Lover Of The Bayou
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
"Lover of the Bayou" (McGuinn/Levy)
From "(Untitled)" (1970)
[intro]
Am G Fadd9 Am x4
[verse]
Am G
Catfish pie in a gris-gris bag,
Fadd9 Am
I'm the lover of the Bayou.
Am G
Mark your doorstep with a half-wet rag,
Fadd9 Am
I'm the lover of the Bayou.
[verse]
Am G
Raised and swam with the crocodile,
Fadd9 Am
Snake-eye taught me the mojo style,
Am G
sucked and weaned on chicken bile,
Fadd9 Am
I'm the lover of the Bayou, yeah!
[solo]
Am G Fadd9 Am x4
[verse]
Am G
Well, I learned the key to the master lock,
Fadd9 Am
I learned to float in the water clock.
Am G
I learned to capture the lightnin' shock,
Fadd9 Am
I'm the lover of the Bayou.
[verse]
Am G
And I got cats and teeth and hair for sale,
Fadd9 Am
I'm the lover of the Bayou.
Am G
Baron Samedi is on your tail,
Fadd9 Am
I'm the lover of the Bayou.
[verse]
Am G
I cooked the bat in the gumbo pan,
Fadd9 Am
drank the blood from a rusty can.
Am G
turned me into the hunger man,
Fadd9 Am
I'm the lover of the Bayou, yeah!
[solo]
Am G Fadd9 Am x4
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