Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain In C

Artist: Hank Williams (English)
User: malcolmgeorgewalker
Duration: 130 seconds
Delay: 12 seconds
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Banks of the old Pontchartrain     C  Harp 

 C                 C7         F          C  
I travelled from Texas to old Louisanne
                                    G7 
Through valleys over mountains and plains
      C              C7        F         C    
Both footsore and weary I rested awhile
        G7                         C              
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain

                   C7            F        C   
The fairest young maiden that I ever saw
                            G7 
Passed by as it started to rain
    C              C7          F                C 
We both found a shelter beneath the same tree
        G7                         C 
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain

Play chorus in  C  once

                 C7          F         C 
We hid from the shower an hour or so
                            G7  
She asked me how long I'd remain
   C               C7              F            C     
I told her that I'd spend the rest of my days
        G7                         C 
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain

                 C7              F        C 
I just couldn't tell her that I ran away
                           G7    
From a jail on the West Texas plain
   C              C7              F          C    
I prayed in my heart I would never be found
        G7                         C  
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain

Play chorus in  C  once

                C7            F            C                 
Then one day a man put his hand on my arm
                          G7 
And said I must go west again
   C                C7        F            C   
I left her alone without saying goodbye
        G7                         C 
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain

                  C7      F            C           
Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell
                              G7 
I know that she's waiting in vain
     C            C7            F          C   
I'm hoping and praying someday to return
        G7                         C 
To the banks of the old Pontchartrain

Play chorus in  C  twice

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