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Bayou Child

from Modern Fable by Zawacki

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INTRO [D,G,A7,D,G,A7,D]
Part A
[D] In Terrebonne [G] Louisi[D]ana
My [A7] family tree grew in that [D] soil
[D] Bayou Cane is [G] my nir[D]vana
But [A7] our roots they died in the [D] oil

Part B
[G] pass a good time we’d [D] say
[A7] before the crude reached the [D] bay
[G] For our Good Earth we [D] pray
[A7] Bayou can you forgive us [D] today

One Spring day the horizon sank
At the shore the water was still
Soon the slick was on the oyster bank
And then came the great fish kill

Part B

Oh Deepwater the booms deployed
Transoceanic wouldn’t hire my boat
The sandy beaches can’t be enjoyed
Cause the smell of death chokes your throat

Part B

Part C
[D] Oh Bayou [G] child
[A7] Oh my Bayou [D]child [D] Oh Bayou [G] child
You [A7] Lost your Cajun [D] style
You [G] moved away af[D]ter the dome
[A7] Bayou child you can’t come [D] home
[D] Oh Bayou [G] child
[A7] Oh my Bayou [D]child [D] Oh Bayou [G] child
Bayou [A7] child you can’t come [D] home

Wishing and shrimpin’ on my piroque
Sending my catch to Los Angeles
So my bayou child can come ßhome one day
But now our swamp is thick with grease

Part C (start in G)

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from Modern Fable, released September 1, 2012

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