Chord Lake Pontchartrain by Ludo

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Am Dm took 55 to louisiana , stopped down by the highway to eat . E Am they both had crawfish . strictly chicken for me . Am Dm back out under thunderheads , the radio was southern soul . Am C they interrupted clarence carter with a strange - ass local show . E they were sayin’ . . . Am E "come down to lake pontchartrain . C G rest your soul and feed your brain . Am E that’s where you will get to see C G Am everything the water can be . " Am Dm the rain was comin’ down , the wind was howlin’ outside of slidell . E Am it was the kind of night that makes you think the whole world’s goin’ to hell . Am Dm we got off on an exit ’cause we couldn’t read the map so great . E Am near the choctaw motel , we parked to deliberate , Am Dm when out of the bayou came a man like the lake had a tongue . E Am he was right up on the glass , all yellow - eyed , black teeth , bangin’ on the windshield , E screamin’ like a demon at the top of his lungs , Am E "come down to lake pontchartrain . C G rest your soul and feed your brain . Am E free for you and all your friends . C G crawfish ’til the bitter end . Am E come down to lake pontchartrain . C G wade to where the shallows break . Am E that’s where you will get to see C G Am everything the water can be . " Dm i was drivin’ out of there as fast as a camry could , E Am but the interstate was flooded , so i had to take the road through the woods . Am F bad move in retrospect; the road disappeared in the rain , E and i stood on the brakes when i saw the sign : E "lake pontchartrain . . . " Am darius was yelling that he saw somebody out in the swells; E he jumped out , runnin’ , and noland was goin’ as well . Am Dm "come back!" why the hell would they leave the car? E E and that’s when i heard it , make no mistake - E E the voices were calling them from under the lake . . . "come down to lake pontchartrain . . . come down to lake pontchartrain . . . come down to lake pontchartrain . . . come down to lake pontchartrain . . . " Am Dm the crawfish were screaming , the waves danced in time . E Am my friends went in deeper; the water , it climbed . Am Dm i watched in terror; the lake opened wide , E Am and horribly roaring , it pulled them inside . Am F that’s how it happened! why would i lie? E Am there were no bodies , i’ve got none to hide . Dm Am i’m just a poor boy , lost his friends in the rain . 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