Bayou Girl

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I know a girl named Edie 
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She’s a good friend of mine 
C           Am 
Living on the bayou 
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On Evangeline 
C           Am 
Well she's pretty as a picture 
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In a magazine 
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She ‘bout the prettiest little thing 
D/F#     G 
You ever seen 

Verse 1:
 
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Well I’m back upon muddy water 
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Down where the big fish go 
C           Am 
Running on the banks 
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In a little pi-reaux 
      C           Am 
And all day long 
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What I’m thinking of 
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Well I’m hoping I can snag me 
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A little Cajun dove 

 
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She lives down 
        C           Am 
In a 2 bit town 
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Where the Palmetto Grows 
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All around 
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Anywhere 
              C           Am 
In the whole damn world 
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You won’t never find love 
D/F#         G 
Like a bayou girl 


Verse 2:
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Well I’m sitting in a shotgun cabin 
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Sippin Little Sherry Wine 
C           Am 
We sure do have some fun 
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Sure do have a real good time 
     C           Am 
Laughing and a singing 
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I guarantee 
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To the “adoline” 
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And the “fiddle dee dee” 

Guitar solo: G D C G C G D G 

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Someday were gonna get married 
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She will be my bon ton bride 
C           Am 
Many people come 
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And Watch us stand side by side 
      C           Am 
Gonna have a little band 
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Play feux deaux deaux 
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Etoufee 
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And a hot gumbo 

 
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She lives down 
         C           Am 
In a 2 bit town 
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With a Palmetto Grows 
    D/F# 
All around 
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Anywhere 
                C           Am 
In the God Al mighty World 
          G 
You won’t never find love 
D/F#         G 
Like a bayou girl 
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Ain’t nothing the world 
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Like a bayou girl