Jambalaya Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays532

Jambalaya by John Fogerty is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. 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.

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  			Tabbed By Brian Mayled: [email protected]  

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.    
     

 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’    
D                                    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.   
      

 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:  





    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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100 BPM Andante