Am C F#m F E Am
[Chorus 1]
Am Dm
Louise, take it all back to town
Am Dm
Ain't it a shame you're too old to get around
C Am F#m
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo
F E
Just can't shake it like you used to do
Am
Louise
[Verse 1]
Am
Louise, you used to work so hard
Dm
No one could compare
Am
Always used to build a house
F E
They came from everywhere
Am
Men would scream, the ladies faint
Dm
The childrens weren't allowed
Am F E
No one on another bill could ever draw a crowd
[Chorus 2]
Dm
That was a long time ago
E7
How you keep it up
I just don't know
[Chorus 1]
Am Dm
Louise, take it all back to town
Am Dm
Ain't it a shame you're too old to get around
C Am F#m
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo
F E
Just can't shake it like you used to do
Am G F#m F E Am G D F E Am
Louise
[Verse 2]
Am
Younger girls keep coming up
Dm
anxious for a chance
Am
They've all been to college
F E
got degrees in modern dance
Am
Things keep getting rougher now
Dm
Where they once was slick
Am
Old routines are getting tired
F E
Tassels just don't stick
[Chorus 2]
Dm
That was a long time ago
E7
How you keep it up
I just don't know
[Chorus 1]
Am Dm
Louise, take it all back to town
Am Dm
Ain't it a shame you're too old to get around
C Am F#m
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo
F E
Just can't shake it like you used to do
Am
Louise
