The Seekers – Louisiana Man chords

Louisiana Man:The Seekers.
Released in 1966/'67.

INTRO: 
DmOh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F                          C         F     Ggotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.

#1.
   C                                 Am7At birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their little boy Ned.
C                              G     CRaised him on the banks of the river bed.
C                     Am7A houseboat tied to a big, tall tree,
  C                       G        CA home for my Mama and my Papa and me.
    C                         Am7The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet,
  C                         G            Calready Mama's cookin' Papa somethin' to eat.
   C                       Am7At half-past, Papa, he's a-ready to go,
   C                            G        CHe jumps in his pirogue, headed down the bayou.

CHORUS:
           FHe's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F                          C     Fgotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
   FHe sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F                          C         FGotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F                          C         FGotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
    DmOh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F                          C         F    Ggotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.

#2.
     C                     Am7They call Mama Rita and my Daddy, Jack.
    C                          G        CThe little baby brother on the floor is Mack.
C                     Am7Bryn and Lynn are the family twins,
C                       G         CBig brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'.
C                         Am7On the river float Papa's great big boat,
C                       G    Cthat's how my Papa goes into town.
C                      Am7Takes every bit of the night and day
C                               G      Cto even reach a place where the people stay.

CHORUS:
           FHe's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F                          C     Fgotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
   FHe sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F                          C         FGotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F                          C         FGotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
 
#3.
C                      Am7I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes 'round.
C                                G       CThat's the day my Papa takes his furs to town.
C                       Am7Papa said, 'Son, we got lines to run.'
C                                  G          CWe come back again, 'cause there's work to be done.'

CHORUS:
           FHe's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F                          C     Fgotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
   FHe sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F                          C         FGotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F                          C         FGotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
    DmOh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F                          C         F    gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F                          C         F    gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.



A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.