Bernadine
Written & Recorded by Adam Carroll
Album: Hard Times (2010)

(No Capo)

Intro.:  (D) --- (G) --- (D) ---

I hit my (D)stride (G) in Louisi-(D)ana
Where it's (D)hard to tell the (G)daytime from the (D)night
I placed my (D)bet and I (G) saw the (Bm)faces
Of the (D)winners (G)and the (D)losers (A)in the (D)light

I've dragged my (D)nets (G) off the Widow (D)Maker
I'm up (D)three weeks pay (G) I got a motel (D)key
New Orleans (G) sure found a (Bm)winner
(G) Off a (D)run down, (G)low rent, (D)gulf coast (A)loser like (D)me

(Chorus)
Am I the worst you've (A)seen Bernadine (D)
Shed a little of your (G) lovin' down my (A)way (A/C#)
(D)Keep these dice from (D/F#)turning cold, 
(G)make my hard times shine like gold
(D) Shed a little (A) mercy Bernad-(D)ine

Solo:  |(D)(G)|(D) |(D)(G)|(D/A) |(D)(G)|(Bm) |(D)(G)(D)(A)|(D) 

Well-the-rain falls (D)hard on (G) the motel (D)window
As-the-night gives (D)in  (G)along the Pontchar-(D)train
I-ran-with-Little (D)Joe  (G)and lost all my (Bm)money
(D)Whiskey and (G)salt-(D)water running (A)through my (D)veins

Saint Bernad-(D)ine (G) please don't for-(D)sake me
You gonna help me, (G) help me find my (D)way
These hard times (G) don't over (Bm)take me
(A) I'll (D)cast my (G)nets in-(D/F#)to the (A)Galveston (D)Bay

(Chorus)
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(G) (D) Shed a little (A)mercy Bernad-(D)ine -----