Verso 1:
B B F# F#
I feel so bad, I got a worried mind; I'm so lonesome all the time
F# F# B B
Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou
B B F# F#
Saving nickels, saving dimes; working till the sun don't shine
F# F# B B
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou
B B F# F#
I'm going back someday, come what may to Blue Bayou
F# F# B B
Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine on Blue Bayou
B B7 E Em6
Where those fishing boats with their sails afloat, if I could only see
B F# B B
That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be
Verso 2:
B
Gonna see my baby again
F#
Gonna be with some of my friends
B
Maybe I'll feel better again on Blue Bayou
Saving nickels, saving dimes
F#
Working till the sun don't shine
B
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou
B B F# F#
I'm going back someday, come what may to Blue Bayou
F# F# B B
Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine on Blue Bayou
B B7 E Em6
Where those fishing boats with their sails afloat, if I could only see
B F# B B
That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be
Instrumental: B B F# F# F# F# B B
Outro:
B B7 E Em6
Oh that boy of mine by my side, the silver moon and the evening time
B F# B B
Oh, some sweet day, gonna take away this hurtin' inside
F# F# F# F#
Well I'd never be blue, my dreams come true
F# F# B B B C.
On Blue Bayou