Louisiana Love chords
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Intro: D G (x2)
(Verse 1)
D
The tension in the air is so damn thick,
G
you could cut it with a knife, stir it with a stick
D G
it's like Mississippi mud, mmm, when it gets in your blood
D G
Steam's rolling up off a blacktop street, sweating like a
D
sinner with a front pew seat in the church house
G
Hot enough to run the devil out
(pre-chorus)
A
And here I am thinkin' 'bout the preacherman's daughter with
C G
The hair as black as the bayou water, and her
(Chorus)
D Am7 C G
Louisiana love, hot summer night, hundred and five degrees fahrenheit
D Am7 C G
Feeling the heat underneath that cajun moon
D Am7 C G
Taking our time, moving real slow, building a fire and watching it grow
C G/B Am7 G D
Until it's burning out of control, Louisiana love
(Verse 2)
D G
A hot pot of crawfish boiling red, as she breaks off a tail,
D G
sucks on the head and hands one to me, oooooohweee
D G
We sneak to the dock, grab a hickory pole, and lay out a blanket
D G
in her papa's pea row, and float away, down to the Pontchartrain
(pre-chorus)
A
Try and keep it quiet, be a little cautious
C G
I'd be alligator bait if the preacherman caught us, making
chorus
bridge
C G D
Oooooooh, Louisiana love
C G A
Oooooooh, I can't get enough
chorus
(no chords) D Am7 C G
Louisiana love hundred and five degrees fahrenheit
D Am7 C G
Feeling the heat underneath that cajun moon
D Am7 C G
Taking our time, moving real slow, building a fire and watching it grow
C G/B Am7 G D
Until it's burning out of control, Louisiana love
C G/B Am7 G D
Like the fire burning in my soul, that's a Louisiana love
outro: D G