Ricky Nelson – Down Along The Bayou Country (Guitar)

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[Intro] (Bass climb-down: G# G F#) A A A D D [Verse 1]
       D
It was down along the bayou country

D                 A
Down around New Orleans

    A                      A7
You took my hand, you said you're my man

      A           A7           D
We'll have a good life you and me
[Verse 2]
       D
It was down along the bayou country

D                 A
Down in the Cajun land

A                            A7
Momma said: Son, you know, before you're done

             A              A7          D
You're gonna wind up with a gun in your hand
[Chorus]
       G          C             G       C
Then I heard that train whistle moanin'

       G          C        G    C
It was rolling on down the line

      G           C               G         C
I got thoughts to straighten out, places to know about

A          A7         D
...I'll be home in no time
[Verse 4]
       D
Then I hopped a train down in Lockport

  D                   A
I headed cross Hattiesburg

          A                     A7
I think I knew then, I wouldn't see you again

    A           A7           D
Goodbye was the last thing I heard
[Chorus]
       G     C         G          C
Then I met a man up in Greenville

             G            C         G      C
He said he'd give me some real good advice

             G         C             G              C
You see, you gotta get smart, I did, here take this gun and kid

A      A7         D
Never, never look twice
[Verse 6]
    D
Now living to me has meant heartache

D                            A
Life was always something to use

     A                  A7
As I look back again, I never could win

        A         A7           D
I guess I was put down here to lose
[Instrumental] A A A7 A7 A A7 D [Verse 7]
D
Now I'm alone and locked up in Montgomery

    D                                 A
You see I robbed a bank aaaand shot a man

              A                   A7
They're gonna hang me tomorrow, I wish I could borrow

  A             A7   D
A life to live over again
[Outro] A A A7 A7 A A7 D
D
(Let ring)