Emmylou Harris - Leaving louisiana

^BLord Mary took to running with a travelin man Left her momma crying with her head in her hands Such a ^Esad case so broken ^Bhearted ^BShe say momma I got to go I gotta get out of here

I gotta ^Eroll on between the ^Bditches ^BIt's just an ordinary story bout the way things go

But the ^Ehighway goes on for^Bever That old ^Ehighway rolls on f^Borever ^BLord she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk

If she ^Ehadn't started taking those crazy ^Bchances ^BShe say daughter let me tell you bout the traveling kind

He'll be ^Elong gone before you ^Bknow it He'll be ^Elong gone before you ^Bknow it She say ^Abmnever have I known it when it ^F#felt so good ^ENever have I knew it when I ^Bknew I could ^AbmNever have I done it when it ^F#looked so right ^ELeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

^BThis is down in the swampland anything goes It's alligator bait and the bars don't close It's the ^Ereal thing down in Loui^Bsiana ^BDid you ever a cajun when he really got mad

It gets ^Ereal hot down in Louisi^Bana ^BThe stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed

It ain't ^Eno time for lengthy ^Bspeaches There ain't ^Eno time for lengthy s^Bpeaches She say ^Abmnever have I known it when it ^F#felt so good ^ENever have I knew it when I knew I ^Bcould ^AbmNever have I done it when it ^F#looked so right ^ELeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight She say ^Abmnever have I known it when it ^F#felt so good ^ENever have I knew it when I knew I ^Bcould ^AbmNever have I done it when it ^F#looked so right ^ELeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight ^ELeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight ^BIt's just an ordinary story bout the way things go

But the ^Ehighway goes on for^Bever That ain't ^Eno way to stop the ^Bwater