Bayou Tortous — James McMurtry
Chords and lyrics for Bayou Tortous by James McMurtry (key of Dm).
Intro
[Dm]
Verse 1
[Dm]Got a idea, tell you what let's do
[Dm]Let's go out to that place on the Turtle Bayou
[Dm]We'll maybe get lucky, maybe get shot
It [F]couldn't be half the [G]trouble I got
Refrain
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
Verse 2
[Dm]Just another night with the missus and me
[Dm]Settin' on the couch watchin' Court TV
[Dm]But lemme tell you son it can sure get real
If you [F]ever get to thinkin' it's a [G]done deal
Chorus
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]Get your big feet up off the ground
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]We'll pass a good time out past the [G]lights of [Dm]town
Instrumental
[Dm]
[Dm]
[Dm]
[F] [G]
Verse 3
[Dm]She comes from the land of the Bois d'Arc tree
[Dm]Scotts Irish and Cherokee
[Dm]She come down here when the northers blow
[F]She don't care for the [G]ice and snow
Chorus
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]Get your big feet up off the [G]ground
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]We'll pass a good time out [G]past the lights of [Dm]town
Instrumental
[Dm]
Bridge
[F]Take my hand Oklahoma Jane
[Dm]One little dance wouldn't hurt a thing
[F]Now it's noon, I'm rollin' up the drive
And I [G]ain't even got a [A]decent lie
Verse 4
[Dm]Doesn't everybody get that way sometimes?[G]
I was [Dm]lookin' at every woman but mine
I[Dm] was lookin' at the faces, lookin' at the parts
[F]Lookin' through the [F]hole in the bottom of my heart
Chorus
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]Get your big feet up off the [G]ground
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]We'll pass a good time out [G]past the lights of [Dm]town
Refrain
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
[Dm]Turtle Bayou turn around
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