Chords with lyrics
Eric Lindell
"Bayou Country"
Album: "Live in SPACE"
Lindell standard cover of Duke Bardwell's male-centered song, modified about a woman
Main riff played throughout except the refrain
A augmentedA E(h)Em7 G+G A augmentedA
e|-------------------||-------------------------||
BB|-5-5-----7-8-8-----||-----3-3---------5-5-----||
G+G|-6-6-----7-7-7-----||-----4-4---------6-6-----||
D MajorD|-7-7-----7-9-9-----||-----5-5---------7-7-----||
A augmentedA|---------7-7-7-----||-------------------------||
E MajorE|-------------------||-------------------------||
Verse 1:
A augmentedA E minor 7Em7
She was born in Louisiana 'round Bayou Manchac
G+G A augmentedA
Papa was a trapper from Napoleonville
A augmentedA E minor 7Em7
Mama was a dark eyed Cajun woman
G+G A augmentedA
If she listened to her mama she'd be there still
Verse 2:
A augmentedA E minor 7Em7
She went to school in Morgan City
G+G A augmentedA
Used to go to dances in Abbeyville
A augmentedA E minor 7Em7
Fell in love with a boy from New Orleans
G+G A augmentedA
If she listened to that boy, she might be there still
refrain:
>>cresendo strum of A augmentedA for 2 bars