Lake Charles

A D A E (story verses — sit back; open slightly on “Lake Charles”)

V1 A D He was born in Lake Charles A E Louisiana, 1953 A D He got the first guitar he could get his hands on A E A Started playin' in a band in Lake Charles V2 A D He liked to even the score A E And he never let a chance go by A D He liked to tell everybody he was from Shreveport A E A But he was born in Lake Charles REFRAIN color D / A — Didn't go to church on Sunday D / E — Went downtown instead D / A — Took something for his headache E / A — And a little more for his head V3 A D We used to drive down to Lake Charles A E When he had a little time off A D We used to go to the El Rancho Motel A E A And hide out from the world for a couple of days V4 A D He had a reason to get back to Lake Charles A E And he said he would return A D He never did and I never saw him again A E A And I never went back to Lake Charles TAG — born in Lake Charles… · end A Note: Lucinda live lines shift — Meagan's lyric wins if she has a sheet.