Chords for Introducing Sarah Savoy's Hell-Raising Hayride

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_ _ [Em] I [E] want to do a band, change things up a little bit and go more for like a [B] 1960s sort of sound.
I started learning to play accordion more and more, like really working on it.
Yeah, my dad's [N] kind of known as the world master of Cajun accordion and my little brother's really not far behind.
And I'm never going to play like that, but what I can do, if I can find a strong enough band to put together,
I can at least hang in there and_
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I'm going to put my little accordion, red and blue,
_ to dance on [E] _ Saturdays.
The life of an accordion, we don't have time to do it,
so [B] let's dance on [A] Saturdays.
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_ _ _ _ With the old band I kind of developed this reputation as a hell raiser,
and I thought, well let's [E] work with that, because my personal style isn't going to change anyway.
Let's go ahead and do the hell raisin' thing, and these guys, you know, we're going to just make a lot of noise, have a lot of fun.
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_ _ _ Get into that little [E] 60s kind of sound, like smoky dimly lit bars,
you know, guys with missing keys and like cars as big as boats.
It was a real kind of [Abm] rough scene.
I really like [E] contradictions, so I thought, let's kind of put a pretty image on this,
but still keep that kind of hell raisin' style.
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_ _ _ _ [N] Louisiana Hayride, it was a radio program.
Patsy Cline, Elvis, Hank Laughlin, Hank Williams,
they were [B] all playing at the Louisiana Hayride.
I grew up listening to all this kind of music too,
and I've got so many [Eb] influences from that.
[Db] Let's mix that with this real kind of rough [Ab] 60s dance hall [B] scene,
and see [E] what happens.
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_ _ _ _ _ So I found these guys, and once we all got [Em] together, it was like immediately,
it just clicked, [A] and I said, well, we can do this.
And so, I can hear them honking away on the accordion, and they're just like right in there with me.
Do you like Cajun music?
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_ _ _ _ Hey everybody, my name's Thomas Bailey.
[Db] I get paid [N] to play the guitar, but I play the fiddle, because I haven't got a lick of sense.
So when Sarah asked me to come join the Hayride, I said, hell yeah, let's do that.
I've been around American fiddle music since I was a kid.
[Eb] I was raised in the Virginia tradition, but spent some time playing string bass,
fiddle, and guitar with a group about 15 years ago and stuff,
and found myself really deep in it.
And hanging around [Ab] Sarah while we were here in France,
brought all these great memories, and playing this fantastic [Fm] music back together again.
It's [E] great to put the bow on the strings and jump out [Gb] in front of the downbeat,
[Db] and _ get the feet moving there. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ And we're happy.
And it's good.
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[G] _ _ _ _ I love playing Cajun, because it's really _ _ energy that [E] matters, I think.
I love making people [C] dance, and [D] just _
[C] partying, basically.
_ But still being serious about it.
Be the best you can, of course, but still [Db] partying.
They all said, you've got to get in touch with Marty Vickers.
And I said, who's that?
And then I saw him, and I said, oh, the Paul Simon guy. _
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_ _ _ Well, my name's Marty Vickers, and my folks come [Eb] from northern New Brunswick in Canada.
[Dm] What appeals to me about this band is that it's [E] kind of groove-driven.
The people [N] dance around, have a good time.
Playing with Sarah, I get to go right to the root of this great kind of [D] American,
regional kind of music that has so [A] much personality [Gb] and character.
Playing this music from Louisiana, which just sounds so good to me.
And get to play with all these great players, and I'm really happy to be a part of it. _ _
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