CAPO: 2


Intro: Am    F G Am    F G Am 

verse 1 
F     G   Am            F G         Am 
Louisiana morning at the   break of day 
        F     G   Am            F G         Am 
Well, a Louisiana morning at the   break of day 
   G           F         E7        Am   Em  Am  Em 
He pulled into town in a red Chevrolet 


verse 2 
   F         G   Am             F G         Am 
He come from New Orleans and his   eyes are blue 
       F     G       Am             F  G      Am 
Oh, he come from New Orleans and his eyes are blue 
          G             F          E7      Am   Em  Am  Em 
Said he’s looking for a girl named Penny LaRue 


verse 3 
 F    G     Am           F G          Am 
In his back pocket, got a  picture of her 
    F     G     Am               F G          Am 
Oh, in his back pocket he's got a  picture of her 
     G          F           E7           Am   Em  Am  Em 
In a red cotton dress and a coat made of fur 


verse 4 
    F        G   Am            F     G             Am 
Now my Momma she told me, says, this man’s not for you 
         F     G   Am                  F     G       Am 
Well, my Momma she told me, says, this man’s not for you 
        G           F              E7      Am   Em  Am  Em 
He’s in love with a bad girl named Penny LaRue 


Instrumental: Am    F G Am    F G Am 


Verse 5 
           F         G     Am           F   G           Am 
Well, it’s clear she don’t love him, but he ain’t got a clue 
         F         G     Am           F   G            Am 
Oh, it’s clear she don’t love him, but he ain’t got no clue 
          G                F         E7      Am   Em  Am  Em 
Oh, he’ll trade this whole world for Penny LaRue 


Verse 6 
           F        G     Am              F G          Am 
Well, it’s clear he don’t love me, oh but,  what can I do 
         F       G      Am           F        G Am 
Oh, it’s clear he don’t love me, but what can I do 
    G                     F           E7      Am   Em  Am  Em 
I’d trade this whole wide world to be Penny LaRue 


Verse 7 
F     G    Am           F G           Am 
Can’t wear yellow, baby,   can’t wear blue 
    G            F            E7     Am 
Oh, everything reminds him of Penny LaRue 
F     G      Am           F G            Am 
Can’t sing a sad song like   she used to do 
    G         F        E7      Am 
Oh, no one compares to Penny LaRue 
G         F        E7          Am   Em 
No one compares to Penny____ LaRue  
     F       E    G  Am 
Miss Penny LaRue