Chords:
X X X 4 3 4

X 2 1 2 0 2

X X 3 4 3 4

X X 8 9 8 9

X X 11 12 11 12

INTRO: E – B7 – E – E7 – B7 – E

Ma cheri, she has left me for good
After I gave my love for so long
She’s out there with somebody new
And I just can’t sit here alone, no

But it’s so hard to drive with these tears in my eyes
A A#dim7[/ch] — C#dim7[/ch]
And it takes a long time to get to Baton Rouge
And all I want is to hear somebody play my song
Ddim7[/ch] B7 E
When a Cajun man gets the blues

When I’m feeling the weight of the water
Lord I know that there’s blues in the Quarter
If I could hold back my tears and make it there, I’d be alright
But I might need ya, New Orleans, every night

I don’t know where I’d be without you
Yeah, you’ve been there for me all the while
From Lafayette, to Thibodaux, to Lake Charles
From Natchitoches, to Shreveport, to Grand Isle

When I’m feeling the pain, the bayou’s callin’ my name
A A#dim7[/ch] — C#dim7[/ch]
And that’s an offer that I can’t refuse
Oh,it’s hard to miss you, Louisiana
When a Cajun man gets the blues
Yes it's hard to miss you, Louisiana
Ddim7[/ch] B7 E
When this Cajun man gets the blues