Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: C I don't smoke I don't shoot smack C But I got a spicy monkey riding on my back C Don't eat beignets too much sugar and dough Chorus: G F C But I will play for gumbo G F C Yes I will play for gumbo Verse 2: C It started in my grandma's in her kitchen by the sea C She warned me when where she told me "son the first one's free" C It hit me like a rock or some Taekwondo Chorus: G F C Cause I will play for gumbo G F C Oh yeah I will play for gumbo Verse 3: F A piece of french bread with which to wipe my bowl C Good for the body, good for the soul F It's a little like religion and a lot like sex G You should never know when you're gonna get it next C At midnight in the Quarter or noon in Thibodaux Chorus: G F C I will play for gumbo G F C Yes, I will play for gumbo Verse 4: C I'm not talking quesadillas or a dozen Krispy Kremes C Or a pound of caviar that's a rich man's dream C No banana split or filet of pompano Chorus: G F C No, I will play for gumbo G F C Yeah, I will play for gumbo Solo on C scale or argeggio: C Bridge: F A piece of french bread with which to wipe my bowl C Good for the body, good for the soul F It's a little like religion and a lot like sex G You should never know when you're gonna get it next Verse 5: C Maybe it's that sausage or those pretty pink shrimp C Or that popcorn rice that makes me blow up like a blimp C Maybe it's that voodoo from Marie Laveau Chorus: G F C But I will play for gumbo G F C Hey I will play for gumbo Verse 6: C Now the sauce boss makes his cookin' on the stage C Singing and a-picking for his nightly wage C Sweating and a frettin' from his head to his toe Chorus: G F C Playin' and swayin' with the gumbo G F C Prayin' and buffetin' with the gumbo Bridge: F A piece of french bread with which to wipe my bowl C Good for the body, good for the soul F It's a little like religion and a lot like sex G You should never know when you're gonna get it next C At midnight in the Quarter or noon in Thibodaux Chorus: G F C I will play for gumbo G F C I will play for gumbo G F C I will play for gumbo G F C I will play for gumbo Solo on C scales or argeggio and Fade Out: C
