Emmylou Harris – Cajun Born (Guitar)

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Not a complicated song but the key changes may prove to be tricky.
                  C
I was born on the bayou

                F
Thirty miles of Layfayette

               G
My daddy was a cajun man

                         C
Lord he taught us how to plow

                  C
I remember mama's breakfast

                F
Cush Cush and a Kaye

                  G
Being served on a Banyee

                      C
Oh, I wish I had some now

            G
I'm a cajun born

            C
I'm a cajun bred

       G
When I die

            C
I'm a cajun dead

            C
If I die in Alaska

            F
If I die in Ohio

               G
This soul will find its way

            C
Back to the bayou
D
N.C                     D
We went to church every sunday

                         G
We had a French speaking preacher man

                A
Joked about the preacher man

                            D
'Cause we thought he wore a dress

                      D
After church we had a party

                           G
We played the music on the phonograph

                     A
We had a man singing Jole Blan

                     D
Made a sinner out of me

            A
I'm a cajun born

            D
I'm a cajun bred

       A
When I die

            D
I'm a cajun dead

            D
If I die in Alaska

            G
If I die in Ohio

               A
This soul will find its way

            D
Back to the bayou
A D A D A E
N.C                  E
When I'm ready to be married

                           A
I'm going to be this cajun lady

                   B
Some sorta like my mamma

                            E
'Cause there ain't no other kind
No, there ain't no other kind
                 E
Wherever fortune takes me

                     A
If it makes me or it breaks me

                   B
It's memories will forsake me

                E
Louisiana on my mind

            B
I'm a cajun born

            E
I'm a cajun bred

       B
When I die

            E
I'm a cajun dead

            E
If I die in Alaska

            A
If I die in Ohio

               B
This soul will find its way

            E
Back to the bayou

              E
If I die in Alaska

     D      A
If I die in Ohio

               B
This soul will find it's way

            E
Back to the bayou...