Fever For The Bayou
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[Intro: ]E A E B A E
E
1. Got the fever for the Bayou, Muddy Water take me home.
A E
Got the fever for the Bayou, Muddy Water take me home.
B7 A7 E
I get high up on the mountain, but I know where I belong.
E
2. Down the Missisippi River, to the Gulf of Mexico.
A E
Down the Missisippi River, to the Gulf of Mexico.
B7 A E
A where I find my Cajun baby and I dance a zydeco.
INSTRUMENTAL:
E A E B7 A E
E A E B7 A E
E
3. Wants to take me to the Mardi Gra, just South of New Orleans.
A E
Take me down to the Mardi Gra, a south of New Orleans.
B7 A E
A to the Louisiana Bayou, that's a Cajun Man's dream, hey now.
INSTRUMENTAL:
E A E B7 A E
E A E B7 A E
E
4. Got the fever for the Bayou, Muddy Water take me home.
A E
Got the fever for the Bayou, Muddy Water take me home.
B7 A7 E
I get high up on the mountain, but I know where I belong.
INSTRUMENTAL:
E A E B7 A E
E A E B7 A E
E A E B7 A E
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