Iron Eyes Cody - The bayou

Katie had ^Bmplans but there ^Gain’t no ^Achance In the ^Dbayou

Turned eigh^Bmteen and that’s ^Gsix months ^Aclean In the ^Dbayou

Government ^Bmcame to ^Gtake them ^Aaway From the ^Dbayou

Said, “the ^Done's that ^Bmstay will be ^Gwashed to their ^Agraves With the ^Dbayou.”

So won't you ^Bmtell me I'm ^Alost when I ^Dlie to you ^BmTell me good ^Athoughts are gonna ^Dcarry us ^Gthrough And I’ll ^Bmtell you what ^AI'm gonna ^Ddo I'm gonna^Bm fight the fire ^ATake it higher ^DSing it till they bring it ^Gdown to the wire ^BmShake it off and ^Ago start ^Danew

^BmYeah shake it off and ^Ago start ^Ganew ^BmShake it off and ^Ago start ^Danew

Katie left ^Bmhome, and made the ^Gtrek all a^Alone From the ^Dbayou

Says, “Houston's ^Bmcold to the ^Gsummers that we ^Aknow In the ^Dbayou.”

But her old man ^Bmdrinks and at ^Gnight she still ^Athinks Of the ^Dbayou

Yeah the ^Dcity's got ^Bmsaved, but they ^Gnever made the ^Agrade In the ^Dbayou

So won't you ^Bmtell me I'm ^Alost when I ^Dlie to you ^BmTell me good ^Athoughts are gonna ^Dcarry us ^Gthrough And I’ll ^Bmtell you what ^AI'm gonna ^Ddo I'm gonna^Bm fight the fire ^ATake it higher ^DSing it till they bring it ^Gdown to the wire ^BmShake it off and ^Ago start ^Danew

Yeah, ^Bmshake it off and ^Ago start ^Ganew ^BmShake it off and ^Ago start ^Danew