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