gumbo john

gumbo john easy guitar chords by Tony Joe White

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  • G

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1

    Gumbo 
    John 
    was 
    a swamper 

    He 
    had 
    a small 
    cafe 

    little 
    ol' 
    shack 
    just 
    outside 

    of 
    Bat
    on 
    Rouge 

    Everybody 
    around 
    said 
    you 
    had 
    it 
    made 

    If 
    you 
    were 
    looking 
    for 
    the 

    right 
    kind 
    of food 

    Verse 2

    You 
    just 
    kick 
    back 
    and 
    let 

    the 
    evening 
    come 

    Out 
    on 
    the 
    back 
    porch 
    at 

    Gumbo 
    John's 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 3
    Me 
    and 
    the 
    boys 
    in 
    the band 

    were 
    needing 
    a break 

    We 
    were 
    covered 
    with 
    road 

    dust 
    and 
    the 
    homesick 
    blues 

    So 
    we 
    decided 
    to stop 
    and 

    spend 
    a few 
    days 

    Peel 
    a few 
    crawdads... check 

    out 
    the 
    brew 

    Verse 4

    Southern 
    culture 
    on 
    the skid

    but 
    it sure 
    is 
    fun

    Out 
    on 
    the 
    back 
    porch 

    at 
    Gumbo 
    John's 

    Interlude 2

    Verse 5
    He 
    had 
    an 
    alligator 
    named 
    Clyde 

    out 
    back 
    in 
    little 
    stream 

    He 
    said, 
    boys 
    he's 
    friend 
    of 

    mine 
    but 
    he's 
    still 
    real 
    mean 

    He 
    said 
    you 
    know 
    used 
    to 

    play 
    the 
    guitar 
    myself 

    He 
    held 
    up 
    his 
    hand 
    and 

    just 
    had 
    two 
    fingers 
    left 

    Verse 6

    It 
    was 
    feeding 
    time 
    one 
    evening 

    he'd 
    had 
    a few 
    beers 

    Guess 
    he 
    got 
    just 
    a little 
    too 
    close...'

    cause one 
    chomp 

    And ol' 
    Clyde 
    he 
    ended 

    his 
    musical 
    career 

    But 
    he 
    could still 
    rear 
    back 

    and 
    sing 
    that 
    jolie 
    blonde 

    Out 
    on 
    the 
    back 
    porch 

    at 
    Gumbo 
    John's 

    Verse 7
    You 
    just 
    kick 
    back 
    and 
    let 

    the 
    evening 
    come 

    Out 
    on 
    the 
    back 
    porch 
    at 
    Gumbo 
    John's, 

    Outro 1
    Gumbo 
    John's 




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