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Bayou Bum by Johnny Paycheck
Bayou Bum
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:B
Capo:4th fret
[Intro]
| G | D | G | G
[Verse 1]
G
Well I fish all day from my boat that’s the way I make my living
D7
I got an old greasy dog and a riverboat for my home
G
I’m as common as a stream-boat on the Mississippi river
D7 G
Yeah I’m a bayou bum and what little bit I got is my own
[Chorus]
G
Yeah I’m a bayou bum and I wouldn’t work if I could
G D7
Yeah I’m a scavenger on the river and it treats me good
G
Dreaming and a wishing fighting and a fishing that’s all I’ve ever done
D7 G G
You can do as you please but as for me I’m gonna stay a bayou bum
[Solo]
| G | G | G | G | G | G |
| D7 | D7 | G | G | G | G |
| G | D7 | G | G
[Verse 2]
G
There ain’t a thing on the Mississippi river I ain’t seen
G D7
Yeah I fought my way from Memphis to New Orleans
G
Yeah I’ve had people say I’m as no good as they come
D7 G
But the words don’t hurt the likes of a bayou bum
[Verse 3]
G
Well I’ve had many chances to marry but I’ve turned them down
G D7
Yeah I’ve left pretty little girls crying in many waterfront towns
G
And if I die tonight you can say I’ve had my fun
G D7 G G
Yeah loving and living the life of a bayou bum
[Chorus]
G
Yeah I’m a bayou bum and I wouldn’t work if I could
G D7
Yeah I’m a scavenger on the river and it treats me good
G
Dreaming and a wishing fighting and a fishing that’s all I’ve ever done
D7 G G
You can do as you please but as for me I’m gonna stay a bayou bum
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