Jambalaya On The Bayou
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU)
As recorded by George Jones
(From the 1960 Album GEORGE JONES SALUTES HANK WILLIAMS)
[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, a-crawfish pie and-a file' gumbo
D
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
A
I'm gonna pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Fiddle Solo]
D A D A D
[Verse 2]
D A
Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau, the place is buzzin'
D
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
A
Dress in style, go hog wild and be gay-oh
D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
D A
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file' gumbo
D
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
A
I'm gonna pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
How to play Jambalaya On The Bayou
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