Big Bayou Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][F][Eb][F][Gm][F][Eb]
[F]
[G]I took a

[Verse 1]
[G]long,
long trip to [D]the city
I was de[C]termined to get some[G]where
I spent all my hard earned [D]money
I had [C]saved to put me [G]there

[Verse 2]
Big [G]bayou where did you [D]go
To the [C]river that's running [G]slow
And to the Gulf of Mex[D]ico
Big [C]bayou carry me home

[Verse 3]
[G]I took a cotton picking job in Memphi[D]s
And the [C]people there treated me [G]good
But my luck run bad in [D]Nashville
I had to [C]walked the streets of [G]Hollywood

[Verse 4]
Big [G]bayou where did you [D]go
To the [C]river that's running [G]slow
Into the Gulf of Mex[D]ico
Big [C]bayou carry me [G]home

[Verse 5]
Gotta [G]get [F]away
Gotta find a way
[G]Gotta [F]get away home
[Eb][Gm]

[Verse 6]
Oh [G]Lord I'm going [D]home
Where the [C]fish jump in the [G]air
You know I don't need a lot of [D]money
Cause I [C]ain't going [G]nowhere

[Verse 7]
Big [G]bayou where did you [D]go[C][G]
To [D]the [C]riv[G]er[D][C]
that's running [G]slow
Into the Gulf of Mex[D]ico
Big [C]bayou carry me home

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

[Verse 8]
Big [G]bayou [D]carry me home
To the [C]river that's running [G]slow
Into the Gulf of [D]Mexico
Big [C]bayou where did you go
I'm [G]gonna

[Verse 9]
[D]cat[C]ch [G]a southbound
Train home one of these days
[D]