Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: E Difficulty: Intermediate Born On The Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival Intro: Play 2x E7 E7 E7 E7 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|------5------5--|---5------5-----|----5------5----|--5------5------| G|--------7------7|-----7----------|------7---------|----7-----------| D|----6------6----|-6------6-------|--6------6---7--|6------6--------| A|2>7-------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E7 Now, when I was just a little boy E7 D A Standin' to my Daddy's knee E7 My poppa said, "Son, don't let the man get you an' E7 D A Do what he done to me" E7 'Cause he'll get you E7 'Cause he'll get you mama E7 And I can remember the fourth of July E7 D A Runnin' through the backwood, bare E7 And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin' E7 D A Chasin' down a hoodoo there E7 D A Chasin' down a hoodoo there E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A Born on the bayou, Lord, Lord Instrumental: E7 E7 E7 E7 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------0---| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3----------3-----| G|2---2-1-2-1-2-1-|2-1-2-1-2-1-----|1-2-1-2-1-------|1-2-2>4--44--------------| D|----------------|------------2---|----------2---2-|-------------------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------| E7 E7 E7 E7 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B|----------------|-------7>9-9---9|--9-7-7-9-7>9-9-|--9--7-10-9-7-9---| G|49-9---9|--9-7-7-9—7>9-9-|--9--7-11-9-7-9---| D|----------------|--2-2--------9--|9---------------|9-----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| | Play 3x | | Play 3x | E7 D D A A E G#m F#m E D D A A E E7 D D A A E e|-----------------|3-3--0-0--0---4--2--0|2-2-0-0-0-------|-----------------|--------2-2-0-0-0| B|7>9---9---9-7-7-9|2-2--2-2--0---4--2--0|3-3-2-2-0-------|-----------------|--------3-3-2-2-0| G|7>9---9---9-7-7-9|3-3--2-2--1---4--2--1|2-2-2-2-1-------|-----------------|--------2-2-2-2-1| D|----9---9--------|0-0--2-2--2---6--4--2|0-0-2-2-2-------|2-----2-------2--|----2---0-0-2-2-2| A|-----------------|-----0-0--2---6--4--2|----0-0-2-------|--2h4-----2-4---4|2-4---4-----0-0-2| E|-----------------|----------0---4--2--0|--------0-------|--------0--------|----------------0| Play Intro one time E7 Wish I was back on the bayou E7 D A Rollin' with some Cajun queen E7 Wishin' I were a fast freight train E7 D A D A Just a chooglin' on down to New Orleans E7 D A D A Born on the bayou E7 D A D A Born on the bayou E7 D A D A D A Born on the bayou | Play 7x | E7 E7 D D A A E e|-----------------|--------2-2-0-0-0| B|-----------------|--------3-3-2-2-0| G|-----------------|--------2-2-2-2-1| D|2-----2-------2--|----2---0-0-2-2-2| A|--2h4-----2-4---4|2-4---4-----0-0-2| E|--------0--------|----------------0| Play E7 for 5 measures Play Intro for 8 measures E7 And I can remember the fourth of July E7 D A Runnin' through the backwood, bare E7 And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin' E7 D A Chasin' down a hoodoo there E7 D A Chasin' down a hoodoo there E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A Born on the bayou Play intro to fade ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************
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