[Intro] E7

[Verse 1] E7 D E7 Now when I was just a little boy I stand up to my daddy's knee My papa said son don't let the man get you do what he done to me D E7 'Cause he'll get you 'cause he'll get you now now

[Verse 2] E7 D E7 And I can remember the Fourth of July runnin' through the back wood bare D E7 And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin' chasin' down a hoodoo there D A Chasin' down a hoodoo there

[Chorus] E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A E7 Born on the bayou Lord Lord

[Solo] E7 D A E E7 D A E E7 D A E E7 D A E E7

[Interlude] E7 E7

[Verse 3] E7 D E7 Wish I was back on the bayou rollin' with some Cajun Queen Wishin' I were a fast freight train oh just chooglin' on down to New Orleans

[Chorus] E7 Born on the bayou Born on the bayou Born on the bayou

[Interlude] E7 D A E E7 E7

[Verse 4] E7 D E7 And I can remember the Fourth of July runnin' through the back wood bare D E7 And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin' chasin' down a hoodoo there D A Chasin' down a hoodoo there

[Chorus] E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A Born on the bayou E7 D A E7 Born on the bayou

[Outro] E7