Key: D
Introduction:
D Em G# G D
So long Rayne, Louisiana, never see me no more.
D Em
Hundred dollars, thirty days in the slammer,
F G D
I'd rather hit the road.
D Em G# G D
I found I'm goin crazy everyday here the same.
Em F G D
I'm bound to go to the city where nobody knows my name.
Em D/F# G
How many days can I walk this road from the levee
Em D/F#
To the farm? Wake up in the moring in the same old
G Gm
Place. Only the leavin' is left and gone.
Repeat Intro
D Em G# G D
So long ol' New Orleans, nothing but a waste of time.
Em F G D
Hot nights down in the quarter, took me my last dime.
Em G# G
Well I count the waves in the water just like an old
D Em F G
Drunk bum. Deep down Mississippi river, where's it all
D
Come from?
Em D/F# G
How many days can you spend in the shadows, hidin' from
Em D/F# G
The sun? Waitin' for the night to lay your money on a point
Gm
That never comes.
Repeat Intro 2x's
D Em G# G D
So long New York City, my dreams are dead and gone.
Em F G D
No heart, no damn pity, I believe I'm headed home.
Em G# G D
One time before I'm leavin' I'm gonna roll them dice.
Em F G D
If it comes in I got no worries, I lose I lose my life.
Em D/F# G
How many days can I spend in the middle of the black
Em D/F#
Concrete and cars? Been so cruel and care so little
G Gm
'Bout a man that's come so far.
Repeat Intro
D
So long, Rayne, Louisiana, never see me no more...
D/2Em(2)
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