Jambalaya On The Bayou
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste:
2nd traste
JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU)
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1968 Album HERE'S CONWAY TWITTY)
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
A D
[Verse 1]
D A
Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-oh, my-oh
D
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
A
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh, my-oh
D
Son of a gun, we'll have good fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
D A
Jambalaya, crawfish pie file gumbo
D
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
A
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Guitar Solo]
D A D A D
[Verse 2]
D A
Settle down far from town get me a pirouge
D
Gonna catch all the fish in the bayou
A
Save my mon to buy Yvonne what she need oh
D
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
D A
Jambalaya, crawfish pie file gumbo
D
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
A
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
A D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
How to play Jambalaya On The Bayou
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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