Tabbed By Brian Mayled rarcommando@msn.com 

Nearly 100% of the time John uses this song as his  
opening song for a concert. He see it as the perfect  
opening song.  


key: E7 
Intro  
E7 

E7 
Now, when I was just a little boy, 

Standin' to my Daddy's knee, 

My poppa said, "Son, don't let the man get you 

Do what he done to me." 

'Cause he'll get you, 

'Cause he'll get you now, now. 


E7 
And I can remember the fourth of July, 

Runnin' through the backwood, bare. 

And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin', 
E7                             D A ( Em )  
Chasin' down a hoodoo there. 
E7                             D  A ( Em ) 
Chasin' down a hoodoo there. 

SOLO 
E7 
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E7                D A ( Em )  
Born On The Bayou; 
E7                D A ( Em )  
Born On The Bayou; 
E7                D A ( Em ) E7 
Born On The Bayou. 
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E7 
Wish I was back on the Bayou. 

Rollin' with some Cajun Queen. 

Wishin' I were a fast freight train, 

Just a chooglin' on down to New Orleans. 

Do it, do it, do it, do it. Oh, Lord. 

Oh get back boy. 


E7 
I can remember the fourth of July, 

Runnin' through the backwood bare. 

And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin', 
E7                             D A ( Em )  
Chasin' down a hoodoo there. 
E7                             D  A ( Em ) 
Chasin' down a hoodoo there.