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The Bayou

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[Verse]
GKatie had Emplans, but there aCadd9in't no cDhance in the GbayouEm  Cadd9  D  
GTurned eiEmghteen and that's Cadd9six months Dclean in the GbayouEm  Cadd9  D  
GGovernment cEmame to Cadd9take them awDay from the bGayou,    Em        Cadd9   Dsaid
The oGne's that sEmtay will be wCadd9ashed to their gDraves with the bGayou
Em  Cadd9 D
[Chorus]
So won't you tCadd9ell me I'm lDost when I lGie to you
EmTell me good tDhoughts are gonna cGarry us tCadd9hrough
EmAnd I'll tell you what ID'm gonna dGo
I'm gonna fEmight the fire, tDake it higher sGing it till they bring it dCadd9own to the wire
EmShake it off, and gDo start anGew
[Verse]
GKatie left Emhome, and made the Cadd9trek all Dalone from thGe bayouEm  Cadd9  D  
Says HouGston's coEmld, to the sCadd9ummer's that we kDnow in the baGyouEm  Cadd9  D  
But her olGd man dEmrinks and at Cadd9night she still thiDnks of the baGyouEm  Cadd9  D  
Yeah the ciGty's got sEmaved, but they Cadd9never made the gDrade in the bGayou
Em Cadd9 D
[Chorus]
So won't you tCadd9ell me I'm lDost when I lGie to you
EmTell me good tDhoughts are gonna cGarry us tCadd9hrough
EmAnd I'll tell you what ID'm gonna dGo
I'm gonna fEmight the fire, tDake it higher sGing it till they bring it dCadd9own to the wire
EmShake it off, and gDo start anGew
[Outro]
EmShake it off, and gDo start aCadd9new
EmShake it off, and gDo start anGew 

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The Bayou

by Iron Eyes Cody

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Cadd9

[Verse]

G Em Cadd9 D G Em Cadd9 D

Katie had plans, but there ain't no chance in the bayou

G Em Cadd9 D G Em Cadd9 D

Turned eighteen and that's six months clean in the bayou

G Em Cadd9 D G Em Cadd9 D

Government came to take them away from the bayou, said

G Em Cadd9 D G

The one's that stay will be washed to their graves with the bayou

Em Cadd9 D

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D G

So won't you tell me I'm lost when I lie to you

Em D G Cadd9

Tell me good thoughts are gonna carry us through

Em D G

And I'll tell you what I'm gonna do

Em D G Cadd9

I'm gonna fight the fire, take it higher sing it till they bring it down to the wire

Em D G

Shake it off, and go start anew

[Verse]

G Em Cadd9 D G Em Cadd9 D

Katie left home, and made the trek all alone from the bayou

G Em Cadd9 D G Em Cadd9 D

Says Houston's cold, to the summer's that we know in the bayou

G Em Cadd9 D G Em Cadd9 D

But her old man drinks and at night she still thinks of the bayou

G Em Cadd9 D G

Yeah the city's got saved, but they never made the grade in the bayou

Em Cadd9 D

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D G

So won't you tell me I'm lost when I lie to you

Em D G Cadd9

Tell me good thoughts are gonna carry us through

Em D G

And I'll tell you what I'm gonna do

Em D G Cadd9

I'm gonna fight the fire, take it higher sing it till they bring it down to the wire

Em D G

Shake it off, and go start anew

[Outro]

Em D Cadd9

Shake it off, and go start anew

Em D G

Shake it off, and go start anew

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