Bayou Jubilee chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Intro

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

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

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


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

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

Outro