F
Lord Mary took to running with a travelin man

Left her momma crying with her head in her hands
       Bb                 F
Such a sad case so broken hearted
F
She say momma I got to go I gotta get out of here

I gotta get out of town

I'm tired of hanging around
        Bb                  F
I gotta roll on between the ditches
F
It's just an ordinary story bout the way things go

Round and round nobody knows
        Bb                 F
But the highway goes on forever
         Bb                F
That old highway rolls on forever
F
Lord she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk

If she hadn't started running with a traveling man
       Bb                                F
If she hadn't started taking those crazy chances
F
She say daughter let me tell you Bout the traveling kind

Everywhere he's going such a very short time
         Bb                   F
He'll be long gone before you know it
         Bb                   F
He'll be long gone before you know it
        Dm                            C
She say never have I known it when it felt so good
Bb                          F
Never have I knew it when I knew I could
Dm                           C
Never have I done it when it looked so right
Bb
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

SOLO

F
This is down in the swampland anything goes

It's alligator bait and the bars don't close
         Bb                     F
It's the real thing down in Louisiana
F
Did you ever a Cajun when he really got mad

Really got trouble like a daughter gone bad
        Bb                     F
It gets real hot down in Louisiana
F
The stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed

He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will
         Bb                  F
It ain't no time for lengthy speeches
            Bb                   F
There ain't no time for lengthy speeches
        Dm                            C
She say never have I known it when it felt so good
Bb                                  F
Never  have I knew it when I knew I could
Dm                           C
Never have I done it when it looked so right
Bb
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
        Dm                            C
She say never have I known it when it felt so good
Bb                                  F
Never  have I knew it when I knew I could
Dm                           C
Never have I done it when it looked so right
Bb
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
Bb
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
F
It's just an ordinary story bout the way things go

Round and round nobody knows
        Bb                 F
Fut the highway goes on forever
           Bb                  F
That ain't no way to stop the water