Down Louisiana Way Chords

KeyD Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays466

Down Louisiana Way by George Strait is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A, Em7, Bm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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Chorus: 
D 
I am going down Louisiana way 
      G 
I'm going back as of this very day 
       A                                Em7 
Don't worry about me cause I'll be okay 
      G           A       D 
I'm going down Louisiana way 
 
Verse 1. 
D     
I will miss all my old Chicago friends 
      G          
And think about you San Francisco now and then 
A                                    Em7 
I will remember my com-padres in L.A. 
        G         A        D 
Look me up down Louisiana way 
 
(Repeat Chorus) 
 
Bridge: 
      Bm                   
Don't let your eyes get misty now 
 
We knew the time would come around 
    D 
For me to go  
    Em      A 
And I will miss you  
 
Verse 2. 
 
So old friend guess I'll see you while ago 
I might come back sometime you just never know  
I have left a sweetheart, North of Whiskey Bay 
True love waits down Louisiana way 
 
(Repeat Chorus) 
 
(Instrumental) 
 
(Repeat Chorus) 
     G            A       D 
I'm going down Louisiana way 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante