JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Blue Bayou" adalah lagu yang dinyanyikan oleh penyanyi kenamaan Linda Ronstadt.
Lagu ini pertama kali rilis pada 1963 sebagai singel milik Roy Orbison.
Versi Ronstadt rilis pada 1977 dalam albumnya yang berjudul Simple Dreams dan menghadiahinya dengan nominasi Record of the Year dan Best Female Pop Vocal Performance pada acara penghargaan Grammy Awards.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Blue Bayou dari Linda Ronstadt.
[Verse 1]
A A6 A
I feel so bad, I got a worried mind
E E7
I'm so lonesome all the time
E E7 A
Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou
A
Saving nickels, saving dimes,
E
Working till the sun don't shine,
E E7 A
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou.
[Refrain]
A A A7 E7
I'm going back someday, come what may, to Blue Bayou,
E7sus4 E7 E7 A
Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine on Blue Bayou.
A A7
Where those fishing boats with their sails afloat,
D D Dm
If I could only see
A E A A
That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be.
[Bridge]
A A
Gonna see my baby again;
E E7
Gonna be with some of my friends ¬
E E7 A
Maybe I'll feel better again on Blue Bayou
A
Saving nickels, saving dimes,
E
Working till the sun don't shine,
E A
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou.
[Refrain]
A A7
Oh that girl of mine by my side,
D Dm
The silver moon and the evening tide;
A A E A
Oh, some sweet day, gonna take away this hurtin' inside.
E E6 E
Well I'd never be blue, my dreams come true
E7 E7 A A
On Blue Bay ou.