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Billy Bayou by Jim Reeves
Billy Bayou
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
C
Back about eighteen hundred and some
G7 C
A Louisiana couple had a red-headed son
C
No name suited him, Jim, Jack or Joe
G7 C
They just called him Billy Bayou
[Chorus]
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch where you go
G7 C
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch what you say
G7 C
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
[Verse 2]
C
Billy was a boy kind of big for his size
G7 C
Red hair and freckles and big blue eyes
C
Thirteen years from the day he was born
G7 C
Bill fought the battle of the Little Big Horn
[Chorus]
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch where you go
G7 C
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch what you say
G7 C
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
[Verse 3]
C
One sad day Billy cried "ho! ho!"
G7 C
I can whip the feathers offa Gee-ron-imo
C
He started off, the chief got mad,
G7 C
This nearly ended our Louisiana lad
[Chorus]
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch where you go
G7 C
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch what you say
G7 C
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
[Verse 4]
C
One day in eighteen seventy-eight
G7 C
A pretty girl walked through Bill's front gate
C
He didn't know whether to stand there or run
G7 C
He wound up married cuz he didn't either one
[Chorus]
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch where you go
G7 C
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
F C
Billy Billy Bayou, watch what you say
G7 C
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
G7 C
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
D A D
[Verse 1]
D
Back about eighteen hundred and some
A D
A Louisiana couple had a red-headed son
D
No name suited him, Jim, Jack or Joe
A D
They just called him Billy Bayou
[Chorus]
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch where you go
A D
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch what you say
A D
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
[Solo]
D A D
[Verse 2]
D
Billy was a boy, kinda big for his size
A D
Red hair and freckles and big blue eyes
D
Thirteen years from the day he was born
A D
Billy fought the battle of the little big horn
[Chorus]
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch where you go
A D
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch what you say
A D
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
[Solo]
D A D
[Verse 3]
D
One sad day Billy cried ho ho
A D
I can lick the feathers off of gee-ron-imo
D
He started off, the chief got mad
A D
This nearly ended our Louisiana lad
[Chorus]
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch where you go
A D
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch what you say
A D
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
[Solo]
D A D
[Verse 4]
D
One day in eighteen seventy-eight
A D
A pretty girl walked through Bill's front gate
D
He didn't know whether to stand there, or run
A D
He wound up married 'cause he didn't either one
[Chorus]
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch where you go
A D
If you're walkin' on quicksand, walk slow
G D
Billy, Billy Bayou, watch what you say
A D
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
A D
A pretty girl'll get you one of these days
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