Chords for JO- El Sonnier -Cajun Born
Tempo:
86.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] I was born on a bayou, 30 [C] miles out of Lafayette.
My daddy [D] was a Cajun man, and he taught [G] me how to fly.
I remember mama's breakfast, couscous [C] in the cayenne.
Steamed syrup [D] on a banyan, Lord I wish I [G] had some now.
I'm a [D] Cajun born, I'm a [G] Cajun bred.
And when I [D] die, I'll be a [G] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [C] in Ohio,
My soul [D] will find its way back to [G] the bayou.
[A]
We went to church every Sunday, we had a French [D]-speaking preacher man.
The kids joked [E] about the preacher man, cause we thought he [A] wore a dress.
At the church we have a party, Cajun music [D] on the floor and brass.
There was a show [E] singing Jody Blum, girl you better sing [A] around me.
[E] I'm a Cajun born, I'm a [A] Cajun bred.
And when I [E] die, I'll be a [A] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [D] in Ohio,
My [E] soul will find its way back to [A] the bayou.
[E] [A]
[B] When I get enough to marry, I give myself [E] a Cajun lady.
Someone sort of [F#] like my mama, cause there ain't no [B] other kind, no other kind.
And wherever fortune takes me, if it makes me [E] or breaks me,
Those memories [F#] won't forsake me, I lose a handle [B] on my mind.
I'm a [F#] Cajun born, I'm a [B] Cajun bred.
And when I [F#] die, I'll be a [B] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [E] in Ohio,
My soul [F#] will find its way back to [B] the bayou.
My daddy [D] was a Cajun man, and he taught [G] me how to fly.
I remember mama's breakfast, couscous [C] in the cayenne.
Steamed syrup [D] on a banyan, Lord I wish I [G] had some now.
I'm a [D] Cajun born, I'm a [G] Cajun bred.
And when I [D] die, I'll be a [G] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [C] in Ohio,
My soul [D] will find its way back to [G] the bayou.
[A]
We went to church every Sunday, we had a French [D]-speaking preacher man.
The kids joked [E] about the preacher man, cause we thought he [A] wore a dress.
At the church we have a party, Cajun music [D] on the floor and brass.
There was a show [E] singing Jody Blum, girl you better sing [A] around me.
[E] I'm a Cajun born, I'm a [A] Cajun bred.
And when I [E] die, I'll be a [A] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [D] in Ohio,
My [E] soul will find its way back to [A] the bayou.
[E] [A]
[B] When I get enough to marry, I give myself [E] a Cajun lady.
Someone sort of [F#] like my mama, cause there ain't no [B] other kind, no other kind.
And wherever fortune takes me, if it makes me [E] or breaks me,
Those memories [F#] won't forsake me, I lose a handle [B] on my mind.
I'm a [F#] Cajun born, I'm a [B] Cajun bred.
And when I [F#] die, I'll be a [B] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [E] in Ohio,
My soul [F#] will find its way back to [B] the bayou.
Key:
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ was born on a bayou, 30 [C] miles out of Lafayette.
My daddy [D] was a Cajun man, and he taught [G] me how to fly.
I remember mama's breakfast, couscous [C] in the cayenne.
Steamed syrup [D] on a banyan, Lord I wish I [G] had some now.
I'm a [D] Cajun born, _ I'm a [G] Cajun bred.
And when I [D] die, I'll be a [G] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [C] in Ohio,
My soul [D] will find its way back to [G] the bayou.
_ _ [A] _
We went to church every Sunday, we had a French [D]-speaking preacher man.
The kids joked [E] about the preacher man, cause we thought he [A] wore a dress.
At the church we have a party, Cajun music [D] on the floor and brass.
There was a show [E] singing Jody Blum, girl you better sing [A] around me. _
[E] I'm a Cajun born, I'm a [A] Cajun bred.
And when I [E] die, I'll be a [A] Cajun then. _
If I die in Alaska, if I die [D] in Ohio,
My [E] soul will find its way back to [A] the bayou.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ When I get enough to marry, I give myself [E] a Cajun lady.
Someone sort of [F#] like my mama, cause there ain't no [B] other kind, no other kind.
And wherever fortune takes me, if it makes me [E] or breaks me,
Those memories [F#] won't forsake me, I lose a handle [B] on my mind.
I'm a [F#] Cajun born, I'm a [B] Cajun bred.
And when I [F#] die, I'll be a [B] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [E] in Ohio,
My soul [F#] will find its way back to [B] the bayou. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My daddy [D] was a Cajun man, and he taught [G] me how to fly.
I remember mama's breakfast, couscous [C] in the cayenne.
Steamed syrup [D] on a banyan, Lord I wish I [G] had some now.
I'm a [D] Cajun born, _ I'm a [G] Cajun bred.
And when I [D] die, I'll be a [G] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [C] in Ohio,
My soul [D] will find its way back to [G] the bayou.
_ _ [A] _
We went to church every Sunday, we had a French [D]-speaking preacher man.
The kids joked [E] about the preacher man, cause we thought he [A] wore a dress.
At the church we have a party, Cajun music [D] on the floor and brass.
There was a show [E] singing Jody Blum, girl you better sing [A] around me. _
[E] I'm a Cajun born, I'm a [A] Cajun bred.
And when I [E] die, I'll be a [A] Cajun then. _
If I die in Alaska, if I die [D] in Ohio,
My [E] soul will find its way back to [A] the bayou.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ When I get enough to marry, I give myself [E] a Cajun lady.
Someone sort of [F#] like my mama, cause there ain't no [B] other kind, no other kind.
And wherever fortune takes me, if it makes me [E] or breaks me,
Those memories [F#] won't forsake me, I lose a handle [B] on my mind.
I'm a [F#] Cajun born, I'm a [B] Cajun bred.
And when I [F#] die, I'll be a [B] Cajun then.
If I die in Alaska, if I die [E] in Ohio,
My soul [F#] will find its way back to [B] the bayou. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _