Widespread Panic - Bayou Lena

D > C# > B > A#
A# > A > G

C A
E
hey hey – a bayou lena
ain’t she a beautiful girl
c’mon take it up to new orleans
and drink a bottle of cheap red wine

well , she walked in to the room wearing a gator skin suit
barfly’s slack jaws droppin’ to the floor
with the grease on her fingers and lipstick on her toes
when the lights turned red , she began to take it off

A E
she dances in the corner makin’ minimum wage
A B
back home with seven hungry mouths to feed

C E
hey hey – a bayou lena
ain’t she a beautiful girl
c’mon and take it up to new orleans
and drink a bottle of cheap red wine

she likes to shimmy in the shadows ’til the brink of day
cockfight pretty woman that i love
with a pissed off disposition and a shit eatin’ grin
with a smile on her face she looks you in the eye

A E
dangling in the corner makin’ minimum wage
A B
back home with seven hungry mouths to feed

C E
hey – a bayou lena
ain’t she a beautiful girl
c’mon and take it up to new orleans
and drink a bottle of cheap red wine

solo over E ( 8 measures )

D > A > E ( x3 )

D > C# > B > A#
A# > A > G

C A

E
G
well now , there’s blood sittin’ on the barstool
you know she’s looking for ms . lana lee
yeah , spinnin’ wheel spinnin’ on the liquor machine
F C G
sayin’ what goes up , must come down
E
with this little southern show in a gator skin suit
jailbird vagrants stompin’ to the floor
mixin’ drinks with muddy water and kitchen cigarettes
at the night of joy , what a night of joy

A E
dances in the corner makin’ minimum wage
A B
back home with seven hungry mouths to feed

C E
hey – a bayou lena
ain’t she a beautiful girl
c’mon take it up to new orleans
let’s drink a bottle of cheap red wine

C E
hey – a bayou lena
ain’t she a beautiful girl
c’mon take it up to new orleans
let’s drink a bottle of cheap red wine

C E
hey bayou lena
ain’t it a beautiful world
it’s still a beautiful world
it’s still a beautiful world

D > A > E ( x3 )

D > C# > B > A#
A# > A > G

C A

E