LUCINDA     (Dave Malone)

Intro:  A D A Asus A  D E A  (repeat)

A                                             D         E       A
Carry me back to that Mississippi mud where Lucinda and me were born
A                                             D       E      A
Sand bar jungle where the growbacks sang, the willows danced alone

A   D E A
A   D E A

           A                                              D      E       A
We hop the Southern Pacific for the 5 minute ride all the way to Johnson Lake
A                                           D        E      A
Hidin' in the ruins of an old sugar mill to keep out of the rain

  A           D    E     A
Lucinda, what am I gonna do
    D               E           D       E   A
I'm longin' for the country and missin' you too
    D                E
The river's callin', I hear it callin',
D
   I think I'll come on home

A   D E A
A   D E A

          A                                          D        E     A
I'm gonna stick my feet clean up to my knees in that cool wet delta land
      A                           D        E      A
Gonna see Lucinda comin' to me, I know she understands
      D                    A
How a man can feel about a piece of mud
       D                                 A
He can part with a friend just like he's losin' blood
      D                    A
She'd come here and get me if she could
D        A        E
Carry me home again

[jam on E]

  A           D    E     A
Lucinda, what am I gonna do
D               E           D       E   A
Longin' for the country and missin' you too
    D                  E
The river's callin', I hear it callin',
D
   I think I'll come on home

A   D E A
A   D E A

          A
I'm gonna run along the riverbed yellin' at the birds,
          D       E      A
  they'll scatter in the wind
      A     
Gonna lie wth Lucinda in the tall green grass,
  D          E       A
  I'll never leave again

  A           D    E     A
Lucinda, what am I gonna do
D               E           D       E   A
Longin' for the country and missin' you too
    D                  E 
The river's callin', I hear it callin',
D
   I think I'll come on home

A   D E A
A   D E A  (repeat to end)


transcribed by Alan Sigman (alansigman@earthlink.net)
please email me with any corrections or different interpretations.