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Blue Bayou by Linda Ronstadt - Guitar Chords

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            Song:    Blue Bayou Live
Artist:  Linda Ronstadt
Album:   Simple Dreams, 1977
URL:     --.-/watch?ds49asu_NI9PQ1XQ;
         -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Bayou;
         -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Dreams
Tempo:   4|4
Style:   Soulful Country
Tuning:  Standard

Chords:
         EADGBe
A        x02220
E7       020100
E        022100
A7       x02020
D        xx0232
Asus2    x02200

Capo: 2


[Intro]
A   E7   E7 


[Verse 1]
          A              E7
I feel so bad I got a worried mind,
E7
I'm so lonesome all the time.
 Bm           E7                
Since I left my baby behind,
   A           E7    A   E7
On Blue Bayou.


[Verse 2]
A                
Saving nickles, saving dimes,
E7
Working 'til the sun don't shine.
                   Bm
Looking forward to happier times,
   A           E  A  
On Blue Bayou.


[Chorus]
           A
I'm going back someday, come what may.
   E7
To Blue Bayou, where the folks are fine.
                 Bm         A
And the world is mine, on Blue Bayou.
                                      A+
Where those fishing boats, with their sails afloat.
   D            Dm            A
If I could only see, that familiar sunrise.
        E7               A             E    A   
Through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be.


[Verse 3]
A
   Go to See my baby again,
E7
  Go to be with some of my friends.

Maybe I'll feel better again,
   A              A7
On Blue Bayou.


[Verse 4]
A                
Saving nickles, saving dimes,
E7
Working 'til the sun don't shine.

Looking forward to happier times,
   A          
On Blue Bayou.


[Chorus]
 A         E7           A
I'm going back someday, come what may.
   E
To Blue Bayou, where the folks are fine.
                          A
And the world is mine, on Blue Bayou.
                                      A+
Where those fishing boats, with their sails afloat.
   D            Dm         A
If I could only see, that familiar sunrise.
        E7             A                
Through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be.


[Instrumental]
|E7   |A   |A   | E7  Bm   E7    E7   A


[Coda]
         A                 
Oh, that boy of mine, by my side,
    D                   Dm
The silver moon and the evening tide.
    A                    E7           
Oh, some sweet day gonna take away.
     A                                 
This hurting inside.
     E                  E7
Well I’ll never be blue my dreams come true,
   Bm    E7       A  Asus2 A
On Blue Bay - ou.



NOTES:
1.  “…Linda Ronstadt took the song to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1977 — where it held 
for four weeks — as well as #2 Country and #3 Easy Listening. It also reached #2 — for four weeks — 
on the Cash Box Top 100 chart. …”
2.  “… The single was RIAA certified Gold (for sales of over 1 million US copies) in January 1978. 
It was the first of Ronstadt's three Gold singles. Don Henley of the Eagles sang backup on the recording.
"Blue Bayou" was later certified Platinum (for over 2 million copies sold in the United States). 
It was a worldwide smash and was also popular in a Spanish-language version called "Lago Azul". …”
3.  “… ”Blue Bayou" was nominated for the Record of the Year Grammy award in early 1978. It also earned 
Ronstadt a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female, alongside Barbra Streisand, 
Dolly Parton, Carly Simon and Debby Boone. …”
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Bayou
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