Cajun Caper chords by Glen Campbell

Chords with lyrics

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Cajun Caper
Glen Campbell
Album Highwayman
written by Michael Smotherman
"Ragin' Cajun " Doug Kershaw
played fiddle

Intro FF

Verse 1

FF
Well I was a working down in Bemagrove at the palace

Workin' off shore

The man told me that to stay at sea
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I'd have to stop that fighting
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And everyday at noon

Them cajun shrimp boats would pull upside
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And them pretty dark eyed ladies traded shrimp for my wine

Chorus 1

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So I tell the men my former life I lived in Louisiana
     FF
Cause I like that cajun food

And I like Cajun Music
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And I like Cajun Girls

Verse 2

FF
Well I had me a runnin' partner

His name was aligator John

You know he said that he used to wrestle
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but he put a lot of people on
FF
Now everyday at sundown

Well Me and ole John would be downtown

And all them pretty dark eyed ladies
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Well they tried to smile me down

Chorus 2

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So I tell the men my former life I lived in Louisiana

Cause I like that cajun food

And I like Cajun Music

And I like Cajun Girls

Bridge

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Well maybe the same line
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And maybe the same time
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Well you know them mean ole rules
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well they get you down I...elieyeeee.......Yeah play it Dougie

Riff C majorC G+G G+G G7G7 D MajorD C majorC FF

Verse 3

FF
And I was down in Ensenada

I was a workin' off shore

And you know the man told me that to stay at sea
C majorC  Bb majorBb   FF     DmDm
I'd have to stop that drinkin'
  FF
And everyday at noon

A augmentedA Mexican shrimp boat would pull upside

Yes and them pretty dark eyed ladies
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traded shrimp for my wine
       Bb majorBb   C majorC   A7A7   DmDm
So I tell the men my former life I lived in Tijuana

Outro

FF
But I like Mexican food

And I like Mexican music
      Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC    FF
And I like Mexican girls  I.....elieyeeeee

riff  C majorC G+G G7G7 D MajorD C majorC FF


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