Jambalaya chords by Roy Orbison

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD

Verse 1:

     D MajorD            A augmentedA
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh

     A augmentedA      A7A7        D MajorD
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the Bayou

  D MajorD               A augmentedA
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh

     A augmentedA          A7A7     D MajorD
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

Chorus:

   D MajorD                A augmentedA
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé* gumbo

     A augmentedA        A7A7       D MajorD
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio

    D MajorD             A augmentedA
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo

     A augmentedA          A7A7     D MajorD
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

Instrumental:
Eb MajorEb

Verse 2:

   Eb MajorEb               Bb majorBb
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'

    Bb majorBb      Bb7Bb7     Eb MajorEb
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen

     Eb MajorEb              Bb majorBb
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh

     Bb majorBb         Bb7Bb7    Eb MajorEb
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

Chorus:

   Eb MajorEb               Bb majorBb
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo

     Bb majorBb       Bb7Bb7       Eb MajorEb
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio

   Eb MajorEb              Bb majorBb
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo

     Bb majorBb         Bb7Bb7    Eb MajorEb
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

Outro:

     Bb majorBb         Bb7Bb7    Eb MajorEb DbDb Eb MajorEb
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou