Zachary Richard - Sunset on louisianne

^GWhen I was young and full of dreams, ^{Cadd9 G}My whole life in front of me. ^{C C}But things are not always the wa^Gy they seem, ^GSome dreams just don’t come tr^Due.

^GFutures so bright so everyone said ^{Cadd9 G}Made more money than my poppa ev^Cer did ^CHe was the answer for wh^Gich I’d prayed ^CWhen the^D indust^Cadd9ry comes to town.

M^Garried a girl from Poetry Bridge, ^{Cadd9 G}Raised a family of Cajun^C kids, ^CNobody did no better tha^Gn we did, ^GBut things can always ch^Dange.

^GMy pappa'd been a trapper living hand to mouth, ^{Cadd9 G}But when I made shop foreman, I had it a^Cll figured out, ^CI thanked god each and e^Gveryday ^CWhen the^D indust^Cadd9ry came to town.

^Cadd9Sunset on Loui^Gsianne, ^CThe sun going down on the promis^Ded land, ^Cadd9I’ve given you everyth^Ging I can, ^CI’ve g^Dot noth^Cadd9ing left to lose.

^GMy sister lost her baby premature, ^{Cadd9 G}And my papa got the sickness that got no^C cure, ^CWhat they told us about ^Git at the plant, ^GWe could not be sure. ^D

^GMy boy went to College down in Baton Rou^Cadd9ge ^GCame back talkin' bout the old Bayou ^{C C}Sure the fish don’t bi^Gte like they used to ^CSince th^De indus^Cadd9try come to town

^Cadd9Sunset on Loui^Gsianne, ^CThe sun going down on the promis^Ded land, ^Cadd9I’ve given you everyth^Ging I can, ^CI’ve g^Dot noth^Cadd9ing left to lose.

^C Smokestacks burning on the rive^Gr, ^AmFrom New Orleans to Baton Rouge.^{D C}How can I go on believin^Gg ? ^FWhen they won’t tell m^De the truth.

^GI take my grand son fishing down at Camp^Cadd9ania Pass, ^GI hope some of this beauty will ^Clast, ^CBut, lord, it’s changi^Gng so damn fast… ^GEach and every day. ^D

^GI love the river and I love the swamp, ^{Cadd9 G}The snowy egret and the old bull^Cfrog, ^CBut they’re harder to ^Gfind one and all ^CSince th^De indus^Cadd9try came to town.

^Cadd9Sunset on Loui^Gsianne, ^CThe sun going down on the promis^Ded land, ^Cadd9I’ve given you everyth^Ging I can, ^CSince th^De Indus^Ctry come to town… ^CSince th^De Indus^Ctry… Come… To town