Artist/Band: Turnpike Troubadours Tabs
Song: Shreveport Tab
D G D A D
Well on a Greyhound bound for Shreveport I�d been too long in my seat
D G D A D
I stopped off in a no named town to grab a bite to eat
G D G D
And the ceiling fans they hung�d above a screened in patio
D G D A D
Crawfish hotter than a chimney fire the beer was cheap and cold
Bm F#m G A
And the bar mate smiled that kind of smile that knocked me off my stool
D G D A D
Said hang around I�ll show you things they don�t teach in school
Across the way an old blues man was playin� on the street
He moaned just like a black and tan, I found myself a seat
He sang �Lord He lives above us� and �the devil sleeps beneath�
Well he growled it mean and low between his three or four gold teeth
And I wished I was in Shreveport just a gamblin� like a fool
Well you can learn somethings down there they don�t teach in school
Well I dreamed that night of a pretty girl, I dreamed of a river boat
�Till a man in blue kicked at my shoes said come on boy, lets go
I said, oh officer, oh officer, please don�t take me to jail
Said you can�t sleep outside now my hands are tied, I knew that feelin� all too well
And if you play in my town son you�ll play it by the rules
That downtown night shed light on sights that you won�t see in school
Out of Jail I found myself a-walkin� down the road
So glad to hear that ole Jake Brake come purrin� nice and slow
Said I�ve gone as far a Fayetteville, I�ve got some room to spare
Could you drop me off at Fort Smith, Sir, well I�ve got family there
And he bought the Jack on that big black Mack, kickin� back I played it cool
From a shotgun seat I learned some thing they don�t teach in school
Key change to E
C#m G#m A B
And I wished I was in Shreveport just a gamblin� like a fool
E A E B E
Well you can learn some things down there they don�t teach in school
Well I said you can learn something down there they don�t teach in school
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