Bernadine
Adam Carroll
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Tom:
D G D
[Verse 1]
D G D
I hit my stride in Louisiana
G D
Where it's hard to tell the daytime from the night
G Bm
I placed my bet and I saw the faces
G D A D
Of the winners and the losers in the light
D G D
I've dragged my nets off the Widow Maker
G D
I'm up three weeks pay I got a motel key
G Bm
New Orleans sure found a winner
G D G D A D
Off a run down, low rent, gulf coast loser like me
[Chorus]
A D Am
I the worst you've seen Bernadine
A
Shed a little of your lovin' down my way
D G
Keep these dice from turning cold, make my hard times shine like gold
A D
Shed a little mercy Bernadine
[Solo]
D G D G D G Bm G D A D
[Verse 2]
D G D
Well the rain falls hard on the motel window
G D
As the night gives in along the Pontchar-train
G Bm
I ran with Little Joe and lost all my money
D G D A D
Whiskey and salt-water running through my veins
D G D
Saint Bernadine please don't forsake me
G D
You gonna help me, help me find my way
G Bm
These hard times don't over take me
D G D A D
I'll cast my nets into the Galveston Bay
[Chorus 2x]
[Chorus]
G D A D
Shed a little mercy Bernadine
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