Jambalaya chords by Brenda Lee

Intro]
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Verse 1:
A                   E
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me, oh, my oh.
E                   A
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
A                  E
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me, oh, my, oh.
E                    A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.


Chorus:
A                    E
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filet gumbo.
E                  A
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amie-o.
A                 E
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo.
E                    A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Verse 2:
A                   E
Thibodeaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'.
E                 A
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.
A                    E
Dress in style and go hog wild, me, oh, my, oh.
A                    A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.


Chorus:
A                    E
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filet gumbo.
E                  A
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amie-o.
A                 E
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo.
E                    A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.


Interlude:
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Verse 3:
A                  E
Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue.
E                 A
And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou.
A                 E
Send my mom to get Yvonne what she need-o.
E                    A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.


Chorus:
A                    E
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filet gumbo.
E                  A
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amie-o.
A                 E
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo.
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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayooooooou.