Bayou By You chords by Brent Morgan

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: F


Intro:

D  G  D  G


Verse 1:
D
Close my eyes, back there again
G
Sunlight shining off your skin
D
Prettiest thing I'd ever seen
   G                              D  G
My red wine, redneck, river queen

Verse 2:
           D
You had me bait the hook and the throw the line
    G
And my hands shook the whole damn time
D                                   G
Knew right then, you had reeled me in


Chorus:
       A
On the bayou, by you
G
Everything made sense
     D
On a Jon boat floating
     A/C#
In a neon sunset
Bm7
High tide rolling in
       A
On the bayou, time moves
G
Faster than the wind
   D                        A/C#
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
          Bm7
I'd do it all a little different
            Em7        D/F#           G
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
    D
The bayou, by you


Verse 3:
D
I woulda held your hand with a tighter grip
G
Leaned in slow and kissed your lips
  D
Unlike those fish
                        G
I'd have never let you go


Verse 4:
         D
I woulda married you right then and there
     G
With God, the birds and the southern air
       D                                             G
Take a honeymoon, right there, right where the river flows


Chorus:
       A
On the bayou, by you
G
Everything made sense
     D
On a Jon boat floating
     A/C#
In a neon sunset
Bm7
High tide rolling in
       A
On the bayou, time moves
G
Faster than the wind
   D                        A/C#
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
          Bm7
I'd do it all a little different
            Em7        D/F#           G
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
    D
The bayou, by you


Bridge:
    F#m7                      Bm7
And if you ever find yourself wanting to come home
F#m                           G
You'll find me sitting there alone


Out-Chorus:
       A
On the bayou, by you
G
Everything made sense
     D
On a Jon boat floating
     A/C#
In a neon sunset
Bm7
High tide rolling in
       A
On the bayou, time moves
G
Faster than the wind
   D                        A/C#
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
          Bm7
I'd do it all a little different
            Em7        D/F#           G
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
           Em7           D/F#           G
Yeah, I'll spend forever tryna get back to
    D             G
The bayou, by you
       D
Oh the bayou, by you