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Jambalaya on the Bayou (Excerpt) Chords

Music by: Hank Williams
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[Verse 1]
[C]A g[G]ood[C]- bye Joe,
me gotta go, me oh [G]my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue
down the [C]bayou
My Yvonne the sweetest one,
me oh [G]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big
fun on the bayou
[C]

[Verse 2]
Jambalaya,
crawfish pie and fillet [G]gumbo
'Cause tonight,
I'm gonna see my ma cher [C]ami- o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G]gay- o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on
the [C]bayou

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][C]
[G][C]

[Verse 3]
[C]Thibodaux, Fontaineaux,
the place is [G]buzzin'
A kinfolk come to see Yvonne
by the [C]dozen
Dressed in style they go hog wild,
me oh [G]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big
fun on the [C]bayou

[Verse 4]
[C]Jambalaya,
crawfish pie and fillet [G]gumbo
'Cause tonight,
I'm gonna see my ma cher [C]ami- o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G]gay- o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on

[Interlude 2]
the bayou
[C][G]
[C][G]
[C]

[Verse 5]
[C]Jambalaya,
crawfish pie and fillet [G]gumbo
'Cause tonight,
I'm gonna see my ma cher [C]ami- o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G]gay- o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [C]bayou
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