Chords for The Carpenters - Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Tempo:
97.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C#
F#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D]
[Em] [G]
I look back, Joey, gotta go, [D] me oh my oh
He gotta go, pull the pirogue [G] down the bayou
I hiss, Yvonne, the sweetest one, [D] me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[F#m] [G] Feeble doe, fountain o'er [D] the place he's buzzin'
I can't forecome to see Yvonne [G] by the dozen
Dressed in style, they go [D] all wild, [D] me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie, [D] and pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] Settle down, far from town, [D] get him a pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish [G] 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] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D]
[G] Jambalaya, [D]
[G] crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish [Bm] pie, and pele gumbo
[A] For tonight down we're [G] gonna see Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, and brigade [F#] oh
Son of a gun, we'll [G] have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[Am] [G] [B] [Bm] [Em] [G#]
[C#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[Em] [G]
I look back, Joey, gotta go, [D] me oh my oh
He gotta go, pull the pirogue [G] down the bayou
I hiss, Yvonne, the sweetest one, [D] me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[F#m] [G] Feeble doe, fountain o'er [D] the place he's buzzin'
I can't forecome to see Yvonne [G] by the dozen
Dressed in style, they go [D] all wild, [D] me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie, [D] and pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] Settle down, far from town, [D] get him a pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish [G] 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] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[D]
[G] Jambalaya, [D]
[G] crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish [Bm] pie, and pele gumbo
[A] For tonight down we're [G] gonna see Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, and brigade [F#] oh
Son of a gun, we'll [G] have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[Am] [G] [B] [Bm] [Em] [G#]
[C#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
Key:
G
D
C#
F#
B
G
D
C#
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ I look back, Joey, gotta go, [D] me oh my oh
He gotta go, pull the pirogue [G] down the bayou
I hiss, Yvonne, the sweetest one, [D] me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[F#m] [G] Feeble doe, fountain o'er [D] the place he's buzzin'
_ I can't forecome to see Yvonne [G] by the dozen
_ Dressed in style, they go [D] all wild, [D] me oh my oh
_ Son of a gun, we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie, [D] and pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Settle down, far from town, [D] get him a _ pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish [G] 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] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Jambalaya, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish [Bm] pie, and pele gumbo
[A] For tonight down we're [G] gonna see Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, and brigade [F#] oh
Son of a gun, we'll [G] have big fun on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ I look back, Joey, gotta go, [D] me oh my oh
He gotta go, pull the pirogue [G] down the bayou
I hiss, Yvonne, the sweetest one, [D] me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
[F#m] [G] Feeble doe, fountain o'er [D] the place he's buzzin'
_ I can't forecome to see Yvonne [G] by the dozen
_ Dressed in style, they go [D] all wild, [D] me oh my oh
_ Son of a gun, we'll have big [G] fun on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie, [D] and pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Settle down, far from town, [D] get him a _ pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish [G] 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] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Jambalaya, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish [Bm] pie, and pele gumbo
[A] For tonight down we're [G] gonna see Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, and brigade [F#] oh
Son of a gun, we'll [G] have big fun on the bayou
_ _ Jambalaya, crawfish pie, and [D] pele gumbo
For tonight down we're gonna see [G] Montserrat, me oh
_ Picket tar, fill fruit jar, [D] and brigade oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun [G] on the bayou
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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