Bayou Song chords by Tina Turner

Key: A

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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Just another Louisiana mornin', Bayou rain fallin' without warnin'
D
Babies cryin'
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The window's dirty, I can't see out it
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Sittin' smokin' thinkin' about it
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Lord I'm so tired (so tired) so tired

Verse 2:
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And I've workin' in the long cold night
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Too tired to sleep and too hungry to fi-i-ight (so tired)
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Workin' for the man hard as I can
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Tryin' to make a livin' in this Bayou la-a-and (so tired)

Chorus:
G              D                         A
Good Lord what kinda life is this for my baby?
G                  D           A
Bad enough I gotta suffer it myself
G              D                       A
Take our love, take us from this Bayou country
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Let the bayou bums starve by themselves (hoo-hoo-hoo)

Verse 3:
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Just another Louisiana afternoon, drinkin' homemade liquor two ounce
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Smooth 'till ya hangin'
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Don't talk much, 'coz the man's crazy
                           D
Times are hard, thangs are hazy
D                   A      A
Lord, I'm so tired (mmh)

Verse 4:
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To make it in this town you gotta work all over
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When I get home, I start a-all over (got to start all over)
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Half dead by the end of the night
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But it's what I gotta do to give my man a good li-i-ife

Chorus:
G              D                         A
Good Lord what kinda life is this for my baby
     G                  D           A
It's bad enough I gotta suffer it myself
G              D                       A
Take our love, take us from this Bayou country
C             D           A
Let the bayou bums starve by themselves

End:
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Let the bayou bums drink themselves to hell