One Foot In The Bayou Chords

by Tab Benoit
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Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDhlSQ2PdAc spotify:track:03xN0oIt6LI2khWMW3hVls Worked out on request for robertnelson651 from California, USA.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author frans.vanuytv [pro] 190,672. Last edit on Mar 16, 2021

Chords

G
C
D
A

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDhlSQ2PdAc
spotify:track:03xN0oIt6LI2khWMW3hVls
Worked out on request for robertnelson651 from California, USA
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Songwriters: David Egan
 
[Intro]
| G          | G          | G          | G          |
 
[Verse 1]
G                G            G                 G
  Diamong Rings,   Limosines,   down home girl,   uptown dreams,
G                   G                 G                               G
  penthouse suites,   Broadway shows,   they just don't move her like zydeco.
      C                    C                        G         G
She's goin up to the city,   she don't know what to do,
          D                         C                     G         G  D
she's got one foot in New York City   and one foot in the bayou.
 
[Verse 2]
G            G               G                  G
  Taxi cabs,   traffic jams,   sure do miss her   candied yams,
G                      G                       G                    G
  she packed her bags,   you shoulda seen that big suitcase full of   turnip greens.
      C                    C                      G         G
She's goin up to the city,   still got mud on her shoes,
          D                         C                     G         G  D
she's got one foot in New York City   and one foot in the bayou.
 
[Solo] (Nelson = Piano)
| G          | G          | G          | G          |
| C          | C          | G          | G          |
| D          | C          | G          | G    D     ||
 
| G          | G          | G          | G          |
| C          | C          | G          | G          |
| D          | C          | G          | G    D     ||
 
[Bridge]
C               C                  G                         G
  If she's gone   I wish her well,   she might come home you just can't tell.
A                 A                    D                          D
  But if she runs out of of luck, I'll drive right up and get her   in my truck.
 
[Verse 3]
G                            C                      G             G
  She's goin up to the city, she don't know what to do,
        C                               C                      G         G
she was born and raised in Morgan City,   still got mud on her shoes.
        D                     C                 G         G  D
She got one foot in New York,   one foot in the bayou.
 
[Solo] (Jim = Guitar)
| G          | G          | G          | G          |
| C          | C          | G          | G          |
| D          | C          | G          | G    D     ||
 
| G          | G          | G          | G          |
| C          | C          | G          | G          |
| D          | C          | G          | G    D     ||
 
[Bridge]
C               C                  G                         G
  If she's gone   I wish her well,   she might come home you just can't tell.
A                 A                    D                          D
  But if she runs out of of luck, I'll drive right up and get her   in my truck.
 
[Verse 3] (Reprise and Outro]
      G                    C                        G             G
She's goin up to the city,   she don't know what to do,
        C                               C                      G         G
she was born and raised in Morgan City,   still got mud on her shoes.
        D                           C                 G         G  D  ??
She got one foot in New York, yall,   one foot in the bayou.
               D                          C                 G         G
Yea, she's got one foot in New York City,   one foot in the bayou.
          D                          C                 N.C.         G
She's got one foot in New York City,   one foot in the Bayou.
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