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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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"Blue Bayou"
(Roy Orbison - Joe Melson)
Intro:
(acoustic bass w/high-hat [2X])
v v v v v v v v
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-3---------------|-3---------------|
-------3-3-----3-|-------3-3-----3-|
-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1 (chords implied):
(F)
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|
-3---------------|-3---------------|
-------3-3-----3-|-------3-3-----3-|
-----------------|-----------------|
I feel so bad I've got a worried mind
(C7/G)
v v v v v v v v
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-3---------------|-5---------------|
-------3-3-----3-|-------3-3-----3-|
-----------------|-----------------|
I'm so lonesome all the time
v v v v v v v v
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-5---------------|-5---------------|
-------3-3-----3-|-------3-3-----3-|
-----------------|-----------------|
Since I left my baby behind on
(F)
v v v v v v v v
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-3---------------|-1---1-3---------|
-------3-3-----3-|---3---x---------|
-----------------|-----------------|
Blue Bayou ^ snare
Verse 2:
(Bo-bo-bo dim-da-dee-ay)
[band enters]
F
Savin' nickels, savin' dimes
C7/G
Workin' 'til the sun don't shine
F [N.C.]
Lookin' forward to happier times on Blue Bayou
Bridge 1:
F C7
I'm goin' back some day, come what may, to Blue Bayou
F
Where you sleep all day and the catfish play on Blue Bayou
F7
All those fishin' boats with their sails afloat
Bb Bbm
If I could only see
F C7 F [N.C.]
That familiar sunrise thru sleepy eyes how happy I'd be
Verse 3:
(Bo-bo-bo dim-da-dee-ay)
Oh, to see my baby again
And to be with some of my friends
Maybe I'd be happy then on Blue Bayou
Bridge 2:
I'm goin' back some day, gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine and the world is mine on Blue Bayou
Ah, that girl of mine by my side
The silver moon and the evening tide
Ah, some sweet day gonna take away this hurtin' inside
Coda:
C7 [N.C.]
I'll never be blue, my dreams come true
Gm C7 F
On Blue Bay...ou
(Bo-bo-bo dim-da-dee-ay) [repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
