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Lake Pontchartrain by Ludo
Lake Pontchartrain
Intro
(In 3/3 time. Listen to the rhythm to really get it.)
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5~--------------------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5~--------------5---7-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3~--------------5---7-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------3---5-|
Verse
(changes to 4/4 time)
(During the verse, they play a sort of down-chuck,
up-stroke syncopated rhythm, like
e-|---------------
a-|---------------
d-|---------------
g-|---X-7-X-7-X-7- and so on..
b-|---X-7-X-7-X-7-
E-|---X-5-X-5-X-5-
I found a different way to play it because it sounds
better acoustic. I’ll give you the chords to play,
you can decide whether to listen and figure out their
rhythm, or find a way to play it your way. Note that
most of the rest of this tab has no bearing to rhythm,
only the timing relative to the lyrics.)
e-|--------------------------------------------|
a-|--------------------------------------------|
d-|-----------------7--------------------------|
g-|---7-------------7----2-----------------7---|
b-|---7-------------5----2-----------------7---|
E-|---5------------------0-----------------5---|
I’ll tell it.. and me.. few poor.. Missouri..
e-|---------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------|
d-|-----------7---------------------------------|
g-|---7-------7-----2-----------------------7---|
b-|---7-------5-----2-----------------------7---|
E-|---5-------------0-----------------------5---|
Took 55.. to eat.. both had crawfish.. for me
e-|------------------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------------------|
d-|-----------------------7------------------------|
g-|---7-------------------7-----------2------------|
b-|---7-------------------5-----------2------------|
E-|---5-------------------------------0------------|
Back out.. southern soul.. interrupted.. show
e-|-----------------------------------|
a-|-----------------------------------|
d-|-------5---------------------------|
g-|-------5------2--------------------|
b-|-------3------2--------------------|
E-|--------------0--------------------|
They were sa- -ying..
(The chorus is almost the same as the intro. )
Chorus
(back to 3/3)
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
Come down.. Poncha.. Rest your.. Feed your..
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---5---7-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---5---7-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------3---5-|
That‘s wh.. get to se.. Everythi.. Water can be.
Verse 2
(Same as verse 1 until the end.)
e-|-------------------|
a-|-------------------|
d-|-------7-----------|
g-|---7---7---2---7---|
b-|---7---5---2---7---|
E-|---5-------0---5---|
The rain was comin' down, the wind was
howlin' outside of Slidell
It was the kinda night that makes you think
the whole world's goin' to hell.
We got off on an exit 'cause we
couldn't read the map so great
Near the Choctaw Motel, we
parked to deliberate
When out of the bayou came a
man like the lake had a tongue
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|------2-----------------------------|
b-|------2-----------------------------|
E-|------0-----------------------------|
He was right up on the glass, all
yellow-eyed, black teeth,
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|---5--------------------------------|
g-|---5--------------------------------|
b-|---3--------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
bangin' on the windshield
screamin' like a demon at the
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---2----2---2---2~------------------|
b-|---2----2---2---2~------------------|
E-|---0----0---0---0~------------------|
top of his lungs,
Chorus 2
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
Come down.. Poncha.. Rest your.. Feed your..
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
Free for.. All your.. Crawfish.. Bitter end..
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
Come down.. Poncha.. Wade to.. Shallows break..
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---5---7-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---5---7-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------3---5-|
That’s.. get to.. Everything..Water can be..
Verse 3
(starts with no chords: )
I was driving out of there
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|----------------7-------------------|
g-|----------------7-------------------|
b-|----------------5-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
As fast as a Camry could..
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---2------------------------7-------|
b-|---2------------------------7-------|
E-|---0------------------------5-------|
..Interstate.. through the woods..
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|----------------------7-------------|
g-|---7------------------7-------------|
b-|---7------------------5-------------|
E-|---5--------------------------------|
Bad move.. in the rain..
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---2-------------------------2------|
b-|---2-------------------------2------|
E-|---0-------------------------0------|
..Stood on my brakes when I saw the sign
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---2----2---2----2~-----------------|
b-|---2----2---2----2~-----------------|
E-|---0----0---0----0~-----------------|
Lake Pon-char-train..
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---7--------------------------------|
b-|---7--------------------------------|
E-|---5--------------------------------|
Darius was yelling that he
saw somebody out in the swells
he jumped out running and
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---2-------------------7------------|
b-|---2-------------------7------------|
E-|---0-------------------5------------|
Noland was going as well
“Come back!” Why the hell would they
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|-------7----------------------------|
g-|-------7----------------------------|
b-|-------5----------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
leave the car?
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---2-------------2------------------|
b-|---2-------------2------------------|
E-|---0-------------0------------------|
That’s when.. make no mistake
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|----2--------2----2---2---7---------|
b-|----2--------2----2---2---7---------|
E-|----0--------0----0---0---5---------|
The Voices.. Un- -der the lake
(Back to the 3/3 time for the “aah” portion)
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|----7-------------------------------|
g-|----7-------------------------------|
b-|----5-------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
Come down to Lake Ponchartrain,
Come down to Lake Ponchartrain,
Come down to Lake Ponchartrain,
Come down to Lake Ponchartrain,
(Stays in 3/3 time for the final verse)
e-|-------------------|
a-|-------------------|
d-|-------7-----------|
g-|---7---7---2---7---|
b-|---7---5---2---7---|
E-|---5-------0---5---|
The crawfish were screaming,
the waves danced in time
My friends went in deeper,
the water, it climbed
I watched in terror,
the lake opened wide
And horribly roaring,
it pulled them inside.
(The progression then changes to: )
e-|-------------------|
a-|-------------------|
d-|---7---------------|
g-|---7---7---2---7---|
b-|---5---7---2---7---|
E-|-------5---0---5---|
That's how it happened,
why would I lie?
There were no bodies,
I've got none to hide
I'm just a boy, lost his
friends in the rain,
e-|------------------------------------|
a-|------------------------------------|
d-|------------------------------------|
g-|---2--------2-----------------------|
b-|---2--------2-----------------------|
E-|---0--------0-----------------------|
Any more question, just
e-|--------------------------------------|
a-|--------------------------------------|
d-|--------------------------------------|
g-|---2----------2-----------------------|
b-|---2----------2-----------------------|
E-|---0----------0-----------------------|
go and ask Lake Ponchar-
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5-5---5---5-5---2---2-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3-3---3---3-3---2---2-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------0---0-|
Train.
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
a-|-------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------5~--------------------|
g-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---5~--------------5---7-|
b-|---7-7---7---7-7---2---2---3~--------------5---7-|
E-|---5-5---5---5-5---0---0-------------------3---5-|
I'll tell it like it happened, it was Darius and Noland and me,
Just a few po' boys trying to get up out of Missouri.
Took 55 to Louisiana, stopped by the highway to eat.
They both had craw fish, strictly chicken for me.
Back out under thunderheads, the radio was Southern soul.
They interrupted Clarence Carter with a strange-ass local show.
They were sayin'
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
Rest your soul and feed your brain.
That's where you will get to see everything the water can be."
The rain was comin' down, the wind was howlin' outside of Slidell.
It was the kind of night that makes you think the whole world's goin' to hell.
We got off on an exit 'cause we couldn't read the map so great.
Near the Choctaw Motel, we parked to deliberate,
When out of the bayou came a man like the lake had a tongue.
He was right up on the glass, all yellow-eyed, black teeth, bangin' on the windshield,
Screamin' like a demon at the top of his lungs,
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
Rest your soul and feed your brain.
Free for you and all your friends.
Craw fish 'til the bitter end.
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
Wade to where the shallows break.
That's where you will get to see everything the water can be."
I was drivin' out of there as fast as a Camry could,
But the interstate was flooded, so I had to take the road through the woods.
Bad move in retrospect; the road disappeared in the rain,
And I stood on the brakes when I saw the sign:
"Lake Pontchartrain"
Darius was yelling that he saw somebody out in the swells,
He jumped out, runnin', and Noland was goin' as well.
"Come back!" Why the hell would they leave the car?
And that's when I heard it, make no mistake
The voices were calling them from under the lake
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
The craw fish were screaming, the waves danced in time.
My friends went in deeper, the water, it climbed.
I watched in terror. The lake opened wide
And horribly roaring, it pulled them inside.
That's how it happened! Why would I lie?
There were no bodies, I've got none to hide.
I'm just a boy, lost his friends in the rain.
Any more questions, just go and ask Lake Pontchartrain.
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version 2
Tuning: Standard (EBGDAE)
Intro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-22-2-2------55-5-5-----22-2-2------5------------------------|
D|-22-2-2-2-2--55-5-5-5-5-22-2-2-2-2--5-----5-7----------------|
A|-00-0-0-2-2--33-3-3-5-5-00-0-0-2-2--3-----5-7----------------|
E|--------0-0---------3-3--------0-0--------3-5----------------|
Verse:
Play this entire riff 3 times
e|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
B|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-66-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
G|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-99-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
D|--------------------77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-99-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
On the 3rd time play this before the chorus
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|5--------------|
D|5--------------|
A|3-----7-5------|
E|----------8-7--|
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-55-5-5-3-5-7-88-8-7-8-7-55-5-5-3-5-7-0----3-5----|
xx x x x x x xx x x x x xx x x x x x x x x
e|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Verse 2:
e|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
B|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-66-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
G|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-99-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
D|--------------------77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-99-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
B|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-66-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
G|-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-999999999999999999----------------|
D|--------------------77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9999999999999999997777777777777777|
A|---------------------------------------7777777777777777777777777777777777|
E|---------------------------------------------------------5555555555555555|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------77777777777777779999999999999999-|
D|77777777777777777777777777777779999999999999999-|
A|77777777777777755555555555555557777777777777777-|
E|555555555555555---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|10101010101010101010101010101010----------------|
D|10101010101010101010101010101010--10------------|
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10----7-5-----|
E|----------------------------------8---------8-7-|
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-55-5-5-3-5-7-88-8-7-8-7-55-5-5-3-5-7-00-0-0-0-5--|
xx x x x x x xx x x x x xx x x x x x x x x x x
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-55-5-5-3-5-7-88-8-7-8-7-55-5-5-3-5-7-00-0-0-0-3-5--|
xx x x x x x xx x x x x xx x x x x x xx x x x x x
Verse 3:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------77777777777777779999999999999999-----------------|
D|--------777777777777777799999999999999997777777777777777-|
A|--------555555555555555577777777777777777777777777777777-|
E|----------------------------------------5555555555555555-|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------77777777777777779999999999999999--9-9-9-9-|
D|777777777777777777777777777777779999999999999999--9-9-9-9-|
A|777777777777777755555555555555557777777777777777--7-7-7-7-|
E|5555555555555555------------------------------------------|
e|55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
B|55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-66-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------|
G|55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9999999-999999-------------|
D|-------------------77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9999999-999999-10----------|
A|---------------------------------------7777777-777777-10---7-5----|
E|------------------------------------------------------8--------8-7|
Break:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------| Play this last part
G|-----------------------------------------------------| a bunch of times
D|---------------------------77-7-7-5-7-9-1010-109-109-| until the break
A|---------------------------77-7-7-5-7-9-1010-109-109-| ends
E|55-5-5-3-5-7-55-5-5-3-5----55-5-5-3-5-7-8-8--8-7-8-7-|
xx x x x x x xx x x x x
Outro:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|10101010101010101010101010101077777777----------|
D|10101010101010101010101010101077777777777777777-|
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-55555555777777777-|
E|--------------------------------------555555555-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|10101010101010109999999977777777---------|
D|1010101010101010999999997777777777777777-| x3
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-777777775555555577777777-|
E|--------------------------------55555555-|
Ending:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------------------2-|
D|-------------22-2-2-2-2-|
A|-------------22-2-2-2-0-|
E|55-5-5-3-5-7-00-0-0-0---|
xx x x x x x
I'll tell it like it happened, it was Darius and Noland and me,
Just a few po' boys trying to get up out of Missouri.
Took 55 to Louisiana, stopped by the highway to eat.
They both had craw fish, strictly chicken for me.
Back out under thunderheads, the radio was Southern soul.
They interrupted Clarence Carter with a strange-ass local show.
They were sayin'
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
Rest your soul and feed your brain.
That's where you will get to see everything the water can be."
The rain was comin' down, the wind was howlin' outside of Slidell.
It was the kind of night that makes you think the whole world's goin' to hell.
We got off on an exit 'cause we couldn't read the map so great.
Near the Choctaw Motel, we parked to deliberate,
When out of the bayou came a man like the lake had a tongue.
He was right up on the glass, all yellow-eyed, black teeth, bangin' on the windshield,
Screamin' like a demon at the top of his lungs,
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
Rest your soul and feed your brain.
Free for you and all your friends.
Craw fish 'til the bitter end.
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
Wade to where the shallows break.
That's where you will get to see everything the water can be."
I was drivin' out of there as fast as a Camry could,
But the interstate was flooded, so I had to take the road through the woods.
Bad move in retrospect; the road disappeared in the rain,
And I stood on the brakes when I saw the sign:
"Lake Pontchartrain"
Darius was yelling that he saw somebody out in the swells,
He jumped out, runnin', and Noland was goin' as well.
"Come back!" Why the hell would they leave the car?
And that's when I heard it, make no mistake
The voices were calling them from under the lake
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain
The craw fish were screaming, the waves danced in time.
My friends went in deeper, the water, it climbed.
I watched in terror. The lake opened wide
And horribly roaring, it pulled them inside.
That's how it happened! Why would I lie?
There were no bodies, I've got none to hide.
I'm just a boy, lost his friends in the rain.
Any more questions, just go and ask Lake Pontchartrain.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B e
Chords:
Am- x02210
E- 022100
C- x32010
G- 320033
Dm- xx0231
Song Starts With This Progression:
Am E C G
E|---------0-0-0-0----------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1--0-0-0-0---1-1-1--3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1-1---0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2--0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--2-2-2-2---3-3-3--2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
E|---------0-0-0-0----------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
Am E C G
E|---------0-0-0-0---------------------(3)-------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1--0-0-0-0---1~----------------(3)-------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1-1---0~----------------(0)-------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2~----------------(0)-------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--2-2-2-2---3~----------------(2)-------------------------------|
E|---------0-0-0-0---------------------(3)-------------------------------|
(listen to the song for the rythym)
Am Dm
I'll tell it like it happened, it was Darius and Noland and me,
E Am
Just a few po' boys trying to get up out of Missouri.
Am Dm
Took 55 to Louisiana, stopped down by the highway to eat.
E Am
They both had crawfish. Strictly chicken for me.
Am Dm
Back out under thunderheads, the radio was Southern soul.
Am C
They interrupted Clarence Carter with a strange-ass local show.
E
They were sayin'...
Am E
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
C G
Rest your soul and feed your brain.
Am E
That's where you will get to see
C G Am
Everything the water can be."
Am Dm
The rain was comin' down, the wind was howlin' outside of Slidell.
E Am
It was the kind of night that makes you think the whole world's goin' to hell.
Am Dm
We got off on an exit 'cause we couldn't read the map so great.
E Am
Near the Choctaw Motel, we parked to deliberate,
Am Dm
When out of the bayou came a man like the lake had a tongue.
E Am
He was right up on the glass, all yellow-eyed, black teeth, bangin' on the windshield,
E
Screamin' like a demon at the top of his lungs,
Am E
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
C G
Rest your soul and feed your brain.
Am E
Free for you and all your friends.
C G
Crawfish 'til the bitter end.
Am E
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain.
C G
Wade to where the shallows break.
Am E
That's where you will get to see
C G Am
Everything the water can be."
Dm
I was drivin' out of there as fast as a Camry could,
E Am
But the interstate was flooded, so I had to take the road through the woods.
Am Dm
Bad move in retrospect; the road disappeared in the rain,
E
And I stood on the brakes when I saw the sign:
E
"Lake Pontchartrain..."
Am
Darius was yelling that he saw somebody out in the swells;
E
He jumped out, runnin', and Noland was goin' as well.
Am Dm
"Come back!" Why the hell would they leave the car?
E E
And that's when I heard it, make no mistake -
E E
The voices were calling them from under the lake...
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain...
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain...
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain...
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain..."
Am Dm
The crawfish were screaming, the waves danced in time.
E Am
My friends went in deeper; the water, it climbed.
Am Dm
I watched in terror; the lake opened wide,
E Am
And horribly roaring, it pulled them inside.
Am Dm
That's how it happened! Why would I lie?
E Am
There were no bodies, I've got none to hide.
Dm Am
I'm just a poor boy, lost his friends in the rain.
E Am
Any more questions, just go and ask Lake Pontchartrain.
And it ends with this progression:
Am G C Am
E|---------0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1--0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1--1--------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0--2--------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--0--------------------------------------|
E|---------0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
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