More songs by Roy Orbison

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- T-rev

"BLUE BAYOU" by Roy Orbison www.royorbison.com
From his 1963 album In Dreams
Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

      F       F/C            F       F/C
    I feel so bad I've got a worried mind
 F         F/C      F       F/C
    I'm so lonesome all the time
C7/G        C7     C7/G    C7
    Since I left my baby behind
        F      F/C   (C  F  C  Eb  F)
    On Blue Bayou
    Saving nickels, saving dimes
    Working 'till the sun don't shine
    Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou

          F
I'm going back some day, come what may
        C7
To Blue Bayou
          C7
Where you sleep all day and the catfish play
        F
On Blue Bayou
          F                         A7
All those fishing boats, with their sails afloat
   Bb           Bbm
If I could only see
     F                         C7
That familiar sunrise, through sleepy eyes
    F
How happy I'd be

    Go to see my baby again
    And to be with some of my friends
    Maybe I'd be happy then on Blue Bayou

I'm going back some day gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
Oh, that girl of mine by my side
The silver moon and the evening tide
Oh, some sweet day gonna take away t
This hurtin' inside

I'll never be blue
My dreams come true on Blue Bayou

Transcribed 2019-03-12 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

1x3211 F
x33211 F/C
3x2310 C7/G
x32310 C7
x02020 A7
x1333x Bb
x1332x Bbm

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"BLUE BAYOU" by Roy Orbison www.royorbison.com
From his 1963 album In Dreams
Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net
Capo 3rd fret

      D       D/A            D       D/A
    I feel so bad I've got a worried mind
 D         D/A      D       D/A
    I'm so lonesome all the time
A7/E        A7     A7/E    A7
    Since I left my baby behind
        D      D/A   (A  D  A  C  D)
    On Blue Bayou
    Saving nickels, saving dimes
    Working 'till the sun don't shine
    Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou

          D
I'm going back some day, come what may
        A7
To Blue Bayou
          A7
Where you sleep all day and the catfish play
        D
On Blue Bayou
          D                         F#7
All those fishing boats, with their sails afloat
   G            Gm
If I could only see
     D                         A7
That familiar sunrise, through sleepy eyes
    D
How happy I'd be

    Go to see my baby again
    And to be with some of my friends
    Maybe I'd be happy then on Blue Bayou

I'm going back some day gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
Oh, that girl of mine by my side
The silver moon and the evening tide
Oh, some sweet day gonna take away t
This hurtin' inside

I'll never be blue
My dreams come true on Blue Bayou

Transcribed 2019-03-12 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

xx0232 D
x00232 D/A
0x2020 A7/E
x02020 A7
242322 F#7
320003 G
355333 Gm

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