Born On The Bayou Chords by Etta James
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#
C#m
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [E] [B]
[C#] [B]
[A] [B]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[B]
[C#] [B]
[C#m] [B]
[C#]
[B] [C#] When I was a little girl, standing by my papa's side, [C#m] papa said, girl, don't let the [C#] man get you.
You don't know what he done to me, cause he'll get you.
Oh [C#m] yeah, he'll get you.
I
[C#] can remember the 4th of July, [C#m] running to the backwoods, [C#] back.
I can still hear my old hind barking, [C#m] chasing down a hoodoo, [C#] yeah, chasing down a [C#m] hoodoo, yeah.
Born on a bayou,
[B] born on a [C#m] bayou, I was born [C#] on a bayou, [B] born on a [C#m]
bayou, [B] born on a [C#] bayou.
[C#m] I wish I was back in the bayou, rolling with [C#] some Cajun pain, wish I was [C#m] fast as a freight
train, rolling down the New [C#] Orleans, born on [C#m] a bayou, [B] born on a [C#] bayou, [B]
[C#] bayou, [B]
born on [C#] a bayou.
[B] [C#m]
I can remember the 4th of July, running to the backwoods, back.
I can still hear my old hind barking, chasing down a hoodoo, yeah, [C#]
chasing down [C#m] a hoodoo, yeah.
Born on a bayou, [B]
born on [C#] a bayou,
[B] born [C#] on a bayou, born on [C#m] a
[C#] bayou, [B] I [C#] was born, born on [C#m] a bayou.
I was born, oh yeah, born on a [C#] bayou, [C#m] bayou,
[B] [C#m]
[B]
down in [C#] New Orleans, [B]
on [C#m] a bayou.
I was born, born on a bayou, I was born, [B] [C#m] born on a bayou, [B]
down in [C#m] New [B] Orleans,
[C#m] on a bayou.
I was born, [B]
born on a [C#m]
bayou, yeah, [A]
born on [C#] a bayou, yeah.
[B] [A] [C#] [B]
[C#] [B] [C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[A] [B]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[B]
[C#] [B]
[C#m] [B]
[C#]
[B] [C#] When I was a little girl, standing by my papa's side, [C#m] papa said, girl, don't let the [C#] man get you.
You don't know what he done to me, cause he'll get you.
Oh [C#m] yeah, he'll get you.
I
[C#] can remember the 4th of July, [C#m] running to the backwoods, [C#] back.
I can still hear my old hind barking, [C#m] chasing down a hoodoo, [C#] yeah, chasing down a [C#m] hoodoo, yeah.
Born on a bayou,
[B] born on a [C#m] bayou, I was born [C#] on a bayou, [B] born on a [C#m]
bayou, [B] born on a [C#] bayou.
[C#m] I wish I was back in the bayou, rolling with [C#] some Cajun pain, wish I was [C#m] fast as a freight
train, rolling down the New [C#] Orleans, born on [C#m] a bayou, [B] born on a [C#] bayou, [B]
[C#] bayou, [B]
born on [C#] a bayou.
[B] [C#m]
I can remember the 4th of July, running to the backwoods, back.
I can still hear my old hind barking, chasing down a hoodoo, yeah, [C#]
chasing down [C#m] a hoodoo, yeah.
Born on a bayou, [B]
born on [C#] a bayou,
[B] born [C#] on a bayou, born on [C#m] a
[C#] bayou, [B] I [C#] was born, born on [C#m] a bayou.
I was born, oh yeah, born on a [C#] bayou, [C#m] bayou,
[B] [C#m]
[B]
down in [C#] New Orleans, [B]
on [C#m] a bayou.
I was born, born on a bayou, I was born, [B] [C#m] born on a bayou, [B]
down in [C#m] New [B] Orleans,
[C#m] on a bayou.
I was born, [B]
born on a [C#m]
bayou, yeah, [A]
born on [C#] a bayou, yeah.
[B] [A] [C#] [B]
[C#] [B] [C#] [B]
Key:
B
C#
C#m
A
E
B
C#
C#m
[N] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] When I was a little girl, _ _ standing by my papa's side, _ _ _ _ [C#m] papa said, girl, don't let the [C#] man get you.
You don't know what he done to me, cause he'll get you.
_ _ _ Oh [C#m] yeah, he'll get you.
_ I _ _ _
_ [C#] can remember the 4th of July, _ [C#m] running to the backwoods, [C#] back.
_ I _ can still hear my old hind barking, _ [C#m] chasing down a hoodoo, [C#] yeah, _ _ _ _ chasing down a [C#m] hoodoo, yeah.
Born on a _ bayou, _ _ _
[B] _ born on a [C#m] _ bayou, _ I was born [C#] on a _ bayou, _ _ [B] _ born on a [C#m] _
_ bayou, _ _ [B] _ born on a [C#] _ bayou. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I wish I was back in the bayou, rolling with [C#] some Cajun pain, _ _ _ wish I was [C#m] fast as a freight
train, _ _ rolling down the New [C#] Orleans, _ _ born on [C#m] a bayou, _ _ _ [B] _ born on a [C#] _ bayou, _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ bayou, _ _ [B] _
_ born on [C#] a bayou. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can remember the 4th of July, running to the backwoods, back.
I _ can still hear my old hind barking, _ chasing down a hoodoo, yeah, _ [C#] _ _
chasing down [C#m] a hoodoo, yeah. _
Born on a _ bayou, _ _ [B] _
born on [C#] a bayou, _ _
_ [B] born [C#] on a _ bayou, _ _ _ born on [C#m] a _
[C#] bayou, _ _ [B] _ I [C#] was born, _ _ _ _ born on [C#m] a _ bayou.
_ I was _ born, oh yeah, _ _ _ born on a _ [C#] bayou, _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] bayou, _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
down in [C#] New Orleans, _ _ _ _ [B] _
on [C#m] a _ bayou.
I _ _ was born, born _ _ _ on a bayou, _ I _ _ was born, _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ born on a _ bayou, _ _ [B] _ _
down in [C#m] New [B] Orleans, _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ on a bayou. _ _
_ _ _ I was born, [B] _
_ _ _ born on a [C#m]
bayou, yeah, _ _ _ _ [A] _
born _ _ _ _ on [C#] a bayou, yeah.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] When I was a little girl, _ _ standing by my papa's side, _ _ _ _ [C#m] papa said, girl, don't let the [C#] man get you.
You don't know what he done to me, cause he'll get you.
_ _ _ Oh [C#m] yeah, he'll get you.
_ I _ _ _
_ [C#] can remember the 4th of July, _ [C#m] running to the backwoods, [C#] back.
_ I _ can still hear my old hind barking, _ [C#m] chasing down a hoodoo, [C#] yeah, _ _ _ _ chasing down a [C#m] hoodoo, yeah.
Born on a _ bayou, _ _ _
[B] _ born on a [C#m] _ bayou, _ I was born [C#] on a _ bayou, _ _ [B] _ born on a [C#m] _
_ bayou, _ _ [B] _ born on a [C#] _ bayou. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I wish I was back in the bayou, rolling with [C#] some Cajun pain, _ _ _ wish I was [C#m] fast as a freight
train, _ _ rolling down the New [C#] Orleans, _ _ born on [C#m] a bayou, _ _ _ [B] _ born on a [C#] _ bayou, _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ bayou, _ _ [B] _
_ born on [C#] a bayou. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can remember the 4th of July, running to the backwoods, back.
I _ can still hear my old hind barking, _ chasing down a hoodoo, yeah, _ [C#] _ _
chasing down [C#m] a hoodoo, yeah. _
Born on a _ bayou, _ _ [B] _
born on [C#] a bayou, _ _
_ [B] born [C#] on a _ bayou, _ _ _ born on [C#m] a _
[C#] bayou, _ _ [B] _ I [C#] was born, _ _ _ _ born on [C#m] a _ bayou.
_ I was _ born, oh yeah, _ _ _ born on a _ [C#] bayou, _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] bayou, _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
down in [C#] New Orleans, _ _ _ _ [B] _
on [C#m] a _ bayou.
I _ _ was born, born _ _ _ on a bayou, _ I _ _ was born, _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ born on a _ bayou, _ _ [B] _ _
down in [C#m] New [B] Orleans, _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ on a bayou. _ _
_ _ _ I was born, [B] _
_ _ _ born on a [C#m]
bayou, yeah, _ _ _ _ [A] _
born _ _ _ _ on [C#] a bayou, yeah.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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