Cajun Born chords by Emmylou Harris

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Not a complicated song but the key changes may prove to be tricky.

         C
I was born on the bayou
        F
Thirty miles of Layfayette
        G
My daddy was a cajun man
             C
Lord he taught us how to plow
         C
I remember mama's breakfast
        F
Cush Cush and a Kaye
         G
Being served on a Banyee
           C
Oh, I wish I had some now

      G
I'm a cajun born
      C
I'm a cajun bred
    G
When I die
      C
I'm a cajun dead
      C
If I die in Alaska
      F
If I die in Ohio
        G
This soul will find its way
      C
Back to the bayou
D

N.C           D
We went to church every sunday
             G
We had a French speaking preacher man
        A
Joked about the preacher man
              D
'Cause we thought he wore a dress
           D
After church we had a party
              G
We played the music on the phonograph
           A
We had a man singing Jole Blan
           D
Made a sinner out of me

      A
I'm a cajun born
      D
I'm a cajun bred
    A
When I die
      D
I'm a cajun dead
      D
If I die in Alaska
      G
If I die in Ohio
        A
This soul will find its way
      D
Back to the bayou

A D A D A E

N.C         E
When I'm ready to be married
              A
I'm going to be this cajun lady
          B
Some sorta like my mamma
              E
'Cause there ain't no other kind

No, there ain't no other kind

         E
Wherever fortune takes me
           A
If it makes me or it breaks me
          B
It's memories will forsake me
        E
Louisiana on my mind

      B
I'm a cajun born
      E
I'm a cajun bred
    B
When I die
      E
I'm a cajun dead
      E
If I die in Alaska
      A
If I die in Ohio
        B
This soul will find its way
      E
Back to the bayou

       E
If I die in Alaska
   D   A
If I die in Ohio
        B
This soul will find it's way
      E
Back to the bayou...