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The Lakes Of Ponchartrain by Paul Brady
The Lakes Of Ponchartrain
Capo 4th Fret
G C/G D Em C D G D
It was one fine March morning I bid New Orleans adieu
G D Em D G C
And I took the road to Jackson town, my fortune to renew
G D Em D G C
I cursed all foreign money, no credit could I gain
G C/G D Em C D G
Which filled my heart with longing for the lakes of Ponchartrain
G C/G D Em C D G D
I stepped on board of a railroad car beneath the morning sun
G D Em D G C
I rode the rods till evening and I laid me down again
G D Em D G C
No friends to me all strangers till a dark girl towards me came
G C/G D Em C D G
And I fell in love with my Creole girl by the lakes of Ponchartrain
G C/G D Em C D G D
I said My pretty Creole girl, me money here's no good
G D Em D G C
If it weren't for the alligators, I'd sleep out in the wood
G D Em D G C
You're welcome here, kind stranger, our house is very plain
G C/G D Em C D G
But we never turned a stranger out by the lakes of Ponchartrain
G C/G D Em C D G D
She took me into her Mammy's house, and treated me right well
G D Em D G C
The hair upon her shoulders in jet black ringlets fell
G D Em D G C
To try and paint her beauty, Im sure twould be in vain
G C/G D Em C D G
So handsome was my Creole girl by the lakes of Ponchartrain
G C/G D Em C D G D
I asked her if she'd marry me, She said that never could be
G D Em D G C
For she had got a lover and he was far at sea
G D Em D G C
She said that she would wait for him and true she would remain
G C/G D Em C D G
Till he'd return to his Creole girl on the lakes of Ponchartrain
G C/G D Em C D G D
Its fare thee well, me Creole girl, I never may see you more
G D Em D G C
I'll never forget your kindness in the cottage by the shore
G D Em D G C
And at each social gathering, a flowing bowl I'll drain
G C/G D Em C D G
And I'll drink a health to my Creole girl by the lakes of Ponchartrain
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version 2
Open G tuning (DGDGBD)
e h q h q e e e e e e
D ||-----||----------|--------|-----------0--------|--------------------|
B ||-----||-------5--|--3--5--|--0-----------0-----|--------------------|
G ||--0--||*---0--0--|--0--0--|-----2-----------2--|--------------------|
D ||-----||*---0-----|--------|--------0-----------|--------------------|
G ||-----||----0--5--|--4--5--|--------------------|--------------------|
D ||-----||----------|--------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
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q e e q^ e e e e e e e e e e e e
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2/4--------2h4p2--|--0----------------|--0--------0--0-----|------------|
-----0------------|-----2--------2h4--|-----------------0--|------------|
--0--------4------|--5----------------|-----5--------5-----|------------|
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q q q Q e e e q e s s q e e q q
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-------0--|--1-----1-----|---------------0--|-------------|-------------|
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---7---0--|--2-----------|--5---------------|--4----------|-------------|
0---------|--------------|-----0------------|-------------|-------------|
---10-----|--------------|------------------|-------0-----|-------------|
e e e e e e q q q q e e e e e e q q
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-3--3-----3-----3--|-----------|---0-----0--------|--0h1--------|-------|
-4-----4-----------|--2-----0--|---0-----------0--|----------0--|-------|
-2-----------------|--0--------|------0-----------|--0h2--------|-------|
-------------------|--------5--|---4--------0-----|-------0-----|-------|
-------------------|-----0-----|------------------|-------------|-------|
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Q e e e e s s e e q q e s s q e e q q
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5-----5-----|--------5-----------|---------------0--|-------------|-----|
0--------0--|-----0--------0-----|--0---------------|--5----------|-----|
------------|--4--------------4--|--5---------------|--4----------|-----|
5-----------|--------------------|-----0------------|-------------|-----|
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e e e e e e q q q q e e e e e e q q
-5-----------5-----|--4-----2--|---0--------------|----------0--|-------|
-3--3-----3-----3--|-----------|---0-----0--------|--0h1--------|-------|
-4-----4-----------|--2-----0--|---0-----------0--|----------0--|-------|
-2-----------------|--0--------|------0-----------|--0h2--------|-------|
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Q e e e e s s e e e e h q h q
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5-----5-----|--------5-------------|------5--|--3--5--|-----------------|
0--------0--|-----0--------0-------|---0--0--|--0--0--|-----------------|
------------|--4--------------4p0--|---0-----|--------|-----------------|
5-----------|----------------------|---0--5--|--4--5--|-----------------|
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e e e e e e q e e q^ e e e e e e
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---2-----------2--|--2/4--------2h4p2--|--0----------------|------------|
------0-----------|-------0------------|-----2--------2h4--|------------|
------------------|----0--------4------|--5----------------|------------|
0-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------|
e e e e e e q e e e e Q e e e
------0-----------|----------------|-----0--------|----------------------|
------------------|-----0-----0h1--|--0-----0-----|----------------------|
0--------0--0-----|--------0-------|-----------0--|----------------------|
---------------0--|-----0-----0h2--|--0-----------|----------------------|
---5--------5-----|--0-------------|--------------|----------------------|
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e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e
-----------0-----0--|--------0--------|-------------0--------|----------|
--------------5-----|-----------0-----|-------------------0--|----------|
-----0--------------|--------------0--|-------0--------5-----|----------|
--------0-----------|-----0-----------|----------0-----------|----------|
2/5-----------------|--0--------------|--2/5-----------------|----------|
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q e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e
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---------0-----|----------------5-----|-----------0-----|---------------|
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---0-----------|----------0-----------|-----0-----------|---------------|
0--------------|--2/5-----------------|--0--------------|---------------|
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e e e e e e q e e e e
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-----------------0--|-----------0------||-------------------------------|
-----0--------5-----|--------0--------*||-------------------------------|
--------0-----------|-----0-----------*||-------------------------------|
2/5-----------------|--0---------------||-------------------------------|
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== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==
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----5h8---| Hammeron
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----5p8---| Pulloff
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----5/8---| Slide Up
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----5\8---| Slide Down
||------|| Repeat Start & End
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Rhythm:
w = whole note W = dotted whole
h = half note H = dotted half
q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter
e = eighth note E = dotted eighth
s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth
^ = triplet
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