Down On The Bayou Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][Em][D][G][C][G]
[D][G][C][G][Asus4][D][G][C][G]
[D]
[G]It's been

[Verse 1]
[C]raining all [G]day [C]I can[D]'t [Am]go h[G]ome
[C]The truck is [G]stuck [D]and the motor's [G]blown
Cat[C]fish [G]cookin' [C]at [D]the Pine [Am]Tree [G]Lodge
[C]Drink a little [G]whis[D]key down at [G]the bar
[C]Drink a little [G]whis[D]key down at the
[G]bar
[C][G][D][C][G]

[Verse 2]
[D][G]
There's [C]barefoot [G]John [Csus2]with two [D]left shoes
[G]He's got a P[C]abst Blue Rib[G]bon
[D]and the gum[G]bo blues
He said [C]the oils still [G]pumping and
[Asus4]the money's [G]strong
But he [C]gave it to [G]a wo[D]man
now she's [G]gone
[C]Gave it to [G]a wo[D]man now she's [G]gone

[Verse 3]
[Em]I want to go home but I [G]can't complain
[C]Living the life [G]in a [D]coonass dream
[Em]The water's rising but
it's [G]running slow
[C]Down on [G]the bay[C] ou[D]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G]
[D][G][C][G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C][G]
[D]I'm going to put

[Verse 4]
[C]my tro[G]ubles
in [D]a frying [Am]pan[G]
With [C]a Speckle belly [G]goose
and [D]a Mallard hen
[G]I'm going to [C]eat my [G]fill
and drink [D]mine [G]too
Then [C]gypsy [G]dance with
[D]the Cajun [G]moon
[C]Gypsy [G]dance with [D]the Cajun [G]moon[C]
[G][D][G][C]

[Interlude 2]
[G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C][G][D]
[G]So let me sing

[Verse 5]
[C]you a s[G]ong,
[Asus4]sing a me[G]lody
Do the [C]alligator [G]stomp on [D]top [G]the levee
The [C]phones are down,
[G]I ain't hea[Asus4]rd no new[Em]s
They all [C]washed [G]away
[Em]with [Asus4]the Gulf Coast [G]blues
[C]Washed awa[G]y with the
[D]Gulf Coast [G]blues

[Verse 6]
[Em]I want to go home but [G]I can't complain
[C]Living the life [G]in a [D]coonass dream
[Em]The water's rising but
it's [G]running slow
[C]Down on [G]the bay[C] ou[D]

[Outro 1]
[G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G][G]