A5                   A5      A5 
I feel so bad, I got a worried mind;  
E5              E5     E5 
I'm so lonesome all the time  
E5              E5    E5       A5            
Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou;  
A5 
Saving nickels, saving dimes,   
E5 
Working till the sun don't shine,  
E5                                    A5 
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou. 

Refrain:  
          A5      A5      A5        A5           E5 
I'm going back someday, come what may, to Blue Bayou,  
         E5     E5            E5   E5            A5 
Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine on Blue Bayou.  
            A5       A5               A5    A5 
Where those fishing boats with their sails afloat,  
  D5        D5   D5 
If I could only see  
      A5                        E5              A5       A5 
That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be. 
  

A5            A5     A5 
Gonna see my baby again;  
E5             E5        E5 
Gonna be with some of my friends ?  
E5               E5     E5      A5  
Maybe I'll feel better again on Blue Bayou  
A5                A5      A5 
Saving nickels, saving dimes,   
E5 
Working till the sun don't shine,  
E5                                    A5 
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou. 
  
Refrain: 

(Instrumental Interlude -   half of refrain) 
 

         A5      A5  A5    A5 
Oh that girl of mine by my side,  
     D5     D5           D5 
The silver moon and the evening time;  
    A5          A5          E5              A5 
Oh, some sweet day, gonna take away this hurtin' inside.  
          E5       E5         E5         E5 
Well I'd never be blue, my dreams come true  
  E5  E5    A5   A5  A5 
On Blue  Bay - ou.