Turnpike Troubadours - Shreveport

Well on a ^DGreyhound bound for ^GShreveport ^DI’d been too long ^Ain my ^Dseat I ^Dstopped off in a ^Gno named ^Dtown to grab a ^Abite to ^Deat And the ^Gceiling fans they ^Dhung’d above a ^Gscreened in pat^Dio ^DCrawfish hotter than a ^Gchimney ^Dfire the beer was ^Acheap and ^Dcold And the ^Bmbar maid smiled that ^F#mkind of smile that ^Gknocked me off my ^Astool Said ^Dhang around I’ll ^Gshow you ^Dthings they don’t ^Ateach in ^Dschool

Across the ^Dway an ^Gold blues man was ^Dplayin’ ^Aon the ^Dstreet He ^Dmoaned just like a ^Gblack and ^Dtan, I ^Afound myself a ^Dseat He sang ‘^GLord He lives above ^Dus’ and ‘the ^Gdevil sleeps ^Dbeneath’ ^DWell he growled it ^Gmean and low ^Dbetween his three or ^Afour gold ^Dteeth And I ^Bmwished I was in ^F#mShreveport just a ^Ggamblin’ like a ^Afool Well ^Dyou can learn some^Gthings down ^Dthere they don’t ^Ateach in ^Dschool

Well I ^Ddreamed that night of a ^Gpretty girl, I ^Ddreamed of a ^Ariver^D boat ‘Till ^Da man in blue kicked ^Gat my ^Dshoes said come on ^Aboy, ^Dlets go I said, oh ^Gofficer, oh ^Dofficer, please ^Gdon’t take me to ^Djail ^DSaid you can’t sleep ^Goutside now my ^Dhands are tied, I knew that ^Afeelin’ all too ^Dwell And if ^Bmyou play in^F#m my town son you’ll ^Gplay it by the ^Arules That ^Ddowntown night shed ^Glight on s^Dights that ^Ayou won’t see in ^Dschool

Out of ^DJail I ^Gfound myself a-^Dwalkin’ ^Adown the ^Droad So ^Dglad to hear that ^Gole Jake Brake come ^Dpurrin’ ^Anice and ^Dslow Said I’m ^Ggoin as ^Dfar as Fayetteville, ^GI’ve got some room to ^Dspare ^DCould you drop me off at ^GFort Smith, Sir, ^Dwell I’ve got ^Afamily ^Dthere And he ^Bmbought the Jack on that ^F#mbig black Mack, kickin’ ^Gback I played it ^Acool From a ^Dshotgun seat I ^Glearned some ^Dthings they don’t ^Ateach in ^Dschool

And I ^C#mwished I was in ^G#mShreveport just a ^Agamblin’ like a ^Bfool Well ^Eyou can learn some ^Athings down ^Ethere they don’t ^Bteach in ^Eschool

Well I said ^Eyou can learn some ^Athings down ^Ethere they don’t ^Bteach in ^Eschool