E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|

E|-----------------|  E|---------------------|
B|-----------------|  B|---------------------|
G|-----------------|  G|---------------------|
D|-----------------|  D|---------------------|
A|---8-6-3--3-1--1-|  A|-------8-6-3--3-1--1-| (6x)
E|-4---------------|  E|4--4-1---------------|

(An innocent child in new orleans
A simple girl from simple means
Walked the rails
Rode her thumb
She hitched a ride with everyone...)

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|

(The regular, she'd rearrange
The girl knew how to chop and change)

E|-----------------|  E|---------------------|
B|-----------------|  B|---------------------|
G|-----------------|  G|---------------------|
D|-----------------|  D|---------------------|
A|---8-6-3--3-1--1-|  A|-------8-6-3--3-1--1-| (4x)
E|-4---------------|  E|4--4-1---------------|

(Chop and change
Chop and change
Chop and change
Chop and change...)

E|-----------------|  E|---------------------|
B|-----------------|  B|---------------------|
G|-----------------|  G|---------------------|
D|-----------------|  D|---------------------|
A|---8-6-3--3-1--1-|  A|-------8-6-3--3-1--1-| (4x)
E|-4---------------|  E|4--4-1---------------|

(Took a job workin late
Jackin cars from out of state
She found no love in this town
So she'd never mess around)

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|

(Had no luck, but aint it strange
The girl knew how to chop and change)

E|-----------------|  E|---------------------|
B|-----------------|  B|---------------------|
G|-----------------|  G|---------------------|
D|-----------------|  D|---------------------|
A|---8-6-3--3-1--1-|  A|-------8-6-3--3-1--1-| (4x)
E|-4---------------|  E|4--4-1---------------|

(Chop and change
Chop and change
Chop and change
Chop and change...)
E|-13-13-13-11-13-16--13-13-13-11-13---|
B|----------------------------------13-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|-13-13-13-13-11-13-16-18-16--13-11-13-11--13-11-13-11-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|
B|-13-11-9-8/11-9-6-6--8/11-9-6--8/11-13-16-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

E|-13-13-13-13-11-13-16--13-13-13-11-13----13-11|
B|--------------------------------------13------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|