"Blue Bayou"
(Roy Orbison - Joe Melson)

Intro:

(acoustic bass w/high-hat [2X])

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Verse 1 (chords implied):

(F)
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I feel so bad I've got a worried mind

(C7/G)
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I'm so lonesome   all the time

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Since I left my baby behind on

(F)
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Blue Bayou               ^ snare

Verse 2:

(Bo-bo-bo dim-da-dee-ay)

[band enters]

FF Piano Chord 

Savin' nickels, savin' dimes
C7/G
Workin' 'til the sun don't shine
F          [N.C.]
Lookin' forward to happier times on Blue Bayou

Bridge 1:

FF Piano Chord 
                                C7C7 Piano Chord 

I'm goin' back some day, come what may, to Blue Bayou
FF Piano Chord 

Where you sleep all day and the catfish play on Blue Bayou
F7F7 Piano Chord 

All those fishin' boats with their sails afloat
BbBb Piano Chord 
           BbmBbm Piano Chord 

If I could only see
F                     C7              F               [N.C.]
That familiar sunrise thru sleepy eyes how happy I'd be

Verse 3:

(Bo-bo-bo dim-da-dee-ay)
Oh, to see my baby again
And to be with some of my friends
Maybe I'd be happy then on Blue Bayou

Bridge 2:

I'm goin' back some day, gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine and the world is mine on Blue Bayou
Ah, that girl of mine by my side
The silver moon and the evening tide
Ah, some sweet day gonna take away this hurtin' inside

Coda:

C7                                [N.C.]
I'll never be blue, my dreams come true
GmGm Piano Chord 
     C7C7 Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 

On Blue   Bay...ou

(Bo-bo-bo dim-da-dee-ay)  [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers