Bayou Jubilee chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Chords with lyrics

Intro

verse 1
|G+G               |G+G
 Nothin' in this world's such a pure delight
   |D MajorD       |G+G       |
 As a fais-do-do on a Saturday night
|G+G         |G+G
 Work your tail off all week long
    |D MajorD               |G+G        |
 But forget about your troubles with a party and a song

verse 2
|G+G        |G+G
 Boy, I love them old time tunes
     |D MajorD            |G+G     |
 They can tickle your senses like a yellow moon
|G+G
 Creole food sure tastes fine
     |D MajorD            |G+G      |C majorC  |
 When you wash it on down with that homemade wine ....

Chorus
|C majorC         |FF      C majorC
 Get out the fiddle, rosin up the bow
    |G+G            |G+G         |
 There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow
|G+G       |G/BG/B    C majorC  |D MajorD          |G+G  |
 Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
|G+G       |G/BG/B    C majorC  |D MajorD          |G+G  |
 Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee

verse 3
|G+G           |G+G      |
 There's Pierre and his girl Laverne
|D MajorD                |G+G      |
 Dancin' so hot you'd think their shoes'd burn
|G+G           |G+G
 Grandma's in the corner shakin' it, too
   |D MajorD            |G+G        |
 She's got her own version of a Cajun boogaloo

Chorus
|C majorC         |FF      C majorC
 Get out the fiddle, rosin up the bow
    |G+G            |G+G         |
 There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow
|G+G       |G/BG/B    C majorC  |D MajorD          |G+G  |
 Grab your baby, dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
|G+G       |G/BG/B    C majorC  |D MajorD          |G+G
 Grab your baby, dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
       |G+G       |G/BG/B    C majorC  |
 Why don't cha grab your baby, dance 'til three
|D MajorD          |C majorC   |
 Down at the Bayou Jubilee--

Outro