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"Baton Rouge"  by Cliff Eberhardt - 1993

G                G/F#
Step by step you walked away,

        Em            Em7
Did you have to go so far

          C        Am            G   
I knew my actions had influenced you

      G/F#                Em           D    
But I never thought you'd stay away...

G     G/F#
Me, I never know 

Em             Em7
Exactly what I want

        C        Am              G 
I fluctuate from one side to the other

      G/F#          Em
But I knew I wanted you

  Am                        C                      D              G   
I couldn't believe when you packed you car and you moved to Baton Rouge


(Chorus)
      Em           C   G G/F#   Em     
Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge once again

C               G
We are worlds apart

Em                   Em/D              Em/C#            C  
Me, I'm as blue as a moonlit snow on a cold New England night

Am               C                  D             G
What did I do to hurt you enough to move to Baton Rouge?

The life I lead is still the same
But you must have changed by now
I still do the road, but I never go down south
Is that why you went there?

To hurt you all that much, there must have been some love
Is the bitterness you hold still justified?
I admit I was a fool
I made one mistake and you sealed my fate when you moved to Baton Rouge

(Bridge)
        Bm              Em        Bm            Em
I could get a job on an oil barge out of New Orleans

  Am                 C            G   
I hear they pay good money on the river
 
        Bm            Em                G                C 
I could never hold on to a job, I could never hold on to you

Am               C               D           G   
What did I do to make you move away to Baton Rouge


Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge once again
We are worlds apart
Me, I'm as blue as a moonlit snow on a cold New England night
What did I do to encourage you to move to Baton Rouge?
  
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