Born In The Bayou Chords

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Born In The Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords E, E7, A, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Song:	Born in the Bayou 
Tabbed by: 	[email protected] 
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Chords: E    e (these are how the chords should be played in this song!!) 
E7      xx2130 
A       x0222x 
Em      xx200x 
D       xx0232 
 
Intro/Rhy. Fig1: (w/ tremolo effect) 
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4/4      E7 
e-|----|-------0---------0----|--------0----------0-------|| 
B-|----|----------3------3--3-|-(3)----3--3-------3--3----|| 
G-|----|----1---------1-------|-----1----------1---------:|| 
D-|----|-2--------------------|--------------------------:|| 
A-|--2-|----------------------|---------------------------|| 
E-|----|----------------------|---------------------------|| 
 
Verse1: 
------ 
E7  
..... 
 
Verse2: 
------ 
E7 
...... 
 
E7                           D A (Em) E7                      D  A (Em) 
chasing down a hoodoo there,      Chasin' down a hodoo there 
 
Chorus: 
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E7              D A (Em) E7              D A (Em)  
Born on a bayou            Born on a bayou   
E7                D   A    (Em) E7 
Born on a bayou, Lord Lord. 
 
Guitar Solo: 
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   E7 
e-|--------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
B-|--------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
G-|-2~~~~~~------|-2-p1--2-p1--2-p1--2-p1--|--2-p1--2-p1-----1--| 
D-|--------------|-------------------------|--------------2-----| 
A-|--------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
E-|--------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
 
e-|-----------------------|--------0-------------|----0-------------------| 
B-|-----------------------|------3---------------|--3---------------------| 
G-|--2-p1--2-p1------1--2-|-2-/4------2--1--2-/4-|-------2--1--2-p1--2-p1-| 
D-|---------------2-------|----------------------|------------------------| 
A-|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| 
E-|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| 
 
e-|---------------------|----------------| 
B-|---------------------|----------------| 
G-|--2-p1--2-p1---------|----------------| 
D-|---------------2---2-|-(2)------------| 
A-|---------------------|----------------| 
E-|---------------------|----------------| 
                          
{Then repeat Rhy. Fig1} 
 
Verse3 (as Verse1) 
 
{Repeat Chorus} 
 
{Repeat Rhy. Fig1 and fade} 
 

    	

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