Jambalaya Chords
Jambalaya by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords G, D and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G D
Good-bye Joe, me gotta go, me - oh, my - oh.
D7 G
He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.
G D
My Yvonne sweetest one, me - oh, my - oh.
D G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Chorus:
G D
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,
D G
cause tonight I’m gonna see my machez a mio
G D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh
D G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
(Guitar solo)
G D
Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is buzzin’
D7 G
Kin folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.
G D
Dress in style, go hog wild, and be gay-oh
D G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Chorus:
G D
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,
D G
cause tonight I’m gonna see my machez a mio
G D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh
D G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
(Guitar solo)
Chorus
End