Tonart: D major•
Intro 1
Bm
Verse 1
G
A
I remember the smell
E
When we'd have to eat on
Easter with my
A
D
A
Crazy old uncle and aunt
G
D
They lived in a big house antebellum
style (antebellum)
G
And the winds would blow
D
G
D
across the old bayou
A
When I was a tranquil little child
Verse 2
G
'Jambalaya' was the only
G
D
Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken
G
D
A
And I never knew a thing about pain
Bm
Life was just a tire swing
Verse 3
Bm
G
A
In a few summers my folks
E
Yeah, me and my cousin' Baxter
A
In our pup tent with a lamp
G
D
And in a few days Baxter went home
G
F#m
A
And he left me by my self
G
D
But I knew that I'd stay,
G
D
it was better that way
A
And I could get along without any help
Verse 4
G
'Jambalaya' was the only
G
Chasin' after sparrows with
G
D
A
Knowin' I could never hurt a thing
Bm
Life was just a tire
Verse 5
swing (tire swing)
Bm
G
D
And I've never been west of New Orleans
Em
D
Or east of Pensacola
G
D
My only contact with the outside world
E
A
Was an RCA Victrola
Bm
And Elvis would sing and then I'd
A
dream about expensive cars
E
And who would've figured
twenty years later
A
I'd be rubbing shoulders with the stars
Verse 6
Bm
Life was just a tire swing
Verse 7
G
A
D
In the early morning on some Illinois road
E
I fell asleep at the wheel
But was quickly wakened up by a
A
'Ma Bell' telephone pole
G
D
And a bunch of Grant Wood faces screaming,
G
D
A
"Is he still alive?"
G
D
Through the window could see
G
D
it hangin' from a tree
A
And I knew I had survived
Verse 8
D
Bm
And life is still a tire swing
G
Jambalaya's the best song
G
D
Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken
G
D
A
But I finally learned a lot about pain
Bm
Life is just a tire swing (tire swing)
Life is just a tire swing (tire swing)
Life is just a tire swing (tire swing)
Life is just a tire swing (tire swing)
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