Bayou Country chords by Eric Lindell

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       E(h)Em7          G           A
e|-------------------||-------------------------||
B|-5-5-----7-8-8-----||-----3-3---------5-5-----||
G|-6-6-----7-7-7-----||-----4-4---------6-6-----||
D|-7-7-----7-9-9-----||-----5-5---------7-7-----||
A|---------7-7-7-----||-------------------------||
E|-------------------||-------------------------||

Verse 1:
A                                 Em7
She was born in Louisiana 'round Bayou Manchac
 G                         A
Papa was a trapper from Napoleonville

A                     Em7
Mama was a dark eyed Cajun woman
    G                         A
If she listened to her mama she'd be there still

Verse 2:
A                     Em7
She went to school in Morgan City
 G                         A
Used to go to dances in Abbeyville
A                   Em7
Fell in love with a boy from New Orleans
 G                         A
If she listened to that boy, she might be there still
refrain:
>>cresendo strum of A for 2 bars