COME TO ME

 

              BRIDGE

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I'M THINKIN' I MIGHT NEED YOU, I THINK YOU NEED ME TOO

                                                               G7

THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE FIT AND NOW IT'S UP TO YOU

 

          BRIDGE        music break-one full verse

 

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NOW GET ON BOARD THAT BIG OLE' PLANE AND COME ON BACK TO ME

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I KNOW THAT IF YOU DO, I'LL TREAT YOU TENDERLY

 

              BRIDGE

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SOMETIMES I CALL MY BABY UP, ON THE TELEPHONE

                                                                               G7            

CAUSE SHE'S FIVE HUNDRED MILES AWAY, AND I'M HERE ALL ALONE

            

          BRIDGE  

                          D                                      C                                         G

CAUSE I'M SITTIN' HERE IN TEXAS, WITH THE LOUISIANA BLUES.......

 

 

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