Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Not a complicated song but the key changes may prove to be tricky.
C majorC
I was born on the bayou
FF
Thirty miles of Layfayette
G+G
My daddy was a cajun man
C majorC
Lord he taught us how to plow
C majorC
I remember mama's breakfast
FF
Cush Cush and a Kaye
G+G
Being served on a Banyee
C majorC
Oh, I wish I had some now
G+G
I'm a cajun born
C majorC
I'm a cajun bred
G+G
When I die
C majorC
I'm a cajun dead
C majorC
If I die in Alaska
FF
If I die in Ohio
G+G
This soul will find its way
C majorC
Back to the bayou
D MajorD
N.C D MajorD
We went to church every sunday
G+G
We had a French speaking preacher man
A augmentedA
Joked about the preacher man
D MajorD
'Cause we thought he wore a dress
D MajorD
After church we had a party
G+G
We played the music on the phonograph
A augmentedA
We had a man singing Jole Blan
D MajorD
Made a sinner out of me
A augmentedA
I'm a cajun born
D MajorD
I'm a cajun bred
A augmentedA
When I die
D MajorD
I'm a cajun dead
D MajorD
If I die in Alaska
G+G
If I die in Ohio
A augmentedA
This soul will find its way
D MajorD
Back to the bayou
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
N.C E MajorE
When I'm ready to be married
A augmentedA
I'm going to be this cajun lady
BB
Some sorta like my mamma
E MajorE
'Cause there ain't no other kind
No, there ain't no other kind
E MajorE
Wherever fortune takes me
A augmentedA
If it makes me or it breaks me
BB
It's memories will forsake me
E MajorE
Louisiana on my mind
BB
I'm a cajun born
E MajorE
I'm a cajun bred
BB
When I die
E MajorE
I'm a cajun dead
E MajorE
If I die in Alaska
A augmentedA
If I die in Ohio
BB
This soul will find its way
E MajorE
Back to the bayou
E MajorE
If I die in Alaska
D MajorD A augmentedA
If I die in Ohio
BB
This soul will find it's way
E MajorE
Back to the bayou...