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Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Chords

Chord reference G, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[G]Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my [D]oh Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the [G]bayou My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [D]my oh Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the [G]bayou

Chorus: Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé [D]gumbo Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher [G]amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D]gayo Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the [G]bayou

[G]Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is [D]buzzin’ Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [G]dozen We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh [D]my oh Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the [G]bayou

Artist Carpenters
Album Now & Then
Genres Pop
Year 1973
Key G

How to Play Jambalaya (On The Bayou) on Guitar?

Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) can be played in the key of G using the G, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Jambalaya (On The Bayou) with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.