VERSE 1:
[F] I feel so bad I've got a worried mind
I'm so lonesome [C7] all the time
Since I left my baby behind on [F] Blue Bayou [N.C.]

VERSE 2:
(Bo-bo-bo [F] dim-da-dee-ay) [F] Savin' nickels, savin' dimes
[C7] Workin' 'til the sun don't shine
Lookin' forward to happier times on [F] Blue Bayou [N.C.]

BRIDGE 1:
I'm goin' [F] back some day, come what may, to [C7] Blue Bayou
Where you sleep all day and the catfish play on [F] Blue Bayou
All those [F7] fishin' boats with their sails afloat
If [A#] I could only [A#m] see
That [F] familiar sunrise thru [C7] sleepy eyes how [F] happy I'd be [N.C.]

VERSE 3:
(Bo-bo-bo [F] dim-da-dee-ay) [F] Oh, to see my baby again
[C7] And to be with some of my friends
Maybe I'd be happy then on [F] Blue Bayou [N.C.]

BRIDGE 2:
I'm goin' [F] back some day, gonna stay on [C7] Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine and the world is mine on [F] Blue Bayou
Ah, that [F7] girl of mine by my side
The silver [A#] moon and the evening [A#m] tide
Ah, [F] some sweet day [C7] gonna take away this hurtin' [F] inside [N.C.]

OUTRO:
I'll [C7] never be blue, my dreams come true [C7 open]
On [C7] Blue Bay-[F]-ou (Bo-bo-bo dim-da-dee-ay)