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Jambalaya Chords

by Elvis Presley
KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays565

Jambalaya by Elvis Presley is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
Text
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  			 C                                   G 
Jumbay -la   crawfish  pie  filet  gumbo, 
                            G7          C 
For tonite I'm gonna see my me-cher a me - oh 
                                   G 
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh 
                           G7            C 
Son of a gun,  we'll have big fun on the bayou. 
 C                                         G 
Settle down far from town get him in a pirogue, 
                         G7            C 
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou. 
                                     G 
Swap his mun  to by Yvonne what she need-oh, 
                           G7            C 
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

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