I Could Eat Crawfish Everyday chords by Allen Toussaint

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Capo: Fret 3

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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A  (D major) Yankee saw a crawfish,
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 (E major) call it a baby lobster.
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 (A major) We laughed  (G major) so hard
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we nearly bus (D major) ted our sides.
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But when he tasted dif (B minor) ference,
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 (E major) he started raving so much,
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 (G major) he got a southern welcome,
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 (A major) arms open  (D major) wide.
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The smell of boudin  (B minor) cook ing,
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 (E major) the smell of cracklings cracking,
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 (G major) almost enough cayenne
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to wa (D major) ter your eyes.
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But in the midst of  (B minor) all  this
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 (E major) fine southern cuisine
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I'll  (G major) take the crawfish every day,  (A major) 
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 (D major) every time  (A major) 
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Lais (D major) sez, lais (B minor) sez, bon  (E major) temps rouler
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I  (A major)  (D major) could eat  (A major) crawfish every
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day  (D major)  (A major)  (C major)  (B minor) 
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 (D major) Laissez, laissez,  (B minor) bon  (E major) temps rouler
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I  (G major) could eat crawfish
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every day  (D major)  (C sharp major)  (C major) 
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 (D major) Germany got it's vina schnitzel,  (B minor) 
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 (E major) Italy got the pasta,
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 (G major) Mexico got that chili
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an (D major) d  a lot more.
Alaska has the canned crab
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 (B minor) which  (E major) I dearly love,
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 (G major) but I'll take crawfish before
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all  (D major) of the above y  (G major) 'all.
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 (D major) Think of some  (B minor) crawfish Berlin
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with  (E major) Zazoran's assistance,  (G major) 
crawfish pie and etouffee
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 (D major) is always in demand.
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Suck the heads,  (B minor) pinch the tails,
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 (E major) that's what we do
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An (G major) d  there's much of nothing left
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when  (A major) a southerner gets through
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Lais (D major) sez, laissez  (B minor) bon   (E major) temps rouler
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I  (G major) could eat crawfish every day  (D major) 
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Laissez,  (B minor) laissez bon  (E major) temps rouler
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I  (G major) could eat crawfish every day  (D major)  (C sharp major)  (C major) 
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 (E major) I  could eat  (G major) crawfish every day
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 (D major) I  (C sharp major)  (C major)  (E major) could eat  (G major) crawfish
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 (D major) every day