Jambalaya (1973) - THE CARPENTERS - Lyrics Chords
Tempo:
99.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
F#
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D]
[G] [F#] [G]
A good bad Joe, he gotta go me oh [D] my oh He gotta go pull the pierog down [G] the bayou
A his you von the sweetest one me [D] oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D] A [G] feeble Joe, felt no two [D] places for a zoo A kinfolk come to see you bon by [G] the dozen
Dressed in style they go all [D] wild me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea [G] mama share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Settle
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] down far from town get [D] him a pierog And he'll catch all the [G] fish in the bayou
Swap his mind to buy Yvonne [D] what she need oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D]
[Bm] [F#] [G]
[D]
[G] Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo [Em] For tonight down the golden sea mama share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie [D] and pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[Am] [F#] [G] [B] [G]
[G] [F#] [G]
A good bad Joe, he gotta go me oh [D] my oh He gotta go pull the pierog down [G] the bayou
A his you von the sweetest one me [D] oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D] A [G] feeble Joe, felt no two [D] places for a zoo A kinfolk come to see you bon by [G] the dozen
Dressed in style they go all [D] wild me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea [G] mama share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Settle
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] down far from town get [D] him a pierog And he'll catch all the [G] fish in the bayou
Swap his mind to buy Yvonne [D] what she need oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D]
[Bm] [F#] [G]
[D]
[G] Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo [Em] For tonight down the golden sea mama share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie [D] and pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[Am] [F#] [G] [B] [G]
Key:
G
D
F#
E
Bm
G
D
F#
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ A good bad Joe, he gotta go me oh [D] my oh He gotta go pull the pierog down [G] the bayou
A his you von the sweetest one me [D] oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D] A [G] feeble Joe, felt no two [D] places for a zoo A kinfolk come to see you bon by [G] the dozen
_ Dressed in style they go all [D] wild me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili _ gumbo For tonight down the golden sea [G] mama share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Settle _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ down far from town get [D] him a pierog And he'll catch all the [G] fish in the bayou
_ Swap his mind to buy Yvonne [D] what she need oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo _ For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo _ [Em] For tonight down the golden sea mama share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou
_ Jambalaya, crawfish pie [D] and pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ _ [Am] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ A good bad Joe, he gotta go me oh [D] my oh He gotta go pull the pierog down [G] the bayou
A his you von the sweetest one me [D] oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D] A [G] feeble Joe, felt no two [D] places for a zoo A kinfolk come to see you bon by [G] the dozen
_ Dressed in style they go all [D] wild me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili _ gumbo For tonight down the golden sea [G] mama share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Settle _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ down far from town get [D] him a pierog And he'll catch all the [G] fish in the bayou
_ Swap his mind to buy Yvonne [D] what she need oh Son of a gun we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo _ For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and [D] pili gumbo _ [Em] For tonight down the golden sea mama share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou
_ Jambalaya, crawfish pie [D] and pili gumbo For tonight down the golden sea mama [G] share me oh
_ Pick guitar and throw through jar [D] and be gay oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ _ [Am] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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