gumbo john Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Gumbo John was a swamper
He had [A]a small cafe
A [Bm]little ol' shack just outside
of Bat[Em]on Rouge
Everybody around said you [A]had it made
[Bm]If you w[B]ere looking for the
right kind of food
[Em]

[Verse 2]
You [A]just kick back and let
the evening [Em]come
[G]Out on the back [A]porch at
Gumbo [Em]John's

[Interlude 1]
[Em]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Me and the boys in the band
were needing a break
[A]We were cov[Bm]ered with roa[B]d
dust and the homesick [Em]blues
So we decided to stop and
spend a few [A]days
[Bm]Peel [B]a few crawdads... check
out the brew
[Em]

[Verse 4]
Southern [A]culture on the skid
[G]s but it sure is fun[Em]
[G]Out on the back [A]porch
at Gumbo [Em]John's

[Interlude 2]
[Em]

[Verse 5]
He had an [Em]alligator named Clyde
out back in a [A]little stream
He said, [Bm]boys he's a [B]friend of
mine but he's still real [Em]mean
He said you know I used to
play the guitar myself
[A]He hel[Bm]d up [B]his hand and
just had two fingers left
[Em]

[Verse 6]
It was feeding time one evening
he'd had a few [A]beers
Guess he [Bm]got just a little t[B]oo c[Bm]lose...'
[B]cause one [A]chomp
And ol' Clyde [Em]he ended
his [G]musical [Em]career
But he [A]could still rear back
and [G]sing that jolie [Em]blonde
[G]Out on the back [A]porch
at Gumbo [Em]John's

[Verse 7]
You [A]just kick back [G]and let
the evening [Em]come
[G]Out on the back [A]porch at Gumbo [Em]John's,

[Outro 1]
Gumbo John's
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