Do Right Bayou Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][Em][G][C][Dm][Em][G][Gsus4]
[G][C]

[Verse 1]
When the man in the [Dm]hob
nail boots asked [Em]me what war was going [G]on[Gsus4][G]
[C]I didn't have the hea[Dm]rt to tell him
that [Em]peace had just [G]begun[F]
He didn't [G]believe[Em][F]
he said do [Am]or die[F]
I couldn't de[Em]ceive [F]and
so I [G]said goodbye

[Verse 2]
[C]
Got a friend with a sil[Dm]ver lady shows
me [Em]many ways [G]to [C]laugh
It's a one- way love [Dm]affair but she
[Em]shines in his [G]photograph[F]s
He don't like [Em]a crowd but
[F]don't get him wro[Am]ng
[F]He does his thinking alo[Em]ud he[F]
makes it up as he [G]goes along

[Verse 3]
I want [C]to do right by you but you [Dm]mustn't do wrong
[D]by me

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][C][G][C][Dm][G][F][Em][F]
[Am][F][Em][F][G]

[Verse 4]
[C]Sitting in a lonely roo[Dm]m with
[Em]a friend with lots to [G]tell
[C]He doesn't ask me for adv[Dm]ice but then
I've [Em]got nothing t[G]o sell[F]
We trade in [Em]a joke [F]we've
got nothing to [Am]hide[F]
We're just simple [Em]folk [F]it
makes me feel [G]good [C]ins[G]ide

[Verse 5]
I [C]want [Dm]to do[Am] rig[G]ht [C]by you but you mustn't
[Dm]do wrong by me

[Interlude 2]
[Dm][G][F][Em][F][Am][F][Em][F]
[G]

[Verse 6]
[C]So when we're having our [Dm]last
meal and I [Em]ask you for a l[G]ight
[C]Don't get me wrong because the[Dm] last
thing that I [Em]want is for us [G]to fight[F]
So get back [Em]to school [F]and
I'll do [Am]the same[F]
But don't play [Em]the fool [F]and
we'll both [G]win [C]this gam[Dsus4]e
I [Dm]want

[Verse 7]
[C]to do right by you but you[Dm] mustn't do [D]wro[G]ng[C][Dm]

[Outro 1]
by me
[Am][G][C][Dm][Am][G][C][Dm]
[Am][G][F][Em][F][Am][F][Em][F]
[G]