Shreveport Chords & Lyrics - Turnpike Troubadours

Well on a [D]Greyhound bound for [G]Shreveport [D]I’d been too long [A]in my [D]seat
I [D]stopped off in a [G]no named [D]town to grab a [A]bite to [D]eat
And the [G]ceiling fans they [D]hung’d above a [G]screened in pat[D]io
[D]Crawfish hotter than a [G]chimney [D]fire the beer was [A]cheap and [D]cold
And the [Bm]bar maid smiled that [F#m]kind of smile that [G]knocked me off my [A]stool
Said [D]hang around I’ll [G]show you [D]things they don’t [A]teach in [D]school

Across the [D]way an [G]old blues man was [D]playin’ [A]on the [D]street
He [D]moaned just like a [G]black and [D]tan, I [A]found myself a [D]seat
He sang ‘[G]Lord He lives above [D]us’ and ‘the [G]devil sleeps [D]beneath’
[D]Well he growled it [G]mean and low [D]between his three or [A]four gold [D]teeth
And I [Bm]wished I was in [F#m]Shreveport just a [G]gamblin’ like a [A]fool
Well [D]you can learn some[G]things down [D]there they don’t [A]teach in [D]school

Well I [D]dreamed that night of a [G]pretty girl, I [D]dreamed of a [A]river[D] boat
‘Till [D]a man in blue kicked [G]at my [D]shoes said come on [A]boy, [D]lets go
I said, oh [G]officer, oh [D]officer, please [G]don’t take me to [D]jail
[D]Said you can’t sleep [G]outside now my [D]hands are tied, I knew that [A]feelin’ all too [D]well
And if [Bm]you play in[F#m] my town son you’ll [G]play it by the [A]rules
That [D]downtown night shed [G]light on s[D]ights that [A]you won’t see in [D]school

Out of [D]Jail I [G]found myself a-[D]walkin’ [A]down the [D]road
So [D]glad to hear that [G]ole Jake Brake come [D]purrin’ [A]nice and [D]slow
Said I’m [G]goin as [D]far as Fayetteville, [G]I’ve got some room to [D]spare
[D]Could you drop me off at [G]Fort Smith, Sir, [D]well I’ve got [A]family [D]there
And he [Bm]bought the Jack on that [F#m]big black Mack, kickin’ [G]back I played it [A]cool
From a [D]shotgun seat I [G]learned some [D]things they don’t [A]teach in [D]school

Key change to E

And I [C#m]wished I was in [G#m]Shreveport just a [A]gamblin’ like a [B]fool
Well [E]you can learn some [A]things down [E]there they don’t [B]teach in [E]school

Well I said [E]you can learn some [A]things down [E]there they don’t [B]teach in [E]school