Gumbo John Chords by Tony Joe White
Tempo:
150.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Em]
[A]
[Em]
[E]
Gumbo John was a smarper, [A] he had a small cafe,
[B] little old shack just outside of [E] Baton Rouge.
Everybody around said you [A] hadn't made it, [Em] [B] if you were looking for the right kind of
[E] food.
[A] You just keep batting, let the evening [E] come,
[G] out on the [A] back porch at Gumbo [Em] John's.
[E]
[Em] [E]
Me and the boys and the band wouldn't eat [A] in the break, we [B] were covered with road dust
and the [Em] homesick blew us.
[E]
So we decided to starve and spend [A] a few days, [B] hell a few crawled
in the desert to check out [E] the brook.
[Em]
[E] [A] Subiculture on [G] the skid, but it sure [E] is fun, out [G] on the
back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's.
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
He had an alligator named Clyde out back [A] in a little stream.
He
[B] said, boys he's a friend of mine, but he's still [E] a real [Em] man.
He [E] said, you know I used
to play the guitar [Am] myself.
[A]
He [B] held up his hand, but had two [E] fingers left.
It was feeding
time, one in and he'd had [A] a few beers.
[B] Guess he got just a little too close for one charm,
and old Clyde he ended his [E] musical career.
But [A] he could still rap back [G] and sing that
jolly [E] blound, [G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's.
Oh, [A] you just keep [G] batting, let the
evening [E] come,
[G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's.
[E] Gumbo [Em] John's.
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
Take it out on the water right here.
[E] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[Em]
[E]
Gumbo John was a smarper, [A] he had a small cafe,
[B] little old shack just outside of [E] Baton Rouge.
Everybody around said you [A] hadn't made it, [Em] [B] if you were looking for the right kind of
[E] food.
[A] You just keep batting, let the evening [E] come,
[G] out on the [A] back porch at Gumbo [Em] John's.
[E]
[Em] [E]
Me and the boys and the band wouldn't eat [A] in the break, we [B] were covered with road dust
and the [Em] homesick blew us.
[E]
So we decided to starve and spend [A] a few days, [B] hell a few crawled
in the desert to check out [E] the brook.
[Em]
[E] [A] Subiculture on [G] the skid, but it sure [E] is fun, out [G] on the
back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's.
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
He had an alligator named Clyde out back [A] in a little stream.
He
[B] said, boys he's a friend of mine, but he's still [E] a real [Em] man.
He [E] said, you know I used
to play the guitar [Am] myself.
[A]
He [B] held up his hand, but had two [E] fingers left.
It was feeding
time, one in and he'd had [A] a few beers.
[B] Guess he got just a little too close for one charm,
and old Clyde he ended his [E] musical career.
But [A] he could still rap back [G] and sing that
jolly [E] blound, [G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's.
Oh, [A] you just keep [G] batting, let the
evening [E] come,
[G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's.
[E] Gumbo [Em] John's.
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
Take it out on the water right here.
[E] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[G] [Em]
Key:
E
Em
A
G
B
E
Em
A
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Gumbo John was a smarper, [A] he had a small cafe, _ _
_ _ [B] little old shack just outside of [E] Baton Rouge. _ _ _
_ _ _ Everybody _ around _ said you [A] hadn't made it, _ _ [Em] [B] if you were looking for the right kind of
[E] _ _ food. _
_ _ [A] You just keep batting, let the evening [E] come, _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ out on the [A] back porch at Gumbo [Em] _ _ John's. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Me and the boys and the band wouldn't eat [A] in the break, _ _ _ _ _ we [B] were covered with road dust
and the [Em] homesick blew us.
_ [E] _
_ _ So we decided to starve and spend [A] a few _ days, _ _ _ _ [B] hell a few crawled
in the desert to check out [E] the brook.
_ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ Subiculture on [G] the skid, but it sure [E] is fun, _ _ _ out _ [G] _ on the
back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
He had an alligator named Clyde out back [A] in a little stream. _ _
He
[B] said, boys he's a friend of mine, but he's still [E] a real [Em] man. _ _ _ _
He [E] said, you know I used
to play the guitar [Am] myself.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ He [B] held up his hand, but had two [E] fingers left. _ _ _ _
_ It was feeding
time, one in and he'd had [A] a few beers. _ _ _
_ [B] Guess he got just a little too close for one charm,
and old Clyde he ended his [E] musical career. _
_ _ _ _ But [A] he could still rap back [G] and sing that
jolly [E] blound, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo _ John's.
_ _ _ Oh, [A] you just keep [G] batting, let the
evening [E] come, _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo _ John's. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Gumbo _ [Em] John's.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Take it out on the water right here.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Gumbo John was a smarper, [A] he had a small cafe, _ _
_ _ [B] little old shack just outside of [E] Baton Rouge. _ _ _
_ _ _ Everybody _ around _ said you [A] hadn't made it, _ _ [Em] [B] if you were looking for the right kind of
[E] _ _ food. _
_ _ [A] You just keep batting, let the evening [E] come, _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ out on the [A] back porch at Gumbo [Em] _ _ John's. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Me and the boys and the band wouldn't eat [A] in the break, _ _ _ _ _ we [B] were covered with road dust
and the [Em] homesick blew us.
_ [E] _
_ _ So we decided to starve and spend [A] a few _ days, _ _ _ _ [B] hell a few crawled
in the desert to check out [E] the brook.
_ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ Subiculture on [G] the skid, but it sure [E] is fun, _ _ _ out _ [G] _ on the
back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo John's. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
He had an alligator named Clyde out back [A] in a little stream. _ _
He
[B] said, boys he's a friend of mine, but he's still [E] a real [Em] man. _ _ _ _
He [E] said, you know I used
to play the guitar [Am] myself.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ He [B] held up his hand, but had two [E] fingers left. _ _ _ _
_ It was feeding
time, one in and he'd had [A] a few beers. _ _ _
_ [B] Guess he got just a little too close for one charm,
and old Clyde he ended his [E] musical career. _
_ _ _ _ But [A] he could still rap back [G] and sing that
jolly [E] blound, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo _ John's.
_ _ _ Oh, [A] you just keep [G] batting, let the
evening [E] come, _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] out on the back [A] porch at [Em] Gumbo _ John's. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Gumbo _ [Em] John's.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Take it out on the water right here.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _